This is an absolute first for Edgemont, having flowers in our planters until the end of October! Nearly decimated early August, the flowers in the majority of the most severely affected planters recovered against all odds! Thank you again to Foothills Landscaping and to Shari Pitka for persevering and keeping Edgemont looking beautiful! The last day of October is when we will see Foothills in action to remove the annuals, getting our planters ready for the winter displays that will be looked after once again by Edenscapes. You will see their crew working in the community during the second half of November into early December. Please help us safeguard the decorations in the winter displays by reporting anyone removing anything from the winter displays. Contact us right away via email at [email protected] if you see anyone removing items from the displays; accompanying pictures will be extremely helpful.
Our naturalization pilot project near the stairs below the Edgemont Community Centre has entered the next phase: volunteers completed a final weed pull on October 3, followed by the exciting part of planting the native grasses and shrubs on October 8. The City provided gear and manpower to help and guide the Edgemont volunteers plant the native plant material. We had a good time and learned a lot! A big thank you to the City for making the pilot project a reality!
In the coming days/weeks, Foothills will be aerating and fertilizing one park area in Edgemont. Because of the drought, we received approval from the City to aerate and fertilize one park only.
Projects for 2025 include improving the bus stop area across from the “Top of the Hill” on Edenwold Drive off Edgemont Boulevard, pruning and adding some lilacs on Edenwold Drive, while we are also looking at adding some tall grasses to the tiered bed on Edgemont Boulevard south of the Edgevalley Drive/Edenwold Drive intersection. Lastly, we are hoping to plant some climbing roses in the park area on Edgebrook Boulevard!
Should you start planning yard renovations for next year, please remember that ELM would very much appreciate donations of perennials in the spring for distribution throughout the community prior to planting the annuals! Please dig up these perennials in the spring and our ELM coordinator, Shari Pitka, will arrange pick up of your ready-to-go donations. Please contact Shari at [email protected].
Kathleen Stewart, Rick Wierzbicki, Shari Pitka
Click here to the Edgemont Community News home page for the latest Edgemont community updates.
