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Showly first bloom - Climbing Westerland Rose07.06.08

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I’m nuts about roses. I certainly have enough of them growing in my garden to support that statement! I have 60+ rose bushes!
Other than caring for roses and looking at their lovely blooms the next best thing for me is taking pictures of them. Especially ones like the photo above. Isn’t that rose […]

Posted in Blooming today, Green Thumb Sunday, Photography, Summer in the Garden, Toronto, rosewith 2 COMMENTS →



Rhododendron is just starting to bloom05.28.08

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My rhododendron has just started to flower. Only a few buds are showing the first few red petals, but soon all of the petals will emerge and those buds will open. Each bud will have multiple flowers all bunched together.

My Nova Zembla Rhododendron is just gorgeous when it’s bloom. I wish it bloomed […]

Posted in Blooming today, Garden Buzz, Home and Lifestyle, Photography, Trees and Shrubs, Wordless Wednesdaywith 15 COMMENTS →



Chinodoxa or Glory of the Snow04.19.08

It’s been a beautiful week here in Toronto. The plants in my garden have shown their appreciation of the warm weather by growing and growing and growing some more!

The Chionodoxa, Glory of the Snow, is blooming. One day the plants were just short little green leaves, the next a few tiny buds […]

Posted in Bulbs, Home and Lifestyle, In The Garden, Perennials, Photography, Plant Profileswith 3 COMMENTS →



Growing Monkshood04.15.08

It’s amazing how many plants are coming up in my garden. Every time I either look outside or go outside to look at the garden I notice how much the plants have grown or new green shoots coming up in areas that were barren the day before.
The monkshood is already making an appearance:

This is […]

Posted in Garden Buzz, Garden Tips, Home and Lifestyle, Perennials, Photography, Torontowith 2 COMMENTS →



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