Surely something can be done for Eastbourne’s Carpet Gardens?

On the one hand, it is something that the road opposite the pier is open to traffic and the statue of a British soldier is no longer boarded up, on a demolition site.

On the other hand, Eastbourne Borough Council’s scorched earth policy for the Carpet Gardens in summer 2020 is disappointing.

It is the sort of news that cannot be made up: an official notice on the railings declares, no flowers and “an unexpected opportunity” to weed out Oxalis.

It is an opportunity to do something low maintenance.

Alyssum (a rambling white flower) will run riot with a little water.

Surely something can be done, with a little imagination.