Post by Brent George on Jul 30, 2023 21:17:13 GMT
Leafy berm lauded by one council agency, another threatens to chop it down
Stuff - Auckland: 29-July-2023
A garden once hailed as an “inner-city oasis” by Auckland Council’s Watercare now faces the chop at the hands of another council entity: Auckland Transport.
Mark van Kaathoven and his husband have spent almost 30 years turning their Freemans Bay property into an “urban jungle” teeming with life.
The garden has led to van Kaathoven filling the berms with greenery and by request, has been planting neighbouring berms, tending several local gardens and supervising the planting of Freemans Bay Park.
Stuff - Auckland: 29-July-2023
A garden once hailed as an “inner-city oasis” by Auckland Council’s Watercare now faces the chop at the hands of another council entity: Auckland Transport.
Mark van Kaathoven and his husband have spent almost 30 years turning their Freemans Bay property into an “urban jungle” teeming with life.
The garden has led to van Kaathoven filling the berms with greenery and by request, has been planting neighbouring berms, tending several local gardens and supervising the planting of Freemans Bay Park.