Tulips, peonies, and wisteria from a warmer time...
Well, not this spring (yet) but from 2009. Going through my archives, I realized I never posted about my visit with Linda (my better half) to the RBG about five years ago. For the currently flower-deprived readers out there, I'm sure you'll appreciate the following pictures of spring blooms from warmer days in the past. (Who knows, we might even see similar sights around town in May but I wouldn't bet the farm on this given the severity of winter 2013-2014.)
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| Royal Botanical Gardens pale pink tulips |
The Royal Botanical Gardens is the
"largest botanical garden in Canada, a National Historic Site, and registered charitable organization with a mandate to bring together people, plants and nature" and "located at the western tip of Lake Ontario. Four distinct formal gardens are contained with 1100 hectares of nature reserve, nestled into the slopes of the Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve."
(Sources: http://www.rbg.ca/aboutus and http://www.rbg.ca/gardensandtrails respectively)
My visit didn't cover the entire 110 hectares--just a quiet afternoon on a pleasant May day. The RBG is only about 30-45 minutes from Toronto located near Burlington. It's very well-known for its herbaceous perennials display (especially peonies), tulips at the Rock Garden and the mature specimens in the Arboretum.
I think a visit is long overdue!
(p.s. I apologize in advance for not providing the correct cultivars for the peonies and tulips. If you can help, just send me an e-mail. Thanks!)
I think a visit is long overdue!
(p.s. I apologize in advance for not providing the correct cultivars for the peonies and tulips. If you can help, just send me an e-mail. Thanks!)
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| Royal Botanical Gardens dark purple wine tree peony |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens pink tree peony |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens purple tree peony |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens massed tulips |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens orange tulips |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens pale orange tulips |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens Japanese wisteria (Wisteria floribunda "Lawrence") |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens doublefile Viburnum plicatum "Lanarth" |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens doublefile Viburnum plicatum "Lanarth" blooms |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens purple lilac Syringa vulgaris |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens Syringa vulgaris purple lilac |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens tulips in Rock garden |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens pink and red tulips in the Rock Garden |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens red tulips |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens yellow tulips red streaks |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens clipped boxwoods Laking knot garden |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens clipped boxwood knot garden at the Laking Garden |
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| Royal Botanical Gardens Laking Garden knot garden with topiary and thyme |
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