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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)
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