Fruit trees part of planning for Midland’s future MIDLAND – Re:
“Fruit trees require a lot of nurturing,” Letter, Oct. 4. It’s
true. Fruit trees are coming to Little Lake Park. Experts have
been consulted and many factors were considered when choosing
which trees to plant and where. We have chosen delicious,
disease resistant and hardy varieties suitable for our climate.
Volunteers will prepare the soil this fall by mulching the earth
with cardboard, leaves and wood chips in preparation for a
spring planting of apples, mulberries, prairie cherries,
saskatoon berries and honey berries. We are well aware that
fruit trees and shrubs take years to produce fruit, and we are
planning for Midland’s future. The grant from TD Friends of the
Environment Foundation is to be used specifically to increase
the biodiversity of an urban area, and we are grateful to them
for supporting the creation of an edible landscape open to the
public. The garden design is based on permaculture principles,
which reduces maintenance and i