The Alpine Garden

Going for hikes is one of my favourite things to do. Somewhat like a form of therapy. Tie up your favourite hikers, pack some water, snacks, camera and any other hiking essentials and head out to explore. Either with someone or on your own, being out in the forest trails, or along the ocean paths, you soon feel the benefits of nature on your wellbeing. You may ask yourself what are the alpine plants in our coastal area. Alpine is an adjective that describes mountainous environments, but alpine plants grow in many different regions. Discovering the beauty of alpine plants, each one unique in their alpine habitats. You can’t help but to stop and admire the colourful varieties that find their home amongst the dense forests, meadows and mountains.

Laura Caddy in an alpine region.

The Sooke garden club welcomes Laura Caddy to speak on what the alpine environment is and how the plants have adapted to live there, as well as how they are grown at UBC. Before attending the Niagara Parks Commission School of Horticulture Laura worked in many areas in both the horticulture and agriculture fields. She has a varied background completing internships at Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University and Royal Botanic Gardens in Ontario, and then joining the University of Alberta Devonian Botanic Garden, where she held the positions of Supervisor of horticulture and Living Collections, Alpine and Native Plant Collections Curator and Plant Records Manager. In July of 2016 Laura joined the staff at UBC Botanical Gardens holding the position as Curator-Horticulturist of the E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden.

Laura Caddy will be the guest speaker at the Sooke Garden Club meeting on Wednesday, May 26th at 7 pm.