The newly designed garden in Freedom Square outside Parliament, which welcomed visitors back to Valletta as from the beginning of the month, is here to stay.<\/p>\n
This is a major step in the city\u2019s urban greening whereby the Valletta Green Festival\u2019s legacy will continue to be enjoyed all year round.<\/p>\n
A total of 25% of the plants and trees that introduced the largest edition of the Valletta Green Festival have been donated to Valletta. The garden outside Parliament now has a more linear form to allow space for the usual activity including large scale events such as Carnival.<\/p>\n
Held over five days, the festival took place across the city, starting at City Gate and continuing towards St George\u2019s Square, where the main activities took place. This year\u2019s infiorata was designed by local artist Zach Ritchie on the theme of \u2018Zero Pollution\u2019 and featured a colourful turtle inspired by this year\u2019s European Green Week theme, \u2018Zero Pollution\u2019.<\/p>\n
The 80,000 flowering plants that made up the Valletta Green Festival infiorata, were collected by several local councils who in turn have been getting creative.<\/p>\n
The \u017babbar Local Council has designed \u2018Il-Venda tal-Fjuri\u2019 with over 25,000 plants, by which it is sending its best wishes to Malta\u2019s Eurovision ambassador Destiny and encouraging votes for Malta.<\/p>\n
Another major urban greening project that the Valletta Cutural Agency has embarked on is the Roof Garden at the Valletta Design Cluster, which will continue to serve as a new lung to Valletta\u2019s Bi\u010b\u010berija area. This new sanctuary of peace includes Olive, Judas, Pomegranate, Oak, Frangipani and Virbinium trees along with several herbs, shrubs and flowering plants. The garden also features a pond and a pavillion and is open daily between 8am and 6pm.<\/p>\n\n