Rockland Neighbourhood Association

 


Rockland Woodland Garden

There is a little space at the North junction of Joan Crescent and Craigdarroch Road that is the  Rockland Woodland Garden

It is a special project for the neighbourhood of the Rockland Neighbourhood Association

With winter approaching, most of the plants are settling in for a bit of a sleep, and the Garry oaks are getting the only soakings they really appreciate – fall and winter rains.  The big Yew tree can always do with a good rain, and the cool weather has the Licorice ferns out in all their spendour.  The long, feathery tassels of the Silk-Tassel bush are also hanging from both the large specimen under the oaks in the middle of the garden and the smaller one at the far west end.

Our little garden committee has been fortunate in being joined by Lise Chartrand and Sue Simpson – two experienced gardeners.  Sue has already decimated the invasive grass in the Fawn lily and Shooting star bed at the top end of the garden, and Sue has written a very interesting article about one of the key bushes of our Garry oak ecosystem:  Snowberry.  Her article is in the latest issue of the Rockland newsletter – right on our website.

Five of the baby Pacific Rhododendrons we purchased two years ago survived their second summer, and we’re hopeful they’re now strong enough to continue on.  We were warned that we’d likely lose all of them, but with Anthony’s careful watering during the dry spells, we appear to have beaten the odds!
Janet Simpson November 2010


We always welcome new volunteers!  Come on out, get some exercise, meet your neighbours, contribute to your community, and  feel good about helping to re-establish a part of our endangered Garry oak ecosystem!

 
Contact Janet Simpson at jesimpson@shaw.ca or 381-6657)





 
Fall 2010