Estepona will plant more than 400,000 flower specimens to beautify green areas.

The Estepona City Council will plant more than 400,000 specimens of various flower and shrub species during the spring-summer campaign, a measure aimed at beautifying the city's green areas during the months when the highest number of visitors is concentrated, as reported this Wednesday by the Deputy Mayor of Services and External Control, Blas Ruzafa.

The councilor indicated that the Parks and Gardens workers began these tasks several weeks ago and will continue until August, emphasizing that all these plants come from the municipal nursery, which significantly reduces costs.

Ruzafa pointed out that the measure aims for the city's green areas to present their best image during the months when the highest number of visitors and tourists are concentrated.

Thus, the plantings are being carried out on the main avenues, the seafront promenade, the city entrance, and the urban core squares, as well as in the outskirts, with species including lobelias, begonias, marigolds, petunias, tagetes, impatiens, zinnias, red celosias, and geraniums, among others.

He also explained that the managers of the municipal nursery continue to study which new species to incorporate into the municipal gardens, so they are testing various types of plants to see where they develop more easily.

Ruzafa highlighted that this spring planting is notable, especially because “it includes plants with a lot of color and eye-catching compositions in various public spaces.” In this regard, the councilor thanked the municipal gardeners for their work in parks and gardens, “as they strive to create designs and combinations that capture the attention of passersby.”

Project ‘Estepona, Garden of the Costa del Sol’

The municipal officer considers that “the project Estepona, Garden of the Costa del Sol has become a hallmark of the city, and the planting of flower species is essential to further beautify Estepona’s green areas.” Additionally, he noted that one of the goals is for Estepona to remain one of the Spanish cities with the most well-maintained public gardens,

Moreover, he recalled that Estepona exceeds 800,000 square meters of public green surfaces, representing a 60 percent increase since 2012. This has led to the city doubling the national average of green area square meters per capita.