North American Rock Garden Society
2023 Conference
Coastal Barrens
Coastal Barrens and Gardens: Polly’s Cove, Peggy’s Cove and Indian Harbour
The tour includes with the granite coastal barrens of Polly’s Cove, a fascinating habitat for ericaceous plants. The tour guide will explain the coastal ecosystem. The second part shows a coastal garden established within the barrens habitat where you will see how, by judicious use of shelter and niche plantings, a wonderful collection of dwarf rhododendrons and other garden plants have flourished.
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