The Filberg Park is ablaze with colourful flowers and shrubs

By Keith and Heather Nicol
On June 8 we decided to see what the grounds at Filberg Park in Comox were like with the spring flowers and shrubs out in bloom. This park is one of our favourites since it has great ocean views, a beautiful old lodge and park like grounds with tall trees, flower gardens and lots of small trails to explore. It turned out to be a perfect place to visit on a sunny early June afternoon. There appeared to be a wedding rehearsal in progress so we steered clear of the area around the lodge and but enjoyed walking the short trails and seeing what flowers and shrubs were in bloom.  

 The vine covered arbour is a favourite place to check out and some of the nearby shrubs were in full bloom (see above photo). We also liked seeing the flowers near the seasonal restaurant (it wasn’t open when we were there). Here there were many foxgloves and other flowers along the path leading to the herb garden and the western side of the park. (see photo below). If you want to tranquil place to read a book and relax you couldn’t do much better than Filberg Park. The tall shade trees make it comfortable on those hot summer days but there is also lots of sunny areas if it is cool. For more info on the Filberg Park plans for the summer see : http://filberg.com and The Park and Lodge are located at 61 Filberg Road in Comox and they can be reached at 250-339-2715.