Many visitors to the Shire of Nannup comment on what a beautiful town we have. From a Shire perspective, we would like to acknowledge the huge amount of work the Parks and Gardens team do to make Nannup the tidy, pretty town it is.
The Shire of Nannup Parks and Gardens Team are responsible for:
- General gardening duties including mowing, weeding, pruning and planting
- Weed spraying in town and along rural roads
- Maintaining, repairing and installing reticulation systems
- Maintaining nursery including seed raising and propagation
- Rubbish collection within the townsite
- Erecting horticultural structures
- Garden and landscape designing
- Gravel pit rehabilitation
- Improve and maintain streetscape
- Plant and manage street trees
- Prepare and maintain town oval for sports events
- Prepare for events such as the Nannup Flower and Garden Festival including tulip displays
- Maintain and inspect footpaths
- Liaise with Council and Public regarding events, complaints and advice
- Actively control woody weeds and declared weeds throughout the Shire, by Manual or Chemical Methods
- Work with Community Emergency Services Manager (CESM) and Council to reduce fire hazards.
The event support and preparation can be extensive. For the Nannup Flower and Garden Festival, the Parks and Gardens team are responsible for the ordering and planting of 13,000 tulip bulbs each year. The bulbs are planted in all the Shire Garden beds and some of the barrels down the street.
The plants the team have previously planted at the upgraded Marinko Tomas Nature Playground are now starting to flourish and mature, making the playground even more beautiful.
