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The waterwise garden is the fourth in a series of demonstration gardens to be installed at the Malaspina University-College's GR Paine Horticulture Centre .
We are proposing to have this garden funded in partnership with the Central Vancouver Island Botanical Garden Society (CVIBGS).
The garden was designed and and will be constructed over a two year period by the students of the college's Horticulture Technician Certificate Program.
The central theme of this project is to demonstrate methods of saving water in the rural and urban garden setting and while still having a beautiful and functioning garden.
The second strategy for working with the natural systems included using native plants. The plant materials used in the Dryland Garden were selected to demonstrate how native plants can be used to create a beautiful garden as well as one that requires less water, fertilizer and maintenance. The native plant materials used are also more resistant to deer browse then conventional garden plants.
As with the other projects, the garden will incorporate facilities for viewing and learning about native plants and dryland gardening. The garden will eventually contain interpretive panels which will provide botanical and other cultural information on the plants used.