Our Annual Plant Sale is happening Saturday, June 1st at its usual location at 88 Cherie Drive from 8:00 AM to Noon. 

This is the ideal time to find plants, grown locally, that can add that special item to your home gardens. Most reasonable prices, variety, excellent information from knowledgeable people and helping to fund the many projects the Friends of Walker’s Creek undertake in the Parks. In the past, these Plant Sales have purchased park benches, have tagged the various trees, added bushes and plants and continue to make improvements in the Parks for the enjoyment of all.

 

 

We welcome donations of potted plants from all as these form the supply that is available for sale. Donated potted plants can be dropped of at 88 Cherie Drive anytime this  coming week. Because these plants come from local gardens, you can be assured they are well climatized, have found the local climate and conditions ideal for their growth and so adding them to the garden at your home has the greatest possibility of continued growth and prosperity.

 

 

The Plant sale is also a great time to meet with the Directors of the Friends of Walker’s Creek and share your insights, make suggestions, get excellent advice on local home gardening and be an active part of maintaining and improving the Parks that are such a central delight in the Grantham and St. Georges wards.

 

The Friends volunteers have just finished spring cleaning the Pollination Garden in Walker’s Creek Park South and now it’s time to split and share our native pollinators. Be sure to bring your own containers and we will dig up your plant selection. Sweet Oxeye, Beardtongue, Wild Bergamont, Coneflower, Asters and more to be given away. Our split and share event is this coming Saturday, May 18th from 9 to 1pm. at Walker’s Creek Park South (between Linwell and Parnell Rd). The nearest entrance to the garden is Keistan and Strathcona Drive.

City Council has asked staff to prepare a By-Law affecting trees on private property. It has been tabled for discussion and the next steps are public consultation and to obtain as much feedback from residents as possible.

 

There is an online survey which can be found here:

https://www.engagestc.ca/treebylaw

 

As well as three open houses on the following dates and times:

 

-Wednesday, May 1 (2-4PM) @ Kiwanis Aquatics
-Monday, May 5 (6-8PM) @ Port Weller Community Centre
-Tuesday, May 6 (6-8PM) @ Seymour-Hannah Arena

 

Come out to learn about this new By-Law and to share your opinion.