The chamber has been discussing the year-round beautification of their CBD for some time, and recently decided to push for flowers along the street, either in planters or hanging baskets.

There were some concerns the flowers would not survive the frosty Southern Highlands climate, but chamber member Brian Davis brought in healthy hanging baskets he had grown at Heronswood House to silence the doubters.

Others feared vandals would steal or destroy the plants, leaving shop owners with an ongoing mess to clean up.

It was decided to approach council about a trial of the scheme, along one block of Argyle Street to see how the plants survived.

Mr Davis said he had seen towns with similar schemes all over Europe and the United States.

"If we just keep persevering with it, eventually the vandals will get used to having the plants there and just give up on it," he said.

Chamber representatives will raise the issue at the next Moss Vale Masterplan Committee meeting.