This blog is a story of the Gardens on a country road in Bracebridge, Ontario
Saturday, May 16, 2009
A Few May Flowers
A sprig of pink lamium. Even though a mint, this variety is fairly well behaved in the garden, with lovely silver green leaves. This is a dwarf Iris growing out front in the ditch. The colours of purple are so coordinated and muted just a little. Beautiful. This is a small plant called Pasque Flower, hardy to zone 3. It is slow growing, but has increased to a small clump about 10" across. Each year more blooms have shown up. The leaves are a little fronds of furry lace, a lovely soft grey green.
Greg and Shelley live in Bracebridge, Ontario and love to garden. Well, actually Greg is the true aficionado of gardening, Shelley just helps occasionally. We actively garden about a quarter of our 4 acre property, and the rest is ravines and riverfront. Now that we are retired, more gardens might crop up!
Greg like to specialize in perennials, and also loves to collect plants. He is also into Orchids as a winter hobby.
This blog tells the story of our gardening pursuits, for the benefit of other people who find gardening one of the things in life that is satisfying, rewarding, and brings beauty into our lives.
I have many hobbies but one of my favourites is making and collecting dolls. I started making dolls about 20 years ago, but after a few years I became busy with other things, my family, my job, etc. After recently retiring I rekindled my interest in both making and collecting dolls. This blog will document my progress.
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