Meadows attract crustaceans and other bugs, which scares some city dwellers. The feedback received suggests that even existing meadows and peripheral areas should be tidier.
No more urban meadows are being created in Seinäjoki. The argument is that the city already receives a lot of negative feedback about meadows and peripheral areas.
Some people in the city would already like to see all meadows, ramps and edges of the gardens silk-screened. Since last summer, feedback has included the seeding of a porpoise bed next to City Hall.
In lush meadows, there is usually a flowering species such as meadowsweet, a favourite of insects, which attracts bees, bumblebees and pollen-eating flies.
The city already has meadows, for example, on the banks of the Seinäjoki river, the banks of Pajuluoma and the Pohja district. As the city is a lively city of events, the city center area and the riverside and luomanranta areas are tried to be cleaned before the events, as well as the Törnävä area, the city gardener explains.
The current Seinäjoki meadows are mainly fresh meadows. The flowering of meadows requires relatively poor soil and the removal of mowed vegetation. Meadows are usually managed once a year. The Linnanpuisto park forest area next to Koulukatu is an example of a dry meadow.