Author: maureen

It is important NOT TO RAKE LEAVES UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE WARMS AS POLLINATORS WINTER UNDER THEM. Also: check this site out for nurturing wild bees through each season. https://davidsuzuki.org/living-green/how-to-grow-a-wild-bee-sanctuary/

Cypress Community Garden is holding its Annual General Meeting on March 6th at 7pm on Zoom. Garden members have been sent the Agenda on Feb 14th and the log in details, and a reminder will be sent on March 5th 2023

A mild Autumn and a cold and snowy spell in January. But Spring is coming!!!! Our community garden’s AGM is on March 6th 2024 on Zoom, and the Work Party Schedule for the growing season is posted under the tab Work Parties

Cypress Community Garden had help from the first year programme at UBC-Land One–an integrated programme in Forestry and Land and Food Systems. Student Volunteers worked on pruning back shrubs and summer growth to get ready for winter

A summer camp group with students aged 6-8 years old visited Cypress Community Garden on July 14th.  Two garden Coordinators-Chelsea Sweeney and Ken Naumann-demonstrated the links between the insects and bugs in the area, and the garden crops—apples, rhubarb ,and  vegetables like zucchini and peas, and herbs

Daffodils have blossomed around a new area protecting the fruit tree at Section Two. In this late Spring of March and April, this has become the most photographed spot along the Garden. Great work Natalia !!!!!

Leave the Dead leaves: its important to NOT rake up leaves right now because pollinators are wintering under them. There are websites that provide information on this—https://davidsuzuki.org/living-green/how-to-leave-the-leaves/.  Or https://beecitycanada.org/its-time-to-leavetheleaves/#:~:text=Keeping%20leaves%20intact%20will%20still,have%20emerged%20to%20start%20foraging.

2023 AGM ON ZOOM AT 7 PM. Garden members have been notified by email and the Agenda has been sent by email. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETING OUR NEW GARDEN MEMBERS PRIOR TO OUR FIRST WORK PARTY on March 11th 2023