HSBC workers, left to right, Pam Thatcher, Alison Hawkins, Gail Madeley and Nikki Slann get their hands dirty planting a palm tree at the North Plantation. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0783390)

AS THE last of 300 plants were placed in North Plantation, the Floral Guernsey Legacy Committee were already searching for next year’s project.

The site next to the tourism office has undergone a three-week facelift to remove old trees and shrubs.

Now new turf has been put down and plants placed within borders.

Floral Guernsey Council Legacy Project co-ordinator Helen Litchfield was pleased with how the area was looking.

‘I’m absolutely thrilled,’ she said. ‘People who have seen the area have been very approving.’

Many of the trees have been removed and replaced with grass.

A path has been placed down the middle, and hardy plants, including roses, ivies, palms and hawthorns, have been planted.

‘There is a huge variety of vegetation,’ said Ms Litchfield. ‘It is a bit exposed, but most of them will survive.’

Many in the community have helped to regenerate the area, including pupils from Vauvert and Amherst Schools, members of Floral Guernsey, States Works and HSBC.