The Bowen Island Garden Club’s April Open Garden will be hosted by Club President, Sheila Webster, on Sunday April 27th from 1pm to 3pm at 227 Highland Trail, off Eagle Cliff.
The property is on the flank of Mount Collins with views of the North Shore Mountains to the East, and Passage Island to the South. As the land falls away steeply towards the ocean the garden, started in 2003, has been terraced to maximize the area available for planting and fenced to exclude deer. Features of the garden include: ‘trailing rockeries;’ a pond with fountain; a large number of perennial shrubs; trees, some now entering their maturity; and a riotous ground cover of colourful smaller plants including, mascari, daffodils, heathers, aubrietias , tulips and much more!
Although an experienced gardener with a formative background in South Africa, Sheila is the first to admit that gardening on Bowen Island forced her to confront unanticipated challenges. In her own words….
“Although I have been a gardener for most of my adult life, I am still learning; and coming to Canada has been a whole new learning curve for me, a constant challenge; but I love my garden and keep trying.”
