Where is Canada’s smallest public garden? Michele Jarvie — Calgary Herald

At the end of our street, there is a small plaza that is part of a narrow pathway that runs along the 4.5-metre-high sound wall next to Crowchild Trail. Since moving to the neighbourhood 30-plus years ago, I have watched this plaza deteriorate. First, the bench’s wooden seat rotted out, so the City removed theAt the end of our street, there is a small plaza that is part of a narrow pathway that runs along the 4.5-metre-high sound wall next to Crowchild Trail. Since moving to the neighbourhood 30-plus years ago, I have watched this plaza deteriorate. First, the bench’s wooden seat rotted out, so the City removed the bench and it, or a replacement, was never returned. Then the struggling sapling in the middle of the plaza died and it, too, wasn’t replaced. The trees along the sound wall gradually became more scraggly, while the ground beneath them became weed-infested (with noxious weeds I might add). Read More …Read More