Overview

Using principles of organic gardening, the Ecology Garden endeavours to provide a relaxing natural environment for enjoyment and to help increase awareness of the need to protect the environment.

The Cobourg Ecology Garden is located close to downtown Cobourg at the end of Hibernia Street between Legion Village and the waterfront.

Mission

The Cobourg Ecology Garden Committee will endeavour to educate the public on the importance of our environment by increasing the awareness of the need to protect and maintain green space and native species while attempting to beautify our community to be enjoyed by all for generations to come.

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Cobourg Ecology Garden

Details

The Garden was a hotbed of activity on United Way’s Day of Caring!  Nine enthusiastic volunteers worked tirelessly for five hours alongside CEG members.  Thanks to everyone’s efforts:

  • A ramp was built at the entry to the shed, making it fully accessbile
  • Posts for upcoming signage were placed in two garden beds
  • A new composter was built and, to the applause of all, christened with its first bucket of compostable material
  • The badly overgrown area behind the western Ecology Garden sign was cleared and prepped for future planting
  • The south side of the Garden received an overall “fluff and tidy”

Many thanks to our Day of Caring volunteers – Rob Franklin, Brian Darling, Lillian Darling, Kyle Snyder, Reid McCrae, Sean O’Grady, Teigan Jarvis, Gavin McNamara and Gord Hanson – for making these projects a reality.

 

Details

Now that our long awaited Spring has arrived, the Cobourg Ecology Garden has burst out in bloom.  Mayapples, Scilla, Lily of the Valley, Violets, Trilliums and many more Spring flowers...heralding another season, another reason, to live, love, laugh and be happy.

The Garden has expanded over the last few years.  We now have an accessible path, benches and picnic tables, including one that is wheelchair accessible.  While strolling through the Garden, you'll come across the new Canadian Rose bed and the Shady Nook, the Hügel with its ever-changing flora and the new land sculpture.

The Garden attracts many visitors.  Some enjoy a picnic or a catch-up chat with family and friends.  Teachers bring their classes, artists set up easels, and many visit our pop-up library.  Drama students practice their lines or songs, photographers click away, and wedding parties grace our space.  We welcome all of you and hope that you are spreading the word about this haven by the boardwalk. 

Details

In 2015, we conducted a survey of the plants growing on the sandy West Beach.  It was done as part of our educational programme, so that people on the boardwalk could learn what is growing around them.

This is a work in progress.  We have identified the main species, but there are some more plants to add this summer, especially the grasses. The current surevy is now available for download in pdf format complete with photos of each of the species. Download here.

Below is a table of contents of the survey

Gardening Styles within the Garden

  • A wildflower garden
  • A sunken pond/bog garden
  • A children's butterfly garden
  • A herb garden
  • An ornamental grass garden
  • A shade garden
  • A rose garden
  • bluebirdA nut grove
  • Raised beds or "Ability Gardens"
  • Meandering pathways
  • A vegetable garden
  • A serenity area and wildlife habitat

Ongoing Contributions Keep Your Garden Growing ~ Thank you!!

The development and maintenance of the Garden comes from:wheelbarrow

  • Corporate donations
  • Individual donors
  • Government funding
  • Land-owning partners
  • The Ontario Trillium Foundation

A full list of sponsors is here.

Help keep the garden growing.

How the Ecology Garden benefits the Community

  • By providing a relaxing natural environment for enjoyment.
  • By Illustrating techniques of gardening which do not adversely effect the environment.
  • By beautification of the area and its surroundings.
  • By providing an abundant source of naturally grown plant material for fauna including bugs, butterflies, birds, and humans alike.