A stunning floral display has been created by council staff to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Dunbar United Football Club.
Both the club and local community have been delighted by the carpet bedding display outside the Old Dunbar Library building in the town’s Belhaven Road.
The council’s Amenity Services team were asked to bring to life a colourful tribute to mark the centenary milestone. James Scott, head operative at the service’s Dunbar depot, and team member Callum Gordon, who is also a student at Oatridge College, designed the arrangement and were joined by council gardener Kenny Aitken to carry out the elaborate planting work.
The display’s flowers were grown and supplied by Angus Campbell and his colleagues at the council’s plant nursery in Prestonpans.
Gordon Whitelaw, Dunbar depot manager, said: “Every year we have a different display and we were very pleased to be able to mark the club’s 100th anniversary. The team have done an amazing job, and we’ve already had so much positive feedback from people in the community.”
Bold and brilliant
Pamela Munro, chair of Dunbar United FC, said: “We’re delighted with the fantastic work the Amenities team have created with the floral display to celebrate Dunbar United FC’s centenary year.
“It means so much to the club to be celebrated in this way in a community which continues to play such a vital role in our remarkable journey. May our next century be as bold and brilliant as this beautiful display!”
Planted with a mixture of low grown succulents and annuals, the display’s writing is formed from red Echeveria Duchess of Nurembergs and silver echinacea elegans.
The rings are made from pyrethrum golden carpets while the boat was created with alternanthera bright red, sedum dragon blood, cineraria cirrus, sempervivum rubin, alyssum easter bonnet white, and senecio serpens.
The background is a combination of ageratum Bermuda blue, begonia devil pink, and lobelia crystal palace.