Green Stakes

To assist our Parks Canada Tech Services staff, we have used green stakes to identify horticultural areas that we want to protect. This way, Tech Services will refrain from weed whacking some interesting plants. Of course, weeding these protected areas now is our responsibility which is fine with us.

Here's an example where we have planted virginia creeper (parthenocissus quinquefolia) around one of the fence posts that delineate the "1886 area" of Riel House. The creeper is starting to grow along the horizontal sections and will help to soften the look of the fencing surrounding the property.

no weed whacking svp

Yes, the grass and the dandelions in the immediate vicinity of the green stake belong to us.