{"id":220494,"date":"2026-04-06T13:33:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220494\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:33:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T13:33:49","slug":"new-planters-in-thornton-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/220494\/","title":{"rendered":"New planters in Thornton Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

The busy sidewalks of Thornton Park have new plantings and rubber-padded tree wells.\n<\/p>\n

The design committee of the Thornton Park Main Street District worked with local vendor\u00a0The Flourishing Spot<\/a>, which neighbors may recognize from the Orlando Farmers Market on Sundays at Lake Eola.\n<\/p>\n

\u201c[We] selected plants that are sun-tolerant, easy to care for and maintain, and unique,\u201d wrote Thornton Park District Executive Director Robert Soviero. \u201cIt\u2019s a mix of foliage, cactus and succulents.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

The new planters will be maintained by the\u00a0Downtown Clean Team<\/a>\u00a0and the Thornton Park District.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Downtown Clean Team was extremely generous in delivering the pots, providing the soil, and moving some of the existing pots to Central Blvd,\u201d Soviero said. \u201cThe new large concrete pots on Washington Street were reused and saved from past locations around Orlando. We like that they are similar, matching, large, and heavy to help with pedestrian and traffic safety.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Past plantings in the tree wells on Washington Street didn\u2019t always fare well with the heavy pedestrian traffic, so the team installed a rubber padding from recycled tires.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a Downtown Clean Team project, and they did a fantastic job,\u201d Soviero said. \u201cMost of the tree wells on Washington Street are complete, except for a few that were not done due to tree roots.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

The new mats are more even with the sidewalk, safer for pedestrians, and should be easier to maintain. A new tree was also planted in front of Kaleidoscope, which will also have the rubber mat installed.\n<\/p>\n

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New planters with succulents and cacti have been installed on East Washington Street by the Thornton Park Main Street District and the Downtown Clean Team. (LOGAN LAMPHERE)<\/p>\n

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Recycled rubber padding has been installed around the street trees on East Washington Street in Thornton Park. (LOGAN LAMPHERE)<\/p>\n

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