Hereward Green is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Slightly smaller than a quarter of a hectare, Hereward Green is a triangular green space in the western edge of the Vic West neighborhood in Victoria, BC. It borders on the Capital Region … Continue reading Hereward Green
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Burleith Park
Burleith Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This discrete quarter of a hectare waterfront park is mostly a lovely grassland natural parkland. The rough path through the meadow leads down slope to a rocky outcrop. There is no easy access … Continue reading Burleith Park
Arm Street Park
Arm Street Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Arm Street Park lies on the south side of the Gorge Waterway along the channel called Victoria Arm. Arm Street is the border of Esquimalt and Victoria and its road right of … Continue reading Arm Street Park
Raynor Park
Raynor Park is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Raynor Park is an eighth of a hectare playground in the Vic West neighborhood of Victoria, BC. This is a wonderful place to explore nature and get outdoors. There are swings, slides and … Continue reading Raynor Park
Rayn Or Shine Garden
Rayn Or Shine Garden is in the seaside city of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. An allotment garden in the Vic West community, Rayn Or Shine has nine raised beds. It also has several community or common beds and planters for perennial fruits and veggies. The … Continue reading Rayn Or Shine Garden
Victoria West Community Tea Garden
Victoria West Community Tea Garden is in the seaside of Victoria, one of thirteen communities that form the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. Located beside the community center, the Victoria West Community Tea Garden has a wonderful collection of herbs. Some you might recognized from their smell, others from their appearance. Lavender, lemon verbena, … Continue reading Victoria West Community Tea Garden
Banfield Commons Garden
Banfield Commons Garden is a located on the parkland on Banfield Park. Curiously, it is located adjacent to Rayn Or Shine allotment and common gardens bed. The difference between the two is that Banfield Commons Garden is messy, or messier. As a permaculture food garden the plant material is buried in the soil or left … Continue reading Banfield Commons Garden
Regatta Point Park
Located along the western shore line of the Selkirk Water of the Gorge Waterway, Regatta Point Park borders along the Trans Canada Parkette, which lies at the end of the Selkirk Trestle Bridge. Nearly three quarters of a hectare in size, the linear park follows the rocky shoreline of the Gorge from the Selkirk Trestle … Continue reading Regatta Point Park
Westsong Walkway, Esquimalt, BC
Westsong Walkway is in the seaside community of Esquimalt, one of thirteen communities in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This shoreline walk, developed in nineteen eighty, has several names including Songhees Walkway and West Bay Walkway. This is a very popular and breathtaking walk at any time of the year. The entire length … Continue reading Westsong Walkway, Esquimalt, BC
Esquimalt High School Green Space
Esquimalt High School Green Space is in the seaside community of Esquimalt, one of thirteen communities in the Capital Regional District of British Columbia. This green space is over five hectares with large grass covered area for football, soccer and other outdoor sports. The two tennis courts are fenced. The running track circles one of … Continue reading Esquimalt High School Green Space
Walks in Your Backyard 