Summer is quickly winding down in Greensboro. There are two MUSEP concerts remaining, and traditional public schools start on Monday, August 26th. Downtown still looks beautiful with the hanging baskets of purple flowers on the streetlights. The arms of the lights look as if they were made for the baskets. A 2013 article from the News & Record indicates that the flower basket program been a downtown tradition for over 15 years.

The baskets are environmentally friendly with the selection of drought resistant plants and the use of gray water for watering. There are 245 baskets and they were installed by Downtown Greensboro Incorporated. They are installed in the heart of the business district around Elm Street, McGee Street, S. Greene Street, February One Place, MLK Drive. Barring any unforeseen weather events, they hang from May to October. While the article we’ve referenced if older, we haven’t seen any updated information to say that anything has changed. Regardless, they are super beautiful and well cared for. Have you noticed them?

Reference and read more about the baskets, here.