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| 1. We had enjoyed the Birch for many years, it arrived as a spindly tree and grew into a 'monster'... Professional pruning did not stop the decay. | 2. What's missing? Early in April we had the birch tree removed. It had guarded our front yard for many years but was on its last legs | 3.4.5. Illustrate the activity associated with the removal of the tree [trunk] | ||
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| 6 & 7. 'All gone'. An excellent job done by Alberta Aborists. | 8. And the tree was replaced with... it was found that the 'Snow on the Moun-tain' quickly grew and by summer's end it was hard to tell there had been a tree in that spot. | 9. The earliest arrival, not sure of its name., | 10. Crocuses, the first of the bulbs to show a start...hope they bloom this year... last year a great disappointment and this! | |
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| 11. Lots of tulips making an appearance. Tulips always perform. Generally happy with the tulips this year. | 12. Dusty Miller, always early, we are not beyond April 12 and it has shown green for nearly a week | 13. A lovely white iris...shooting early...it should have half a blooms this year. The Iris did in fact bloom...forgot to take pictures, possibly four stems with blooms | 14. April 14, Guess when when had summer tires put on....April 10.... | 15. This shrub, False Spirea, under the living room window, is always early to leaf. Plant is floppy and will need a good trim in the fall. |
| Just for curiousity sake I have began the task of naming all the plants. Ha! The Hydangea under the front room window is a Panicle Hydrangea, Quick Fire. Two new plants for the back border are: And for the front border in the Juniper bed, Calgary Carpet, Junperus sabina 'Monna'.. |
For the large border at the back, Delphiniums Magic Fountain Cherry/White Bee and this year has been cold, growth slow. It is the worst year I have seen for the hardy roses. I have pruned Eliza's hard and hoped for the best. Only two perennials have not made it so far.. |
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| 16. | 17. | 18. Blazing Star, Liatris spicata Flor-istan Violet. Second time to try this plant | 19. Foerster's Feather Reed Grass, Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'.Always wanted one of these. They are extremely popular and are planted widely throughout the city. | 20. Limelight hydrangea. Two plants new late last year, were slow to flower and we hope next year the flowers are bigger. |
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| 21. & 22 This was a Patio Rose, [Nevfer alone rose] flowered soon after purchased and we thought that was that. We moved it, pot and all to the3 gadfren and were pleased to have a really good second crop. Secret now is keep it over the winter. | 23. Daylily Hemerocallis 'Joan Senior'. A very pretty addition. | 24 & 25. Ranuncula & Anenomes. In a surge of energy plated a downzen of ueach under the Arctic Birch. Modicum of success. | ||
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| 26. A double Anemone..lovely little flower...may buy all doubles for next year. | 27. Serbian Bell Flower, Campanula poscharskyana Blue Water Fall. Part of some revision plans for Eliza's garden. | 28. The photo add to the quality of the lily; it was the last in the box and the petals are badly spotted and torn in places. Not bad though. | 29 & 30. The Arctic Birch really got away on us in 2016 so a trim job was init-iated and it went further than anticipated. 2017 merely proved the sales lady correct when she indicated even the hardest pruning would do no harm. I breathe a sigh of relief as I type. | |
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| 31. And for the front border in the Juniper bed, two Calgary Carpet, Junperus sabina 'Monna'.. | 32. & 33 Showing how we replaced the Birch tree, lovely pot of flowers, the Angel bird bath and in the distance two obelisks, and of course the Ground Cover Bish-op's Gout. | 34. Eliza's garden, the pink rose suf-fered much winter kill and a hard prun-ing caused us some concern... however it has had two good crops of roses. | 35. Our poor Caragana has finally bloomed for the last time. It has gone from a full 'roof' to next to nothing | |
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| 36. and is a sorry site... the absence of any root suckers this year is another indication it's not for this world! | 37. A hardy rose, new this year, Princess de Monaco descibed as drawf in growth and disease resistant. | 38. Found room for another hardy rose, Oscar Peterson. Of low growth. | 39. The first dahlia to bloom, Kelvin something or other. It's about 6" in diameter, A pretty flower. | 40. The yellow mums replaced the Lobellia |
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| 41. These replace the Pansies, both 'pots' were looking the worse for wear. | ||||
