Two-coloured Tulip

Taken at the Reader Rock Garden in Calgary, on 5 June 2013. I love these two-coloured Tulips - so vibrant they almost glow.

"William Reader, Superintendent of the City of Calgary’s Parks Department from 1913-1943, was a garden innovator. He was responsible for all of Calgary’s parks and cemeteries, the municipal nursery, the first municipal nursery and the first municipal golf course.

His personal passion, however, was creating the “rockery” on the steep north slope of Cemetery Hill (just south of the Calgary Stampede Grounds), now known as the Reader Rock Garden.

Mr. Reader was also one of the Calgary Horticultural Society’s founders and ensured the Society and the City worked closely together. For example, in 1914, over 10,000 trees were planted through the efforts of the Society and the City planted another 10,000.

The Reader Rock Garden was built from 1922-1929. Over the years, the garden had almost disappeared behind overgrown shrubs and weeds when funding became available to restore it.

Since 2004, the City of Calgary has restored and replanted the garden, returning it to it's original beauty. A replica of the Reader home has been built and now houses a lovely restaurant." Taken from the Calgary Horticultural Society's website.

Truly a wonderful place to explore! Those who look after this colourful garden do so with great care and enthusiasm, and do a tremendous job. If you visit and enjoy your surroundings, do pass on your thanks if you see someone working on the garden! They will appreciate it enormously!

Friends of Reader Rock Garden now have a brand new website, which is both interesting and helpful:

www.readerrock.com/

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