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Post by Scott on Jul 13, 2006 22:08:27 GMT -8
Anyone ever noticed the nice little garden located between berths 2 and 3 (I think those are the right numbers) at Horseshoe Bay? It's not accessable to passengers, but I noticed it from the balcony beside the Langdale-departures waiting lounge. Under the waiting lounge is what I assume are the employee "offices" and lunchroom, and whatever else they need. And the garden is located on the rocks between the two berths. It looked very pretty, nicely designed, and well taken care of. I assume its one or two employees' special project.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 13, 2006 22:16:37 GMT -8
I noticed that, the last time I was at HorseShoeBay. Scott from this forum mentioned to me that this was done by an employee.....he knows the facts better than me, and can fill us in on the real story !
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jul 13, 2006 22:28:25 GMT -8
The garden in between berths two and three was done by a former employee who passed away... After he died, the employees at HB worked together to continue to expand the garden - which they continue to do... The garden is named after the employee who created it...
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Post by Mac Write on Jul 13, 2006 23:32:29 GMT -8
Any photos?
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Post by Ferryman on Jul 14, 2006 6:58:07 GMT -8
Yeah, that little garden has been there for a few years now. It looks very nice, because it gets rid of alot of that conrete look around the docks. I'm not a gardner at all, nor do I take an intersest in them, but this is one of the ones that does catch my eye whenever I take a Horseshoe Bay ferry.
I just skimmed through all of my photos, and no luck. But I know I took some video of it, almost everytime I was going to Nananimo. So if nobody has an actual photo, I'll post a screenshot...
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Post by Scott on Jul 14, 2006 17:18:13 GMT -8
Sorry... now that I think about it I should have taken a shot. I had my daughter on my shoulders, and not my camera strap!  |
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Post by wk on Jul 15, 2006 4:28:27 GMT -8
He never died, he still works there
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 15, 2006 8:26:10 GMT -8
Please do tell us more, "WK".........
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Post by WK on Jul 16, 2006 13:18:49 GMT -8
No story, a guy who works there liles to garden
WK
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Post by Curtis on Jul 18, 2006 7:51:30 GMT -8
I've seen it and I'll probably see it in the next 48 hours of this post
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Post by Scott (Former Account) on Jul 18, 2006 16:22:24 GMT -8
He never died, he still works there Thank you for pointing that out, "wk"... I stand corrected... |
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Post by Mike C on Jul 18, 2006 17:35:31 GMT -8
It fits in with the Beer Can Tree, as seen from Berth 4.
BTW, Jordan has pics of both, and I think Curtis has some too?
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Post by Balfour on Jul 18, 2006 17:43:25 GMT -8
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Post by Ferryman on Jul 18, 2006 18:33:03 GMT -8
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Post by Mike C on Jul 18, 2006 18:43:38 GMT -8
Sorry. Mind set on Tsawwassen, there two days ago.
Thanks Chris.
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Post by WK on Jul 19, 2006 15:06:16 GMT -8
Look closely there are no beer cans on that tree only pop cans.
Weird yes
True Yes
WK
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Post by Scott on Oct 11, 2006 17:19:50 GMT -8
Forgive me for bumping this topic back to the top, but it's relevant. There was a 1 1/2 page article in "Our Canada" magazine on this garden with a few nice photos and a little story behind it. The magazine just came in the mail today, and I remembered the discussion about it a few months back on this board. Apparently the man behind it is Wayne Kwan. The article was submitted by a co-worker from Mayne Island, Dawne Cressman.
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Post by Barnacle on Oct 12, 2006 7:40:00 GMT -8
"WK"? Well, that solves *that*.  |
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Post by Scott on Oct 12, 2006 21:16:50 GMT -8
Do you think "WK" maybe just got famous? |
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Post by Ferryman on Oct 12, 2006 21:31:14 GMT -8
I can confirm, after having a good look at the "tree" the other day while sitting in berth 3 on the Coquitlam, that there's a mix between pop and beer cans...
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