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Edinburgh will host unique floating garden with free plants to locals

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AuthorIuliia Vlasova
Published date21 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
Docking at Leamington Lift Bridge, Edinburgh Central, on July 1 at 5-7pm, the Floating Garden is made up of three elements. There is a Scottish Canals barge converted into a floating gardening plot, a performance stage with a massive flower puppet that will come alive to sing for the gathering locals and a floating ecosystem cleaning the canal and feeding the plants

Joined by other vessels from the boating community decorated to create a flotilla of floating gardens, the leading boat will bring harvest songs, spirited performances and hundreds of free grow-your-own starter kits for windowsill herbs to the local community.

Dandelion Festivals Director, Neil Butler, said: "We're so excited to launch our Floating Garden as it sets off from Glasgow and embarks on its journey to Edinburgh.

With a number of stops along the way, we hope as many people as possible get the chance to enjoy it, picking up free plants to join us in a summer of growing ahead of the Harvest celebration in September."

The Floating Garden will act as an inspiration for how modern-day people can integrate nature-praising and ecological ways of living into their daily routine and make the next step towards a more conscious lifestyle.

Marie Christie, Head of Development, Events Industry at VisitScotland, said: " The Dandelion programme is creating an incredible array of events across Scotland this summer, each finding unique moments to connect with communities all over the country through growing.

"The Floating Garden is another amazing example of this – taking new...

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