Visitors to downtown Los Altos may have noticed something new when walking down Main Street: Hanging planters.
The city is currently demoing the planters – one that’s 16 inches in diameter in front of the Los Altos Village Association Office and one that’s 22 inches in diameter in front of Wells Fargo – as potential replacements for pre-existing planters.
According to Anthony Carnesecca, assistant to the city manager, the hanging planters would ideally require less water and maintenance than the preexisting planters because they have a reservoir for water storage, resulting in less need for watering. An exact savings estimate is still unavailable, Carnesecca said.
They will take up less of the narrow downtown sidewalks “while maintaining a beautiful flower arrangement that would be visible from both pedestrians and drivers through the downtown.”
“They need time to grow over the sides and look more like the envisioned hanging flower pots we are hoping for,” he said. “I would request that we wait for judgement on the pots until they are able to grow a little more fully over the edge of the planters.”
