FI16805
Request
- How much do you spend annually on annual border plants and how much do you spend on perennials? Can you break it down for the last three years please?
- How many tonnes of flowers are discarded each year? Can you break it down for the last three years please?
- What happens to them?
- Do you use weedkiller? Or an organic alternative?
- If so, how much do you spend on weedkiller each year? Can you break it down annually please?
Response
1. Annual bedding plant spend varies dependent on planting scheme (Summer and Winter bedding combined):
- 2025 £9,203.84
- 2024 £11,695.86
- 2023 £14,796.14
Perennials are only on projects:
- 2025 £612.60
- 2024 £9,185.05
- 2023 £2,483.04
2. The Council does not hold this information.
3. Some plants go to a local homeless charity for resale and the remainder are composted.
4. We use glyphosate based products.
5. As follows:
- 2025 £127.42
- 2024 £488.10
- 2023 £1,008.08