Invercargill City Centre New Streetscape

If you’ve not been to Invercargill for a while then you might notice the city centre has changed a bit. The new shopping mall and upgrades to Don and Esk Streets have revitalised the CBD and breathed new life into an area that needed it. Yet the character of the landscape has not been diminished and is still distinctly ‘Invercargarain’, full of stoicism and representative of the coastal environment and hard-working settlers who made it home.

The streetscapes of Don and Esk streets use a mixture of natives and exotics to cleverly retain the friendly, small-town feel of Invercargill. It’s modern, but it’s also grounded in the attitude of a city where strangers still smile at each other and say hello.

The trees used all match the location perfectly, like PODOCARPUS totara - NZ Native Totara Tree, with its love of the wind and ability to weather any storm. Or the QUERCUS cerris -Turkey Oak (top photo), a tree of opposites that appears shiny and tough but has a decidedly soft underbelly. You can read more about the changes to Invercargill and the plants here. 

If you enjoy reading those words, then you might enjoy these in the Business South magazine article on Invercargill Central too. Then you can watch the video below with George, from our Sales & Nursery Support team, showcasing some of the trees featured on Esk Street.