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Rabbit Population Threatens Vancouver Island Alpine Garden

Volunteers maintaining the Nanoose Place alpine garden are asking the Regional District for $10,080 to install a fence protecting plants from rabbits destroying the site.
Established in 2009, the garden features plants from renowned alpine gardener Eswyn Lyster; volunteers report rabbits have destroyed numerous plants that are difficult to replace at specialty nurseries.
Green Kings Fence and Landscape of Qualicum Beach provided a $10,080 estimate for a four-foot fence with rabbit mesh and three gates. The RDN must approve using three-to-five feet of existing roadway to accommodate the structure.
On Monday, Oct. 5, Eve Flynn will present the proposal to the Nanoose Bay Parks and Open Space Advisory Committee. The volunteers seek immediate funding rather than waiting for the larger grant program in April.
Volunteers also identified a steep, eroded path as a safety concern and recently welcomed Brent Hine, retired curator of the University and British Columbia Botanical Garden, to help upgrade the site to professional standards.

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