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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker
Any plans to plant trees or so some garden landscaping on Citadel Hill?
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Some modest landscaping would be nice, I agee; although, this landscaping would have to consist mostly of shrubs and bonsai trees. Tree height is still unwanted height. The City would likely want Victorian styled landscaping, just like what's in the Public Gardens, as well as what has been proposed for around Province House.
From what I've observed, the two largest oppositional opinions towards what you're proposing are: (1) that this military installation has never been a "garden", so repurposing the landscape would be totally out of context with the fort's history; and (2) this amount of green space (where the grass is usually maintained decently) is an extremely valuable 'open' space for students and downtown residents to have outdoor picnics and to sunbathe (the hill draws large crowds during the non-winter seasons just because of this).
The Citadel's green space will soon get used much more because of all the residential construction happening around it.