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In honour of both St. Patrick’s Day (March 17th) and Spring (March 20th) falling on the same week I thought it was appropriate that I post some photos of the type of greenery and flower buds that I hope to begin seeing sometime in the next two to three weeks.
Our gardens are still covered in [...]
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This rose is The Fairy. It’s a Polyantha rose.
This lovely rose grows to the size of about two feet and spreads approximately three to four feet. It blooms profusely several times each season with clusters of bead-like buds that open into globular pink flowers. It’s foliage is a nice deep shade of [...]
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I think the Toad Lily is one of the most unusual flowers that I grow.
In the Spring the plant appears as small sprouts emerging from the ground with several oblong green leaves. As summer passes the Toad lily plant grows to about two or two and a half feet in height in the form [...]
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Rain drops and Rose buds. Two of my favorite things.
My roses have finally stopped blooming what with all the snow and freezing temperatures that we’ve been having here in Toronto. It’s about time … but I’ll miss them over the next few months.
Sometime this week I’ll have to take my camera outside and [...]
