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 3rd, followed by the
exciting part of planting the native grasses and shrubs on October 8th. 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