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Contractor says downtown plants need fall reassessment; watering costs likely under earlier estimate
Summary
Scott Gross of Scott's Landscape described microclimates downtown and recommended reassessing plant species for raised pots; he and staff said watering costs appear to be under the previously cited $50,000 estimate, and that $30,000 was used for watering this season.
Scott Gross of Scott's Landscape told the BID board he has been watering downtown all summer and said differing microclimates—sun reflected off building windows and wind tunnels on particular avenues—explain uneven plant performance.
“I tell people it's a there's different microclimates all over downtown,” Gross said, adding…
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