THE Drumry roundabout has been transformed into a floral meadow thanks to a £15,000 grant.

The beautification is part of a £130,000 national programme to celebrate Enterprise Rent-A-Car's 20 years in the UK where they took on eight roundabouts to create sustainable urban meadows.

Local Councillor Paul Carey, who visited the site, said: “Drumry roundabout is one of Glasgow’s key intersections and is also at the heart of a large residential area where there is little greenery. Our landscape design team had already been experimenting with these wildflower meadows so we were delighted to provide a site for Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s birthday project.

“From the perspective of our local community, beauty, ecology and value for money have to go hand in hand. That is where these floral meadows have so much to offer, as they help us to create wonderful areas of urban greenery and also reduce long term maintenance costs and disruption.”

Paul McCorkell, Enterprise Rent-A-Car’s area manager for Glasgow, said: “Local communities are very important to us, which is why we decided to partner with Glasgow City Council to bring a little colour to what is one of the city’s major intersections.

“This garden has taken two years to come to life because these flowers have been selected to bloom with very little maintenance for years to come. We are very grateful to Glasgow for working with us over this period and helping us to celebrate a major milestone in our business.”

Enterprise worked with Professor Nigel Dunnett of the University of Sheffield to design each location and was behind the meadows of the Olympic Park in 2012.

As well as providing long-lasting displays of colour, the seed mixes have been developed to flower year on year with minimum care.

Prof Dunnett said: “This project was very exciting because it offered a chance to demonstrate the impact that these perennial designs can have on communities for the long-term. The planting on these roundabouts will have longevity."