Making the public park on Anse-a-Galets stand out.

Below are photos of what the current state of the public park at Anse-a-Galets looks like.  The park has colorful displays of the national colors, but there is peeling paint in a few areas, and the black gates do little to uplift the surrounding area.  Also concrete planters have no vegetation, and many areas that were to have trees do not.  In fact the section that has great shade trees are used by locals to sell goods.

Obviously the park needs more shade, more paint, and more vegetation.  To use, this is a step-by-step process.

We want to add coral vine along the entire length of the fence that surrounds the park.  This will not only support the emerging honeybee industry, but will also provide a beautiful cover around the park.  See the pic below of what could surround the park using the current fence as support.

As you can see, the coral vine would cover all aspects of the fence and give the area a vibrancy.  The plant can have either white, or pink flowers, however we will have both intermixed along the fence.

Second phase would be to fill in the open planters that are in the park.  If you look at the first picture, you can partially see the open planter in the bottom part of the picture.  We would have to create our own potting soil which would be used to fill in these planters and then we would plant the Trailing Ice Plant.  This plant is used in many places as a great landscaping plant.  See the picture below as to what those current barren open planters could look like.

Finally the with to finish up phase 2, we would plant what is called the Flamboyant tree.  This tree exists currently on La Gonave.  We would identify where within the park these trees could be planted.  See below as to what these trees look like.

As mentioned in the previous blog, having a Wildflower Association will be critical in making the needed upgrades to the park.  All of the above plants and trees would support honeybees as well as other insects and birds.  All right in the center of the city.

This is the kick off to our reforestation plans.  Reforestation doesn't just mean planting trees on a hilltop.  It starts in the urban core, and then radiate out.  Anse-a-Galets will be the a future area of development on the island, so putting a good impression on visitors who will invest in the city is critical.

All of the park upgrades would not cost the city or the country of Haiti anything, but would still need city approval.

Go Gonave!