Downtown Gets New Begonias, Twinkling Lights
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Fresh bright red begonias in new hanging planters greeted thousands of visitors to the 15th Annual Garlic City Car Show in downtown Gilroy last Saturday courtesy of the city of Gilroy and a one-time expenditure of just over $1,000 dollars.
As pretty as the more than 160 classic cars and trucks showcased along Monterey Street and side streets were the 50 hanging flower baskets, grown and arranged by family-owned and operated Kawahara Nurseries of Gilroy and Morgan Hill, part of a two-day effort to spruce up the district.
Moises Rodriguez and Gilberto Bucio of city contractors BrightView Landscaping, were seen affixing the new planters on Aug. 18.
The city also purchased twinkling lights for the trees that line Monterey Street in a move the city administrator said was consistent with the City Council’s goal to revitalize downtown.
A group of volunteers donning orange vests helped string up the lights and later unpacked boxes and shelved books for the soon-to-open BookBuyers bookstore at the former Dick Bruhn’s Building.
The all-hands-on-deck volunteer force and welcoming committee on Aug. 18 were sustained by sandwiches provided by Cafe 152 Bread Company on Fourth and Eigleberry streets.
