Glenco
Senior Member
Those trees look magnificent
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EdwardEdm
Active Member
Car 2016 has been repaired and returned to service. Not sure when it returned, but that was 3 days max to replace those panels. I suspect the shops crews are getting good at it!
The call for the collision went into Fire Rescue at 11:43 and my photo was taken just after 13:00. My train was at Boonie Doon when they moved the damage train. Easily less than an hour, probably closer to 45 minutes, to get things moving. Again, I think they've gained some experience from prior incidents.
YYCALGARY
New Member
I'm going to write in to our Council about this (please use these photos and do the same if you dont mind). These flower/landscaped boxes are clearly not being planted, maintained or on anybodies mind right in the middle of our Downtown core
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Like why not just put in some nice low maintenance prairie grass like in Calgary. Seems to be everywhere here now and I love the feel.
J_gordo
Active Member
For one I feel like it doesn’t fit within the downtown urban landscape (but maybe that’s just me), as there isn’t any other grass in all of downtown, especially down that stretch. For second, I think the clippings would make for more of a mess especially after rain. I think the flowers are fine, but more upkeep is definitely needed
YYCALGARY
New Member
Edmonton is as much a prairie city, if not more, than Calgary. Tall native grasses fit well for sure. The Calgary example is in the Beltline, but there are plenty more in and around downtown.
The nice thing about these is they are tended to once a year. Trimmed once in late autumn and ‘clippings’ go to our compost program. Easy, very low maintenance. Flowers take a lot more tending to, and are way more labour intensive.
thommyjo
Senior Member
Our downtown is brown and gravelly. As much greenery as we can get we should be adding.
I’d love some grasses like this!!
Edmcowboy11
Senior Member
Wherever possible they should plant red creeping thyme. It's a very resilient, drought resistant plant good for ground cover.
Didama
Active Member
Actually Edmonton isn't on the prairie, it's actually parkland; common misconception. Easiest way to look at it, if humans disappeared overnight then everything north of RD (roughly speaking) would revert to forest, or parkland. Southern Alberta would revert to grassland. So while Alberta is considered a 'prairie province', Edmonton is not truly a prairie city.
David A
Senior Member
Yes, people forget or do not realize that the habitat here before people moved here was fairly forested, not grassland like around the city to our south. So, those tall grasses are nice ornamental features, but not so natural here.
Yegpeople
New Member
Any news on the first valley line west train that supposed to arrive in July?
IanO
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The_Cat
Senior Member
I wonder if wheat should be planted in the empty plant holders.
constance_chlore
Active Member
Aspen parkland is a fairly patchy, savannah-like ecosystem, so I don't think prairie grasses would be out of place at all.
J_gordo
Active Member
It was displayed in South Korea a couple weeks ago so I assume it’s on schedule to arrive soon