Editor:

Change is good, and so I鈥檓 taking a new route for the morning commute.

Fraser Highway has plantings in the median and they are flourishing and flowering now.

What an unlikely place for a plant to thrive, blasted by exhaust fumes and whipped by the wind of passing cars.

Mounds of coral and bubblegum pink roses are interplanted with purple echinacea, and the many colored grasses that have become so popular.

Wind and grass are wonderful companions and they ripple and sway as the cars roar past. I love the chartreuse foliage of the spirea.

Their muted dusky rose flower heads have a wistful feel of gardens of an age past.

Some master gardener hired for the task, selected these plants for their hardiness and ability to thrive, I鈥檓 sure.

City planners have many demands on their coffers. I鈥檓 so thankful that 91原创 and Surrey have budgeted for beauty.

Glenda Penner

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