Summer colour
Goat's-beard with visitor
Seedhead wisps
Just needed colour
Heart of a Snowdrop
Wild Bergamot
Invasive Goat's-beard and Baby's breath
Pinedrops
Aloe Vera / Aloe Barbadensis Miller, Blue Waters I…
Allamanda, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Ixora, Blue Waters Inn, Tobago
Ixora
Splash of colour
Roadside plants by the Green Heron, Tobago, Day 2
Flaming immortelle, Tobago, Day 2
Aphelandra sp. (Aphelandra pulcherrima?), Little T…
Torch Ginger / Etlingera eliator, Trinidad
Pink Ginger, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Torch Ginger / Etlingera elatior, Asa Wright Natur…
Powder Puff plant / Calliandra, Asa Wright
Hot Lips / Psychotria poeppigiana, Asa Wright Natu…
Cacao tree (chocolate!), on way to Brasso Seco, Tr…
Ageless beauty
Artichoke, Saskatoon Farm
Splash of colour, Trinidad
Angel's Trumpet, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinida…
Powder Puff flower / Calliandra, Trinidad
Ant on Kohleria tubiflora, Trinidad
Water Hyacinth / Eichhornia crassipes, Nariva Swam…
Sacred Lotus, Nariva Swamp afternoon, Trinidad
Lotus seedpod, Nariva Swamp afternoon, Trinidad
Lotus, Nariva Swamp afternoon
Lotus seedpod, Nariva Swamp afternoon
Lotus, Nariva Swamp afternoon, Trinidad
Water Lilies, Nariva Swamp afternoon, Trinidad
Vervain / Stachytarpheta jamaicensis, Asa Wright N…
Torch Ginger, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinidad
Aphelandra sinclairiana, Asa Wright Nature Centre,…
Springtime colour
Torch Ginger bud, Asa Wright Nature Centre, Trinid…
Shooting stars / Dodecatheon sp. (and Dandelions)
Tall Lungwort
One of many
Wild and wonderful Lupines
Dandelion perfection
Meadow Goat's-beard / Tragopogon pratensis
Indian Breadroot / Pediomelum esculentum
Striped Coralroot / Corallorhiza striata
Unidentified plant - Milkvetch?
A splash of much-needed colour
Arnica sp.
Red Baneberry, Waterton Lakes National Park
Gaillardia
Marbled Cobweb Spider / Enoplognatha marmorataon o…
Bear Grass starting to open
Himalayan Blue Poppies
Yellow Angelica / Angelica dawsonii
Lilium martagon - the beauty of a Lily
Glacier Lily
Thistle
Yellow Prairie Coneflower / Ratibida columnifera
Gaillardia
Pink Monkeyflower
Beauty in the final stage
Beginning to burst
Backside beauty
Showy Milkweed with bee
Wild Lily-of-the-valley
Colour for a snowy day
Narcissus
Lest we forget
Snake's head fritillary, Fritillaria meleagris
Mariposa Lily
A big splash of colour
Always good for a splash of colour
Purple Petunias
Katydid on Common Tansy
Sunflower going to seed
Alpine Harebell
Astilbe
Passion Flowers
As fall colours come to an end
Brightness on a cloudy day
False Dandelion / Agoseris glauca
Three insect species on a single flower
The colours of fall
A splash of sunshine
Sowthistle
Sainfoin / Onobrychis viciifolia
A garden in the forest
Lovage / Levisticum officinale
Yellow Columbine
Yellow Avens / Geum aleppicum
Pinedrops / Pterospora - rare
Delicate wild Rose
Northern Gentian
Northern Willowherb / Epilobium ciliatum
Thistles galore
Gaillardia with little visitor
Yellow Owl's-clover / Orthocarpus luteus
Paintbrush - green flowers, red bracts
Loved by Monarch butterflies
Northern Gentian
Goat's-beard
Scabious growing in the wild
Splash of colour on a rainy day
Alsike Clover / Trifolium hybridum
White Prairie Clover / Dalea candida
White Evening Primrose / Oenothera caespitosa
Purple Prairie Clover
Mariposa Lily
02 Colourful Dock sp.
Thimbleberry / Rubus parviflorus
Roadside wild sunflowers
Bear Grass / Xerophyllum tenax
Bold and beautiful
Sticky Purple Geranium / Geranium viscosissimum
Blue Lettuce / Lactuca tatarica
Orange False Dandelion / Agoseris aurantiaca
Bracted Honeysuckle / Lonicera involucrata
Paintbush, with a visiting Crab Spider
Stately Bear Grass
Wildflowers galore at the Bison Paddock
A delicate shade of pink
Pinedrops / Pterospora - rare, Listed S2
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This photo was taken on 1 October 2016, when I finally had my very first visit to the Silver Springs Botanical Gardens, thanks to friend, Sandy. I first heard about this beautiful place from my daughter, but I had never been, because it is way out of my city driving comfort zone.
In the morning, it was raining, at least in my part of the city, and I wondered if going would turn out to be a big mistake. However, the rain stayed away while we were there and, though the sky was overcast, I was still able to photograph to my heart's content. I was surprised at how many flowers were still in bloom on the first day of October and I was extremely impressed with how meticulously these gardens are kept - every inch of them. So many different kinds of trees and plants, and it was very obvious that each area had been planted with so much thought and care. Amazing that dedicated volunteers have been, and continue to be, the ones to thank for these gardens. Thanks so much, Sandy, for giving me the chance to spend an afternoon in such beauty and peace!
"The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs is without doubt one of the Seven Wonders of Calgary, Alberta. It boasts 1350 square meters (14 600 square feet) of gardens which includes a spectacular Wall Garden that runs an uninterrupted 1300 feet. In the gardens you will find an endless variety of annuals and perennials ranging from artemisias to zinnias. Here indeed is a place to stop and smell the roses and the peonies and the delphiniums and the chrysanthemums and the …
What makes these gardens so very special is that they were created and continue to be maintained by a band of green-thumbed enthusiastic volunteers. These hale and hearty diggers, planters, seeders, weeders, mowers, waterers, pruners and community builders work two to three mornings a week to keep the gardens in primrose shape and their efforts are truly appreciated by the many walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
On any given day, hundreds of people walk the wall garden with their families, friends and out-of-town visitors. It has become a treasured destination site for many.
For anyone who has spent time in the gardens, it is hard to believe that they have only been here since 2006 when a humble ornamental garden (400 square feet) was developed within the existing BirthPlace Forest tree beds.
The BPF, by the way, saw 7000 trees planted in the area. The project was accomplished through a partnership of BP Energy, Calgary Parks, Regional Health and Golden Acres." From the gardens' website.
www.botanicalgardensofsilversprings.ca/
After our walk in the Gardens, I went back to Sandy's place and we had an early supper. Managed to catch her sweet dog, Finn, for a couple of photos.
In the morning, it was raining, at least in my part of the city, and I wondered if going would turn out to be a big mistake. However, the rain stayed away while we were there and, though the sky was overcast, I was still able to photograph to my heart's content. I was surprised at how many flowers were still in bloom on the first day of October and I was extremely impressed with how meticulously these gardens are kept - every inch of them. So many different kinds of trees and plants, and it was very obvious that each area had been planted with so much thought and care. Amazing that dedicated volunteers have been, and continue to be, the ones to thank for these gardens. Thanks so much, Sandy, for giving me the chance to spend an afternoon in such beauty and peace!
"The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs is without doubt one of the Seven Wonders of Calgary, Alberta. It boasts 1350 square meters (14 600 square feet) of gardens which includes a spectacular Wall Garden that runs an uninterrupted 1300 feet. In the gardens you will find an endless variety of annuals and perennials ranging from artemisias to zinnias. Here indeed is a place to stop and smell the roses and the peonies and the delphiniums and the chrysanthemums and the …
What makes these gardens so very special is that they were created and continue to be maintained by a band of green-thumbed enthusiastic volunteers. These hale and hearty diggers, planters, seeders, weeders, mowers, waterers, pruners and community builders work two to three mornings a week to keep the gardens in primrose shape and their efforts are truly appreciated by the many walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
On any given day, hundreds of people walk the wall garden with their families, friends and out-of-town visitors. It has become a treasured destination site for many.
For anyone who has spent time in the gardens, it is hard to believe that they have only been here since 2006 when a humble ornamental garden (400 square feet) was developed within the existing BirthPlace Forest tree beds.
The BPF, by the way, saw 7000 trees planted in the area. The project was accomplished through a partnership of BP Energy, Calgary Parks, Regional Health and Golden Acres." From the gardens' website.
www.botanicalgardensofsilversprings.ca/
After our walk in the Gardens, I went back to Sandy's place and we had an early supper. Managed to catch her sweet dog, Finn, for a couple of photos.
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