Not a Fountain of Joy

The frost-resistant fountain grass with its elegantly swaying translucent ears is to be found in many European gardens. Unfortunately, it has found a literally “solid place” on the Canary Islands where it has now become a plague because it drives out local plants and therefore endangers the variety of the flora. On La Gomera the barranco of El Cabrito has been particularly affected. In order to contain the spreading we cooperate with the organisation Matarrisco who are presently busy removing seeds and plants from the riverbed. This is an arduous task which we willingly support: We organize the transfer by boat and meals for the helpers. All guests on the finca who are prepared to exchange their staff for a rake for a few hours a more than welcome in the Matarrisco team.