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Hope your winter Holidays were good to you!
Here at the greenhouse … new life is emerging to greet the coming spring, even though it’s currently very cold outside. ❄
And, so it begins … Romulea bulbocodium, an out of zone corm that will be grown for the herbarium and overwinter inside; Allium senescens ssp. Montanum & Campanula thyrsoides – all sprouts looking promising & cozy in the indoor warmth. 🌱
Listen to Autumn’s stillness … rest, rejuvenate & plan for next year’s adventures.
The Cafe is now closed, but the garden is still available for a peaceful stroll. Enjoy the quiet seasons!
Thank-you to ALL our supporters for making 2023 another successful year at Reader Rock Garden!!!
Thanks for sharing these lovely photos Bob G.
Hans, Coralie, Erin, Angela, Colleen, Francesca, Rachel, Bruce, Linda, Lena, Annette, Richard, John, Magdalena, Victoria, Catherine, David, Glynn, Anna, Heather, Diane, Sue, Daniel, Marion, Yingchun, Joan, Sharon & Mackenzie.
Our fabulous volunteer team came together and put on a successful event on June 10, 2023 at Reader Rock Garden.
Hope everyone has been enjoying the longer daylight hours and gearing up for the upcoming gardening season!
The CHS Virtual Garden Show is taking place on April 24 & 25 from the comfort of your home. This will likely be our only event in 2021 to promote the garden, so if you are attending, please consider visiting our virtual booth.
Are you interested in participating in our virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday, May 2? If so, please contact us and we will provide the online meeting details to you separately.
The FoRRGS live Plant Sale & Garden Stroll has been cancelled this year due to COVID-19 considerations. Don’t worry though, FoRRGS is excited to be hosting the 2021 Virtual FoRRGS Plant Sale in May. This is a great opportunity for our members to purchase our popular plants at a deeply discounted price. Stay tuned for details! Interested in taking part in this members-only FoRRGS Plant Sale but not yet a member? Join us by clicking on the Get Involved menu above and we will make sure that you are included on the invite list.
After much consideration, we have decided to pause our popular Garden Tours to maintain the safety of our volunteers and guests. We are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and have been in communications with our volunteer tour guides. Please stay tuned for updates.
Have you checked out our new Events Calendar? This is a quick snapshot of upcoming events for the year. Take a peek!
Hope you are staying well in this ongoing pandemic? Nature soldiers on regardless of what world challenges are among us.
Reader Rock Garden is well-known for its extensive plant diversity and rich historical content. But there are also other narratives that escape everyday observations. One of these is the vast communities of local wildlife residents. Just like every healthy garden, Reader Rock serves as a home for a wide array of insects, most being beneficial, but some have a harmful impact. Olds College has an ongoing research study onsite pertaining to the Red Lily Beetles; these buggers are of the nasty variety. The Head Gardener, Daniel, has started a bug collection for educational purposes too. Similarly, Bob Germain, a regular photographic contributor recently shared his close adventures at Reader’s; see link below. While our group is knowledgeable on many topics, none of us are Entomologists. We simply appreciate the Garden for its biodiversity and environmental quality. Hopefully, Bob’s fun visual journey in the attached brings a new perspective to the Buzz at Reader Rock Garden! (click on this link) Enjoy.
Our beautiful National Historic Site, the Reader Rock Garden was hit by vandals recently. The memorial plaque that was installed in 1944 to honour Mr. Reader’s efforts and celebrate the park being named after him, welcomed visitors to the garden for decades. However, with COVID-19 physical distancing measures curtailing attendance at the park, vandals took advantage of the ideal quiet time on-site for their nonsensical mischief. The plaque was ripped off the rock cairn at the entrance at the base of the hill. We were hoping that this historical plaque would be located elsewhere at the garden during Spring clean-up. But no such luck … so, … we are asking you to take a good look at the photo below. If you know of its whereabouts, we would be very grateful to have it returned and restored to its rightful, honourable place at the garden. Furthermore, we appeal to the public to remain vigilant and report “questionable behaviour” when visiting Reader Rock Garden. This historic site belongs to all of us and we must be stewards for its preservation for future enjoyment. Please help us keep the Garden safe!
