Category Archives: Landscape

City Roundabout sponsorship scheme continues!

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Kells Road roundabout 2009 (copyright KKB)

Coordinated  and landscape architect  designed roundabouts are being upgraded throughout the city.   The  planting of our 16 city roundabouts continue. There are still some sponsorships available. For further information contact the KKB (see our contacts section on this site) or contact the City parks department  at Kilkenny County hall, John st. Kilkenny.The roundabouts create colourful vistas through out the city.

The distinct and varied designs are adjusted to suit the location. they also act as colourful references   in our compact urban fabric.

Kilkenny Chamber is blooming great!

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The City in Bloom project has taken off. For more information see www.kilkennychamber.ie   Peter Bluett, Keep Kilkenny Beautiful  PRO congratulated Kilkenny Chamber for their initiative  which has already produced colourful results throughout the city. Kilkenny Chamber are partners with  the KKB in our  City’s 2010 Tidy Towns Competition programme.

Kilkenny 400 Fruit tree project

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Part of the gathering at Kilkenny Park Orchard for the launch. June 2010 copyright Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

An  event to celebrate the Kilkenny 400 Fruit Tree project took place  at the Orchard site in Kilkenny Castle on Monday 21st June 2010 .   A stone plaque was unveiled by Kilkenny City  Mayor Malcolm Noonan .   The  lives of Susie Long, Barbara Gill, Avril Duffy (Kilkenny Earthwatch group) and Steve Clayton (late husband of Tisha Warner – 400 Fruit Tree project) were also remembered at the ceremony.  The attendance included many of the groups and organisations who planted some 40  orchards around Kilkenny in the last year.

The KKB have been working closely with Future Proof Kilkenny in developing and implementing this wonderful project.   Kilkenny’s 400 Fruit Tree project  marked the 400th Anniversary of the Signing of the Kilkenny City Charter by planting 400 native and heritage varieties of Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry and other types of fruit trees in new Orchards  throughout the city and environs.  The orchards will improve biodiversity and  habitat for wildlife.

Mayor Malcolm Noonan with Brian Dillon (Future proof Kilkenny) and Elaine Bradshaw (Hon Sec. Keep Kilkenny beautiful). Copyright Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

For more information and video on the  planting:

http://futureproofkilkenny.org/?p=1219

http://futureproofkilkenny.org/?page_id=516

Kilkenny castle and park on the 21st June 2010, Mid summers day! Copyright Keep Kilkenny Beautiful

Smithwicks Brewery enhances river Nore Wildlife refuge

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Smithwick Brewery, working in cooperation with the KKB, Bird watch Ireland and the City parks Department continues with the development of the city centre river Nore wildlife refuge. The completed river side tree planting, bird boxes and habitat is being enhanced by the recently launched floating bird lander. The river Nore ”left bank” is becoming an important wild life refuge and forms part of the river Nore and Breagagh linear  park.