Spring is in the air!

Have you noticed the hanging flowers are being placed back on the light poles in downtown?  Last year ws the first time the City of El Dorado hung the hanging pots that overflow with pretty flowers.  After speaking to City Manager, Herb Llewellyn, he told me that they are doing them a bit different this year.  Last year, full size plants were purchased and planted in the pots.  This year, the city employees planted starter plants months ago and had been growing them in one of the public works buildings.  This has greatly reduced the cost of the plants, with the same end result.  The flowers sure are nice hanging throughout the downtown and we are so thankful for City employees who care for them.  After talking about the labor involved in watering, Herb told me that they are placing irrigation systems in many more places throughout the community to reduce the labor costs.  For example, the beautiful flower beds in front of the City Building had always been watered by employees.  They now have placed sprinklers in that area to reduce the employee costs.  All of this results in positive improvements in the community and shows that we are proud of our community and how it looks to residents and visitors.