Tal-Kmand Gardens (Il-Ġonna tal-Kmand)
Ġnien tal-Kand, Żejtun On becoming Governor of Malta, Sir Alexander Ball felt that the Maltese Islands needed some more greenery and thus set about planting trees wherever possible. Another method of adding greenery was through the opening of gardens, such as the Mall gardens in Floriana, which were previously inaccessible to the local community. Ball also created new gardens which were to be managed by the Luogotenente di Casale who also served as police officer, magistrate and general liason between the local population and the administrators of the Islands. A number of these gardens were constructed in various localities around Malta as a perk for the Luogotenente and at the same time with the aim of using the gardens as experimental areas for agricultural and horticulture purposes. Ball wanted to avoid a repeat of the mistakes the French made and thus wanted to have a buffer between the locals and the administration. The Luogotenente would facilitate the...