We are able to observe something different every day in the garden.

The Garden in 2025

Seaweed byproduct from Cascadia Seaweed nourishes our beds and many others in town. Thank you Cascadia Seaweed!

We started a bunch of dye plants in pots and transplanted them down at the studio when it was warmer. The plants grew OK, but, we have more to do with getting them through the direct, full sun and heat of summer.

Our bee turf grew back, but it's mostly white clover this year. Meanwhile we learned via Hupač̓asatḥ native plant research that springbank clover used to be a source of food for people all along the river, but it was destroyed when the highway was put in. We will be working to grow springbank clover at the garden in the coming seasons, and hopefully deprecating the white clover.

We expanded our irrigation system. It worked better, but we still need to be getting more water to the plants, so we'll try soaker hoses rather than 1/8 drip this year.

The Mount Klitsa Garden Club toured the garden in June, part of their weekly tours season. We made salmon for everybody, but were too busy visiting with everyone to take pictures.

Since we have had so many visitors to the garden, and it's so lovely to sit out there, Rod built a large bench and a huge picnic table from recycled materials. This has been a wonderful development and many have enjoyed the picnic table especially. Below we welcomed the Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness for a land acknowledgement before their retreat began in August 2025.