How often do you stop mid-errand to admire a roadside garden? I did just that the other day.
Cycling along Haultain in Fernwood, on the way to downtown Victoria, I’m caught off guard by a snowdrop meadow. I pull over & take a closer look.
The meadow runs the whole outside length of the fenceline. AND as it is a corner lot, so it runs along Forbes street, too! There was even a mini meadow on the wee boulevard right at the crosswalk. 🙂
The patches of snowdrops are interspersed with patches of daffodils. This winter meadow will morph into an early-spring meadow in another few weeks.
On closer inspection, I recognize Calendula (Pot Marigold), too. Even with our summer droughts, they’ll flower all summer & well into the fall!
All three are deer resistant.
The calendula will self-seed a crop for next year as well as feed the birds.
These folks put care & attention into the city boulevard beside their property. (Can you see him painting his fence in the distance?)
In my mind, this meadow has so much more going for it than the regular grass lawn. I’ll bet the bees & other beneficial insects like it a whole lot more, too.
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other snowdrop patches I admire:
- at Abkhazi Gardens, Oak Bay in November
- at Maltwood Manor, Royal Oak in January
- at Fort Street & Leighton Road, Victoria, in February
- along West Saanich Road in February
Garden Variety Life 