Volunteers clean up Propstra Square, bringing ‘instant color’ to downtown Vancouver Published: May 22, 2021, 8:53pm Share: 8 Photos Ella Bennett, 11, plants flowers Saturday at Propstra Square in downtown Vancouver. Bennett is part of The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, a youth group that volunteered at the cleanup and flower-planting event. (Joshua Hart/The Columbian) Photo Gallery Seeking a sign that spring has truly sprung? Look no further than Propstra Square in downtown Vancouver. The square, located at the southeast corner of Esther Short Park, exploded with flora Saturday morning as local volunteers and staffers came together for a community planting event. By the time they had finished, the ground was lush with around 1,200 flowers — cheery marigolds, bunches of geraniums, spindly stems of salvia and vibrant clusters of impatiens.