How I wish that we would better promote our public gardens among tourists.

In France, one can visit Versailles, Vicomte, Chantilly, Fontainebleau or Saint-Cloud and, in Italy, Boboli Gardens are well known.

Obviously, we do not have that sort of richness, like a Hall of Mirrors, but we do have sculptors who can produce classic statues, engineers to advise on the building of small cascades and fountains, similar to the one outside the Palace, in Valletta.

Our baroque heritage must be appreciated better by tourists. Indeed, Maltese youths and children ought also to better appreciate our architecture.

Let us try to put more ‘classic statues’ in public gardens. A cascade, water falling from a two-storey high rock structure, thus enhances buildings, adding some form of a baroque garden.

My idea is to embellish public gardens and make them a living venue with theatre activities, educational tours and an art gallery, especially classic art.

How about setting up a group to promote such an idea? Some of our ‘old’ gardens, like Ġnien Romeo Romano, that was modelled on a French-style garden, and other public gardens could thus be better publicised among tourists. Ġnien tal-Milorda, in Pietà/Floriana and the Ospizju, deserve to be better promoted.

Let us give life to our gardens with cultural activities.

Those interested in the idea can contact me via x2fh@onvol.net.