What’s in Bloom?
Or rather what's not in bloom? Everything is popping - I could arrive at 7am and by 7:15 something new is in flower. Take Paeonia suffruticosa (Tree peony) in the Herb Garden. Throughout the...
Or rather what's not in bloom? Everything is popping - I could arrive at 7am and by 7:15 something new is in flower. Take Paeonia suffruticosa (Tree peony) in the Herb Garden. Throughout the...
Toronto weather brought on a literal explosion of tulips in bloom (amoung other things) last week at the TBG. Here are a few standout combinations. While Tulipa 'Drumline' (double late...
The West View Terrace has a good sampling of what is to be found in bloom throughout - Here is that sampling! The hellebores have really taken off and continue to highlight the terrace beds....
The hellebores are beginning to stand upright, although I am on my knees to get as up-close to the stunning blooms as I can. Come out over the next few weeks to a month and have a look at the...
It's the end of March, and right on queue the earliest of the early spring-bloomers have arrived! In the West View Terrace Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc' (Dutch crocus, giant crocus) is accompanied...
The meltdown has begun and right on flower is Hamamelis x intermedia 'Primavera' (Witch hazel) to greet you in the Arrival Courtyard. Can't get enough of those (sugar crisps) Hamamelis -...
Many of you who participated in our recent survey of the gardens, in particular noted that more 'Winter interest' should be added. I've been walking around the garden daily this winter, and here...
... can be found as part of the Show Garden conifer collection, including this stunner, Pinus mugo 'Aurea Fastigiata' (Mountain Pine). Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Aureovariegata' (Sawara...
But where's the snow?! In the Show Garden, the candles of Pinus parviflora 'Hagaromo' (Japanese white pine) have a light dusting of snow at their base. On Wednesday, the blooms of this...
Even if only for awhile - the weather man is calling for rain Friday - it is so nice to see the garden under snow! Here, Helleborus foetidus (Stinking hellebore) in the Entry Garden by the shed,...
