Melrose in Bloom squad at work
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The photograph on this page of Melrose in Bloom squad at work by Walter Baxter as part of the Geograph project.
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Melrose in Bloom squad at work
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 1 Jul 2008
This is the evening shift for the volunteer workers who keep the many tubs and hanging baskets in the town watered. The electric buggy has a 250 litre water tank on the back, enough to water all the containers in the town at one go. The flowers are watered in the morning and the evening.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.59679
Longitude
-2.719463