It may be October but the Inspiration Garden at Coquitlam Town Centre is still alive with butterflies and bees, colourful plants and vegetables.
A walk on the gravel trail brings visitors up close to a dwarf butterfly bush with a monarch poised to drink some nectar, many blossoming trees and shrubs, and a thriving veggie patch.
The city’s landscape manager, Bruce Tiessen, said the long, hot summer was good for the demonstration garden and amendments to the soil, such as compost, are good for plants.
“It takes time to build up the soil,” he said.
One of the biggest displays is the pumpkin patch, which has several large bumpy pumpkins called Warty Goblins. Tiessen expects many to be carved by children during an upcoming workshop.
Although it will soon be time to put the garden to bed, Tiessen said many activities are still taking place and city workers are busy replacing dying annuals with spring bulbs.
There are also several upcoming workshops, such as a Wormy Workshop Thursday, Oct. 12 for kids; a Spring Bulb Container workshop on Oct. 14; Pumpkin Carving on Oct. 25 or 28; a Ghoulish Halloween Planter demonstration on Oct. 25 or 28; and a Pumpkin Printers activity on Oct. 27.
Registration and some fees are required.
