by Geeks on the Beach | Jun 9, 2022 | Buzz, Trees of Fernwood, Village Vibe
>> Jan Firstbrook Significant changes are coming to Fernwood and we have a say in how we would like our neighbourhood to be developed in the next 30 years. The Draft Neighbourhood Plan and the Missing Middle Housing Initiative are being proposed by city council....
by Geeks on the Beach | Apr 12, 2022 | Trees of Fernwood, Village Vibe
›› Jan Firstbrook Our city’s mature trees will play an important role as the climate changes and it becomes hotter and drier. In the City of Victoria’s Community Climate Risk and Vulnerability Summary Report, the highest risk is hotter, drier summers which lead to...
by Geeks on the Beach | Feb 24, 2022 | Trees of Fernwood, Village Vibe
›› Jan Firstbrook We know that spring is coming when flowering plum and cherry trees start blossoming in February and continue until May in successive waves. The flowering plum trees blossom first and their small sour plums are eaten by birds and can even be made...
by Geeks on the Beach | Dec 3, 2021 | Trees of Fernwood, Village Vibe
Gnarly branches and thousands of acorns ›› Jan Firstbrook Have you noticed the Garry oaks (Quercus garryana) in Fernwood? This area used to be a Garry oak meadow that was managed and cultivated by the Lekwungen Peoples since time immemorial. They burned the meadows...
