Healthy Communities • YMCA Green Team
A Summer Awakening with Rooftop Yoga, Health Seminars and More!
23 June 2015 - by YMCA Green Team
Summer is here, and our Central YMCA green roof is in full bloom!
The sedums have made a lush green carpet for the roof, and as we move later into the summer, they’ve started to bloom in bright yellows and wine reds. Our early summer blooms of pretty purple chives and delicate hairy beardtongue are dying out and making way for the sunny blooms of black-eyed susans and evening primrose.
The dark purple blooms of our spiderwort are contrasted by the off-white yarrow flowers, crowded in between. Even our little blue spruce are adding colour to the roof with their delicate yellow blooms. Our pollinators are busy spreading the love from one blossom to the next; noisily buzzing bumblebees and wasps, accompanied by silent fluttering wasps, with the occasional burst of colour from a passing butterfly. Our grasses sway in time with the wind, providing a lush green backdrop for our cheery garden, and all is in harmony, as only nature can be.
But don’t take our word for it, come up to our roof, and enjoy the view yourself! Participate in one of the yoga classes that happen throughout the week, or attend a talk from our Healthy Seminar series. Head out for a relaxing jog around our track, or simply come out to sit on the benches and appreciate the beauty of the garden, set against a soothing melody of our gurgling fountains and chirping birds. Our green roof is open to the public throughout the entire summer, so make sure to take advantage of it!
The sedums have made a lush green carpet for the roof, and as we move later into the summer, they’ve started to bloom in bright yellows and wine reds. Our early summer blooms of pretty purple chives and delicate hairy beardtongue are dying out and making way for the sunny blooms of black-eyed susans and evening primrose.The dark purple blooms of our spiderwort are contrasted by the off-white yarrow flowers, crowded in between. Even our little blue spruce are adding colour to the roof with their delicate yellow blooms. Our pollinators are busy spreading the love from one blossom to the next; noisily buzzing bumblebees and wasps, accompanied by silent fluttering wasps, with the occasional burst of colour from a passing butterfly. Our grasses sway in time with the wind, providing a lush green backdrop for our cheery garden, and all is in harmony, as only nature can be.
But don’t take our word for it, come up to our roof, and enjoy the view yourself! Participate in one of the yoga classes that happen throughout the week, or attend a talk from our Healthy Seminar series. Head out for a relaxing jog around our track, or simply come out to sit on the benches and appreciate the beauty of the garden, set against a soothing melody of our gurgling fountains and chirping birds. Our green roof is open to the public throughout the entire summer, so make sure to take advantage of it!
