Theater Square has been an empty lawn for years. In winter it is gray and muddy. Metal fences restrict access to the area between bus stops. People don't often walk there.
Now Tallinn is making the square more beautiful. Flowers and other plants are being sown there. They will feed bees, bumblebees, and butterflies. City government employee Kadri Karnau said that the plants are sown according to colors. In the first years there will be distinct color zones.
In the red zones, red flowers like soapwort and bellflower will grow. In the yellow zones, there will be yellow flowers like cowslip and buttercup. In the blue zones, blue flowers like bellflowers and viper's bugloss will grow. In the white zones, there will be white flowers like soapwort and bedstraw.
Later the color zones will become more mixed. The plants will spread on their own and create new combinations. In the first year, annual flowers like poppies and cornflowers will bloom. In the second year, more permanent plants will start to bloom.
Theater Square will become a beautiful and natural place. It will also help insects.