Enchanted Tree House
Okay, all you gnome and fairy lovers, here is something you should check out. http://www.enchantedtreehousemovie.com/
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...
Montreal Botanical Gardens - Part II - entry into the gardens - large file
Here we are entering the gardens Entry Path Border gardens Fountain Dianthus Pergola Hydrangea – I love the touch of pink in this one Hydrangea
Montreal Botanical Gardens - August 2008 - part 1 - large file
My wife and I travelled in early August with my son and his new wife to Montreal and Ottawa. One of the highlights of the trip for all of us was the visit to the Botanical Gardens. I took a lot of photos and I shall try to post some of them here in differing sections, so that the download is not too great. I have reduced all photos to about 25% or less. First section: Shots of gardening interests around Montreal en route to the garden. Typical Garden Shop Neat fountain made with ...
Have you ever wanted to sit out on a cool evening and enjoy nature with a nice fireplace?
We had a very boring patio from our lower entrance. It was quite small, being restricted in size because of a retaining wall which runs across the property. So, I thought, why not make it into a little room complete with a fireplace, and walls made of flowers. Now neighbours frequently come over for a visit to enjoy the ambience. I just posted it under projects. http://gardentenders.com/projects/165 These shots were taken this morning, after last night’s rainstorm, so the d...
My Garden 2008-- the beginning #4: The beginning #4
Due to time restraints this year my garden is not getting as much care as it should.I had to move the sq foots to build my workshop so some plants didn’t get enough TLCHowever my bananna potatoes did get into the containers I scrounged and are now peaking thru the compost / soil. I will give the 4 plants a couple more days to leaf out and add more mix to the drum.That should net me some nice suppers in august. Eventually they will be up to the rim with a humongous root system ...
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