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Gardening season has begun! Join the crew to give the Kenilworth DePave Garden a thorough weeding and cleanup. The garden is on Kenilworth Ave. between Cannon and Britannia. All are welcome. We’ll be working alongside volunteers from Green Venture and Our Lady of Vietnam church. Bring your favourite hand tools. Wear sturdy, closed-toe shoes, long trousers, and a water bottle. Bring gardening gloves if you have them, otherwise Green Venture will supply.

Getting there:
by bus: the 41 route stops directly at the site
by car: there is parking available on the premises; enter off Cannon

Please complete our volunteer waiver before you sign up! Green Venture volunteer waiver forms must be completed annually, if you already completed a waiver in 2024, you don’t need to submit another one. Here’s the link to the waiver: https://greenventure.ca/volunteer-waiver/

If you have any questions, please email: stewardship@greenventure.ca or cpgc_admin@crownpointgardenclub.org

In the fall of 2021 the Crown Point Garden Club responded to a call for applications from the Society for Organic Urban Landcare (SOUL) for its innaugural “Greener Greenspaces” recognition program.

On December 21, SOUL announced the recipients. The club’s garden on the Pipeline Trail in East Hamilton was among 26 sites that made the grade, and one of six in the Pollinator and Habitat Garden category.

Greener Greenspaces recognizes Canadian sites that are great examples of ecologically focused land care. SOUL will be showcasing these green spaces to inspire gardeners and “further the movement.”

Completing a detailed questionnaire and submitting photos, club member Bev Wagar celebrated the beauty, history, and ecological function of the club’s first public garden project on Hamilton’s Pipeline Trail (between Edgemont and Park Row). The Pipeline Pollinator Paradise (the garden’s formal name) is about 90% native species. “It’s mature now,” says Bev “but we are still adding and editing as the soil improves, shrubs spread, and shade increases.”

She adds, “We are always looking for volunteers to help with weeding and, when absolutely necessary, watering. It’s a great way to learn about native plants up close.”

The club also maintains a large public garden on Kenilworth between Cannon and Britannia which also gratefully welcomes volunteers.

To learn more and get connected with the work of the Crown Point Garden Club, email cpgc_admin(at)crownpointgardenclub.org