The streets of Windsor part 2

So as I walk around Windsor, I have to say that the street trees of Windsor are booooring. Now admittedly Windsor has very narrow streets and as a result the choice of street tree is limited, but that doesn't change the fact that the street trees are boring. Here is a picture of a typical streetscape in Windsor, as you can see "Broccoli trees" or Melaleuca everywhere.

So these trees are well established and have proven hardy during the drought, but still not much to look at. I can't fault the Stonnington council for keeping these trees, at least there are trees on these narrow streets.

However on other matters, I can fault the local council, first let's take a look at this.

It's a couple of street trees that have been planted at the end of my street. Many years ago, about ten, when I moved into this street these two spots were filled with established trees, the council for one reason or other (the trees may have been sick, or too big) decided it would be best to pull them out and plant two new trees. The first, and possibly second, plantings of the two trees got run over by cars so the council decided this was a problem and put in metal barriers. Since then the trees have died and been replaced another couple of times and this is the latest planting, possibly a couple of conifers perhaps the tall skinny type which seems a good choice. One would have to assume some inadequacy in the previous choice of tree for the given location, and this comes down the council, let's see what happens with their latest attempt.

Finally let's take a look at this.

So this is a small garden bed with a couple of conifers planted in it, on the my street as well. Over the last few years the local business's (and yes it is definitely business some of the time because locals aren't throwing out massive photocopiers and the like) decided to start using it for rubbish dumping. The council kept coming and cleaning it up until just a few weeks ago when this happened. Someone, not sure if it was the council, decided this was the best solution. I mean really, totally ugly, and to me it just looks like a big rubbish bin that people will be throwing stuff into until it overflows. Its early stages but there are already a few empty beer cans in there, but the people who erected the fence may have not bothered to clean up.

So when I walk down my local street I feel a bit blah with the streetscape and public spaces, however I do enjoy the private gardens, there are so many different varieties and species to look at, just a matter of looking past the street.