A Little Color Goes A Long Way.
Category: Placemaking
Every fall, Downtown Atlanta Inc. and Gibbs work together to give Downtown’s planters a little wardrobe change. The summer annuals get hauled away to become soil, mulch or biofuel, and in go the flowers that’ll brighten up your lunchtime walk all winter.The seasonal color is incredibly thoughtful, and we ask a lot of these little blooms. They have to be strong enough to withstand the cold, rainy days, beautify the concrete streets enough to boost your mood, and even strengthen our civic pride!
We asked Gibbs's seasonal color designer, Hayley Davis, what she picked this year and why. With a colder, wetter winter in mind, she went with bright yellow and purple pansies and Lemon Splash violas for winter blooms, plus dianthus, euphorbia and foxgloves for texture. She’s planting fewer snapdragons and ornamental cabbages because they’re too vulnerable in harsher conditions.
Even while they’re planting for winter, the Gibbs crew is thinking about spring. That’s when pops of red will start to appear in the planters, a nod to the Falcons, Hawks, Dream, Atlanta United and Braves. We’re always rooting for the home team!
