Downtown outdoor spaces

[dtkvictim]

I figured that is the case, that they grow too "wild looking". But, assuming they are native species (and I hope they are), shouldn't we be letting them go through their life-cycles? There should be local insects and animals that depend or thrive on each stage of life and death of the plants. But maybe they aren't native and just for show.

Either way, I personally find the natural overgrown appearance much nicer than the neatly pruned plants of most of our parks.

I think there is a place for both...but what would be a problem is overgrowing the bench and trail...

I would strongly disagree that plants encroaching on our trails is more of a problem than the absence of habitats, leading to insect population collapse. Obviously this few meters of plants is minuscule in the bigger picture, but 1) our city should lead by example and 2) every bit truly counts.

I'm obviously not an ecologist, so maybe I'm just way off base here, but that's why I came here to ask a question. I just feel a bit fired up by this, sustainability issues aside, because our current urban built environment genuinely disgusts me, and I have to step outside into it every day.