Gardening with Wildlife - Raccoons, Deers and Bears
Saturday, April 10th
Useful suggestions about how to deal with the furry fiends from a Conservation Officer.
Bird Walk with Tony Greenfield
Sunday, April 25th
A walk identifying the many bird species that enjoy the diverse habitat at the garden site.
Sunday, May 2nd
Our huge annual plant sale. Be there!
We're hoping to resume Site tours at Mason Road around mid-May. Stay tuned for more information.
Caltha
Photo © Ellen McGillveray
March 13, 2010
Yes you can!
60+ people turned out to hear Linda Gilkeson's informative and entertaining talks on organic vegetable gardening year-round on the Sunshine Coast and how to deal with pests and problems in an environmentally kind way. There was a lot of useful information on how to analyze what the real problem is and how to prevent it from happening again.
GroundWork Project
We'll keep posting news and photos over the next months, so you might want to make a habit of dropping by this website to check it all out.
GroundWork Project Progress.
View more information concerning the grants, construction and mortgage.
Site Update March 8, 2010
After a couple of weeks of little activity, things are starting to really get going again at the Garden. We have now
got District of Sechelt building permits in place for the renovation of Building A, and are expecting final permits for
building C in the next week or two.
Our plans had to adapt a bit to fit with the District’s building standards. We will now have two washrooms (both
fully wheelchair accessible) instead of the original single washroom. We will still have a warm and dry area for our
hard working volunteers to ‘take a load off’, and this will include an area for a microwave, kettle and small
fridge, as well as some comfortable seating and lockers for storing small personal belongings.
The footprint for building C is in place; drawings are now being completed for surrounding landscaping, ramps and terrace.
Once these have received approval from the DoS, foundations will be poured and framing of the building will begin. I expect
this to occur in the next couple of weeks.
As the construction process allows, we will offer tours as often as possible. The property is being transformed daily, be
sure to check back often for reports on the progress. Click the GroundWork link to see the latest news.
Mary Blockberger,
President
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support we have received from the District of Sechelt, the Sunshine Coast Regional District, the Sunshine Coast Community Foundation, the Rotary Club of Sechelt, the Sunshine Coast Credit Union, the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.