The Plants of Bangor Seafront
Bangor has more observations from High Street Bangor Betty Blacks paid for Window Box’s but next doors were free. |
Even McKeown’s Iconic Fishmongers Shop is getting in on it. |
Toal’s is sticking with the old Buddleia look. |
The Roof Top Gardens of Francis Street
Bangor Seafront and the elevated greenery or Francis Street Newtownards please send any pics to – info@jgm-ni.com
Having worked on many roofs in Bangor Town Centre & Newtownards I kind of assumed that Bangor Seafront had the edge as far as Roof Gardens go but as I regularly go to Ards I have noticed recently that they too have a few gems. All anyone really has to do is take a stroll down Francis Street…(and look up of course) I just came out of the Barbers today and found this beauty across the road. Note the natural back drop giving it extra depth.
These chimneys also on Francis street use a more restrained theme yet the added variety of this particular one gives it a more rounded overall depth.
This Chimney only a few yards away has gone for the
“Mountain with a tree growing out of its shoulder look”
which is simple yet quite effective.
Someone recently tried to imply there was more Craic in Ards?
But even though my Father was born in William Street Ards.
I must say I would find that statement intellectually flawed.
But less than 5 Miles down the road we can see some real big hitters here on Bangor Sea Front and you can clearly see we are moving up in class with this formidable display of the “Desert Island Tidal Turf” look which is very much in at the moment “or is it out”? Its certainly very current (Strong current?)
The long Beard effect is achieved by the torrents of rain cascading off the back of this Bangor Seafront haunted house.. (I wonder does the gutter need cleaned?) But top marks must go to this…..
Buddleja davidii on Bangor Seafront
Buddleja davidii (spelling variant Buddleia davidii), also called summer lilac, butterfly-bush, or orange eye, a flowering plant from central China, and also Japan. So this one seems to have come via China and probably through a hundred Pigeons before the one who ate it on Southwell Road and later “planted” it here in this very gutter to be nourished by its winged mentors daily. In peak shape and form in Aug this decadent context convey drama and tragedy steeped in irony beside temporary metal box’s paid for by the people of Bangor replete with bored Artists looking for something to paint.
This picture of Queens parade lays out a much fuller context of the story of Bangor Seafront than any whitewash ever written in the Bangor Spectacular. Below we can see the same Buddleja in context with one of these “Box’s” “Project 24” “Art never sleeps” In reality – “Nature never Sleeps”
Revival
We’re all hoping for a revival. like these Palm trees which had clearly been through a few local pigeons then imprisoned in this seafront gutter before being rescued by
a local builder (seen below in the back of his van) and taken to new home in White-spots.
(A mates Garden) gives hope to us all 🙂
As you can see here below, most of these Cordyline Palms have now found a
new happy home in part of Kyle Wilkinson’s(KW Coach-Finish) Garden at
White Spots were Kyle runs a Sanctuary for Homeless or Sexually Abused plants.
Here’s a nice Bramble Plant on Holborn Avenue off High Street Bangor. I wonder (since most species are hermaphrodites) will we be able to make some Jam soon?
Hey look there’s the Ferry! No wait a minute the guttering has been replaced, No wait a minute the Bramble has been removed Crikey they are really prickly that must have been a big job – must have used scaffold for that one? OK so what about this amazing pic from the back of a “House”(for want of a better word) on Holborn Ave Bangor Co Down – just in today 10th Oct 2014. This was taken from the roof of house next door. I will try and get another couple to get a better idea of whats really going on.
Hard to believe this is Holborn Ave?
At Bangor Seafront Development we find the aptly named “King Street” in all its glory. We can clearly see that these guys don’t need Sunbeds to thrive.
This is becoming a cake walk for Bangor
There was some big Newtownard’s talk about plants growing up through houses in Court Street Newtownard’s but nothing Materializing yet? Actually talking about Cake there’s a nice Coffee Shop a few yards from here? what’s this they call it?
Holywood
Hey this came via email without a name. Well at least it puts Holwood on the Holywood Roofers Garden Map
And this other one was sent from basically across the road. What is it with Tanning Studios and roof plants? 🙂 Keep em coming – still no sign of any Roof Plants of Court Street from the big talking Newtownard’s poster! (Make that Boaster)
Here’s another couple of offering from just off Holywood Main Street
King Street, Bangor
Below we can see a long shot of King Street, Bangor and how
they seem to have nailed the new “Ex-Soviet Border Town look”
Belfast Ravenhill Park Garden’s
And here comes Belfast as we see this Ash Tree growing away on this from this Chimney in Ravenhill Park Gardens.
The Penguin King Street Bangor
Francis Street Newtownards end of days look.
It’s actually the Bangor side of Francis Street but what about this couple of totally amazing pics from Mr Kane in Ards? Is this a possible winner? Certainly has that End of days – Ebola / Disaster / Back to nature vibe about it. Certainly a bit of class. 🙂
This Bangor Marina shot has gotta be in the same ball park?
And what about this Bangor Pic? Any one know where this was taken?
This one too – Just another North Down Derelict.