Enchanted Tree House
Okay, all you gnome and fairy lovers, here is something you should check out. http://www.enchantedtreehousemovie.com/
My Edibles #16: New Fruit Trees
Aug 15, 2008 The other day Rick and I went to London to buy some things at Lee Valley and Busy Bee. While we were in the area we went a little further and stopped by Canadale Nursery. We had been talking about adding some more fruit trees to the property and so we went and had a look. Their fruit trees were on for “3 for $99” so we bought three. We bought: Sunrise Apple Santa Rosa Plum Satsuma Plum. The apple tree had two wee little apples on them. I had to try...
Flowers Around the House #2: Patio
This year’s lush growth of butterfly bushes, sunflowers, and tall grasses have produced a sense of privacy around our patio. Looking northeast Looking north Luca, our family reptile, ensures our time on the patio is bug free. Flowers
Our Gardens #17: Sunflower Fairy Door
look what I found this morning!!Another FAIRY DOOR!!! (check out the photos posted at LumberJocks.com to see it in its location)
Just wanted to share..
As I am working in my pergola (my studio) at the back of the house, doing my concrete sculpting, I raised my head and saw how beautiful mother nature is and how lucky I am to be able to see all of this every day and especially today. It is sunny outside, comfortably warm, the bees, the butterfly, the dragonflies all around me going about their different business! And then I thought about all the people who are not as lucky as I am, who never in their whole life would experience this and th...
Montreal Botanical Garden - part VII - mixing vegetables with ornamentals - large file
This section was the favourite of my son and daughter-in-law ( both chefs). You can understand why. One could see the wheels turning. Who says vegetable gardens can’t be attractive. Check it out. Remember to click on the photo to make it larger.
Montreal Botanical Garden - part VI - ornamentals - large file
There were so many ornamental garden plants that I could have stayed all day. There were some really neat structures holding the climbers. Also there were a lot of differing dahlias,- planted in mass which had a really nice effect. The second last and third last picture were taken from the same spot. I have an AMAZING lens on my Panasonic DMC – FZ18 camera,...
Montreal Botanical Garden part V - Shade gardens and reforestation area - large file
There was a section of reforestation and also shade gardens. Many of the plants are familiar to us. See how many are familiar to you. Click on each picture to make it larger.
Montreal Botanical Gardens - Part IV - the tropicals in the greenhouse - large file
This section is of shots from the greenhouse. Many tropicals, and a surprising number of begonia plants. I had no idea there were so many differing types. There are many gorgeous tropical flowers, most of which I had never seen before. It’s a jungle in here Gorgeous yellow flowers My wife and kids beside the yellow flower. This gives a better perspective about size. neat stuff Aren’t these amazing flowers? There is something growing in the centre of t...
Montreal Botanical Gardens - part III - Water and Japanese Gardens - large file
These are some shots of the water gardens and the Japanese garden sections of the Montreal Botanical Garden. Lotus Lotus Lotus Lotus pod Waterlily Waterlily Bog plant There was a nice rose garden here as well. Just one shot though. They were past their prime. Gardeners outside of the Japanese Gardens – manual labour 100 year old bonsai maple 50 year old bonsai maple forest 210 year old bonsai 70 year old crape myrtle bonsai little...
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