A GLEN Anil resident fears his rose garden, worth around R20 000, could be decimated. James Easton, who lives on Mvule Road said he is concerned the placing of fibre optic cables in the area will end up destroying his rose garden on his verge which he began planting in March. What’s more, the 27-year-old said the digging up of the verge will also affect his sprinkler system, which harvests rain water.
Easton has three rows of around 800 roses planted on his verge.
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“I began planting in March for the winter season because some of the roses bloom during the colder months. At the time when I started this I didn’t realise there was any sort of work going to be taking place. I’ve spent around R20 000 to help beautify the verge. It has been a labour of love but I’m concerned that all my hardwork is about to be undone. I know the City own the verges but if the cable laying company gives me the option, I would rather not have any fibre and keep my garden,” he said.
Easton said if he failed to stop the cable laying he would ask the City if he could adopt his verge.
However the City run Adopt-A-Spot programme, which was initiated in 1997, was started to deal with the problem of littering and illegal dumping on public sites. It does not specify if that involves verges.
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