Syngenta, Kawahara, City to refresh downtown plants

On June 13, volunteers are gathering to plant baskets and wine barrels along Monterey Street in the downtown corridor as part of ongoing beautification efforts.
Gilroy-based Syngenta, who provides the plant material, and Morgan Hill-based Kawahara Nurseries, who grows the plants, alongside the City of Gilroy are cooperating together on the project.
Both Kawahara and Syngenta contribute to the cost of providing the plant material, while the City of Gilroy provides containers and maintains the plants. Species to be planted include petunias, trailing pansy, vinca cora and cora cascade.
Volunteers plan to meet at 1:30 p.m. at The Milias Restaurant, according to Syngenta’s David Jewell.