Dunsmuir Community Garden
12345 Sullivan Street Surrey, BC, Canada

Photos courtesy of B.A.

Summer Inspection August 13 - 15 https://dunsmuirgardengroup.blogspot.com For Details and Inspection Criteria

Hello Gardeners! We hope you are having a lovely gardening July! Check out our Blog about CARROTS! http://dunsmuirgardengroup.blogspot.com

Hello Gardeners! Check out our little blog for July Gardening Tips and a list of what can be direct sown in July. http://dunsmuirgardengroup.blogspot.com

Hello gardeners... it has come to our attention that our Lovely garden has had some unknown evening visitors. Please keep all valuables at home and not in your plot. If you see an unfamiliar face please offer a friendly hello or just remember their description, license plate if on small vehicle and email the board. For your own safety please do not engage in any more than a friendly hello.

The bees have arrived!

Hello Gardeners! Please remember to stay safe. Social distancing required. Please keep 2 meters away from your friends and neighbours. Do not share tools (includes not using community tool shed or community wheelbarrows) ... Have a safe and lovely weekend.

Update to COVID post: Bottom Coordination Portion: thankfully our gardens are large enough for social distancing and a schedule is not necessary. All meetings and large gatherings have been cancelled/postponed. We are exploring virtual alternatives.... Please practice social distancing in the garden. Help your fellow gardeners who do not want to come to the garden. See more

Best practice guidelines for community gardens during COVID-19 Community gardens are a key component to neighbourhood food security. While we are in an ever- evolving situation, it is important that community garden coordinators, members and volunteers change the way we organize based on the most recent public health information. The City of Surrey encourages community gardeners to monitor the following resources for COVID-19 updates: City of Surrey Fraser Health... BC Centre for Disease Control Public Health Agency of Canada Public health advice may change, so please check the above resources for the most current information to protect you, your family and fellow community gardeners. Keeping each other safe in the community garden Every person entering the garden is responsible for preventing the spread of infection. Here’s how you can safely tend the community garden: Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds Avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth, especially with unwashed hands Practice physical distancing of two metres (6-8 feet) always, even if you are not showing signs of symptoms Avoid close contact with people who are sick Stay at home if you are sick Cough and sneeze into your sleeve and not your hands If you are showing symptoms or have been out of the country, please do not enter the community garden follow current public health advice about when it’s safe to do so (ask another garden member to water your plot) Garden coordinators will be circulating a garden sign-up sheet as needed please only visit the garden during your allocated time slot to respect the physical distancing requirements Tools: Gardens should remove all community shared tools for the time being Gardeners need to bring and use their own tools Gardeners need to take their tools home when they are done for the day If using a hose: Bring sanitizing wipes and wipe down what you touch Thoroughly wipe down the hose nozzle BEFORE AND AFTER USE Signage The City of Surrey staff have erected signage at each entrance to the garden (see attached) to inform and prevent members from entering the garden who are showing symptoms or who should be at home according to public health advice (e.g. recently out of the country

Our AGM has been indefinitely postponed in light of recent events. Please refer to your email notice or check your mailbox

The City is attending to the gate lock problem and should be functional by end of the day. Please pass this on to anyone that asks. Sorry for this inconvenience

Ground has melting snow and garden is quiet. Mark your calendars... AGM coming March 21, 9-12am. Members Only. Ocean Park Community Hall

British Columbia Council of Garden Clubs The January 2020 Bulletin is now online! https://bcgardenclubs.com/

Dunsmuir Garden Members: A Contractor working for the City of Surrey will be closing the driveway to the Gardens to allow for removal of 3 large trees at the entrance. This work will take place Tuesday January 21, 2020. You will not be able to drive into the Garden that day but will still be able to access your plot by parking on the road and taking the trail. Thank you for your cooperation, Board of Directors.

Our ditches are clear! Thank you City Of Surrey!