Come visit us at the next Winter Farmers Market on Saturday, November 21st where you can learn about four native species that will keep your garden green throughout the winter and otherwise!
EYA will be offering the following:
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Subalpine Fir, Abies lasiocarpa (top left in poster)
Subalpine firs have been popularized as Christmas trees — so, instead of purchasing one each year, why not allow one to establish itself in your garden? Along with being a lovely fixture in your garden, the relatively large seeds (cones) offer birds and small animals such as squirrels an efficient food source.
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Salal, Gaultheria shallon (top right in poster)
Salal’s dark green leaves are leathery and oval-shaped with pointed tips. The bark is gray or reddish. White or light pink bell-shaped flowers appear in late spring, early summer and grow in long one-sided clusters. These mature into mildly sweet, fleshy, but seedy dark blue to black-coloured berries by late summer.
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Oregon Grape, Mahonia aquifolium (bottom left in poster)
Oregon Grape's flowers are edible and can be used raw in salads, or fried in tempura. The flowers can also be boiled to make a lemonade substitute. As with salal, the berries can be used in jams, preserves, sauces, and pies; due to their tartness (a touch of frost sweetens them), Oregon grape is often combined with salal in such recipes. The berries are also favoured by birds. Its height and spread at maturity is about 1.8 metres by 1.8 metres.
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Wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens (bottom right in poster)
Wintergreen is a shrub-like plant that grows up to 15 centimetres in height. It grows best in a damp, but not marshy, humus rich soil in shadow or partial shade. Its berries provide winter food for squirrels, chipmunks, and other wildlife. The berries are suitable for human consumption as well and impart just a slight ‘wintergreen’ flavour when ingested.
| WHAT: Winter Farmers Market WHEN: Saturday, November 21st | 10am - 2pm WHERE: Wise Hall, 1882 Adanac St at Victoria Dr (map) PRICES: Salal ($7) Wintergreen ($7) Subalpine fir ($10) Oregon Grape (Regular or Dwarf - $5) Delivery is available from Kitsilano to East Vancouver up to King Edward Ave. *** We will be accepting orders until Thursday, December 17th and delivering on the 18th *** Plants are also available for pick up on Dec 19th only at the Strathcona Community Garden between 11:30 am and 3:30 pm. To order contact EYA at 604-689-4446 or info@eya.ca |
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