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Our #easternredbud doing it`s wonderful thing!!! These vibrant pinky-purple flowers come out along the branch lengths right before the heart-shaped leaves emerge. It`s native, has striking beauty, and the leaf-cutter bees adore the leaves, snipping out sweet crescent-shaped patches along the edges. For me, this is true beauty and deepl-joy gardening; I know I`m not the only one appreciating my yard. My garden connects me to the divinity of nature that supports my ability to live. #everythingisconnected #gardeningfornature #aestheticpleasure #ecologicalfunction #nativeplantsofontario #lowtreesofontario #nativebloomsofmay
I do not have the photographic ability to capture the depth of beauty in this scene. This image embodies that which I am passionate about providing as a gardener: #aestheticpleasure , #ecologicalfunction , and #ediblefusion .
Pear tree, tulips, Pasque flower. #easternredbud is putting on a show in the background. Ooo baby a thrill for the senses!!!! #fornaturegardeningandlandcare
The lovely Jess back in gardens with me for the season. We planted this suburban front garden up with a gorgeous assortment of pollinator-friendly perennials from @annasperennials , including joe-pye-weed, false sunflower, catmint, woodland sage, coneflower, and stonecrop. #suburbanpollinatorgarden #smallbutmighty #nativeplantsofontario #successiveblooms
Some beautiful native flora vignettes from this rainy spring day.
1) #aquilegia #wildcolumbine
2) #violasororia #woollyblueviolet
3):#sanguinariacanadensis #bloodroot #curvylovelyleaves!!
4) A nice pairing of native plants with peony (next to invasive lily-of-the-valley (we`re working on it)
The largest #hellebore I have ever seen!! #christmasrose #oldperennials
Today`s garden treasures:
The magnificently beautiful #nativeontarioplant #uvulariagrandiflora #yellowfloweredbellwort , some fantastic stone mushrooms by the talented @drystonewaller , baby robins and their hard-working parents, a #morel , and the sweetly #unfurling #christmasfern
#maygardens2024 #nativeplantsofontario
Tulips and native plants mix for the perfect spring bouquet #earthenbouquet
Anyone else noticing that fruit trees in Ontario have inordinately abundant blossoms this year?
#permacultureontario #growingfruit
Always a delight to come across this interesting garden friend #birdsnestfungus #gardentreats
This lovely Ontario native plant is a springtime delight!! #virginiabluebells #nativeplantsofontario #nativemayblooms #grownative
Can you see why they call this #ontarionativeplant #troutlily ? Check out those gorgeous speckled, trout-shaped leaves! Today we found our first one in flower along #duffinscreek . Another lovely native flower choice for your garden!! Keep your eyes out for these beauties!
I`m so in love with this Ontario native plant, one of our earliest blooming herbaceous flowers, #bloodroot . All snuggled up in its leaf cloak until its flower petals fall, then unfolds to show off its magnificent curves. Keep an eye out for this bright-eyed beauty, happening along a woodland trail near you (or in your garden if you`re lucky 😉).
#nativeplantsofontario #springephemerals
What a sweet and seductive time of year. #mayapple #nativeplantsofontario
Happy spring!! The land is tempting me away from academic marking and back into her beauty. Gardening will soon begin! If you are feeling drawn to tidy, putting a crisp edge is a nice way to freshen the beds without causing too much disturbance to biota.
See you soon!!
First native flowers on the landscape come from our trees. #softmaple
Loving the texture, hues, and wildlife activity in this gorgeous septic garden that I built last year. Loaded with native grasses and forbs, this garden is a natural bird feeder at this time of year. It adds so much ecological value to the otherwise lawn-dominated landscape.
12-3 Millenium Park, Peterborough.
Come feel the brilliant energy out here today. The rain is not stopping us!!! Celebrating pollinator conservation and fund raising for the overwintering reserves of the Monarch butterfly in Mexico!!
What would you NOT plant in your garden if you were to start over?
This is my veggie patch edition.
#greyheadedconeflower #nativeplantsofontario #autumnflora #nativeautumnflora #botanicalportraits
#Zinnia #autumnblooms #botanicalportraits
#asclepiasincarnata #nativeplantsontario #seedheads #winddispersal #botanicalportraits
#Zinnia #raggedbloom #autumnflora #botanicalportraits
Welcoming in the autumn. Happy Equinox!
Autumn moving in across the landscape. #rudebeckiatrilobum #browneyedsusan