Weymouth Sculpture

Local councils seem to spend huge amounts of money on sculptures in an attempt to improve areas. So Weymouth is the latest place to get a sculpture, this time one that cost £335,000 and looks like something from the set of a Flintstones movie, that is being constructed near the main entrance road to the town. For the same price, based on retail not even trade prices, the following could have been planted throughout Weymouth and would have matured and grown to look even more impressive in years to come.

200 3ft 7 Yuccas that grow to 15ft tall
200 10ft Olive trees
200 6ft Dicksonian New Zealand Ferns
200 Italian Cypress Trees 8ft will reach 20ft
100 9ft Japanese Maples that will grow to 20ft
200 Cordyline Cabbage Palms 11ft will grow to 20ft
200 Trachyapus Fortuneii Chusan Palms 10ft will grow to 25ft.

I wish councils would spend more on planting than on one off big sculptures as a way to improve areas, as the results can be so much more impressive and long term.