11.4.14

Allan Gardens Conservatory Easter Flower Show 2014

Easter lilies, hydrangeas, primula and more!


With Easter right around the corner, those in love with florist hydrangeas and Easter lillies can get their fill at the Easter Flower Show. Not a whole lot blooming outside in Toronto right now, besides winter aconites, snowdrops and witch hazels but tulips and daffodils are breaking through!


Light blue purple Hydrangea Macrophylla Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014 Easter Flower Show garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Light blue purple Hydrangea macrophylla
Allan Gardens Conservatory
2014 Easter Flower Show


Hydrangea Macrophylla Libelle Teller White Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014 Easter Flower Show
Hydrangea macrophylla "Libelle" (syn. Teller White)
 Allan Gardens Conservatory
2014 Easter Flower Show

 Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014 Easter Flower Show Light blue purple Hydrangea Macrophylla garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
 Allan Gardens Conservatory
2014 Easter Flower Show
 Light blue purple Hydrangea macrophylla 



Variegated Lacecap hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii' Easter lilies at Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014 Easter Flower Show
Variegated Lacecap
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Mariesii'
with Easter lilies
Allan Gardens Conservatory
 Easter Flower Show


Pink red hortensia hydrangea macrophylla Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014 Easter Flower Show
Pink red hortensia Hydrangea macrophylla
Allan Gardens Conservatory
2014 Easter Flower Show

Pink light blue Hydrangea macrophylla Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014 Easter Flower Show garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Pink and light blue Hydrangea macrophylla
Allan Gardens Conservatory
2014 Easter Flower Show 



Rose Edge Primula Acaulis Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014 Easter Flower Show garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
"Rose Edge" Primula acaulis
Allan Gardens Conservatory
2014 Easter Flower Show


Primula acaulis ‘Primera Wine Flame’ Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014 Easter Flower Show
Primula acaulis ‘Primera Wine Flame’
Allan Gardens Conservatory
2014 Easter Flower Show




White purple crocus Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014 Easter Flower Show garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
White and purple crocus
Allan Gardens Conservatory
2014 Easter Flower Show 



 Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014 Easter Flower Show seasonal container by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
 Allan Gardens Conservatory
2014 Easter Flower Show
seasonal container 



Pink hyacinths white azaleas red primula Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014 Easter Flower Show garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Pink hyacinths white azaleas red primula
Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014
 Easter Flower Show 



 Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014 Easter Flower Show white narcissus blue violas by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
 Allan Gardens Conservatory 2014
Easter Flower Show
white narcissus and blue violas



"Dark Eyes" Verbascum  (Mullein)
Allan Gardens Conservatory
2014 Easter Flower Show 



Pink Verbascum Mullein yellow African daisies Allan Gardens Conservatory Easter Flower Show by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Pink Verbascum, yellow African daisies
red tulips, blue violas
 Allan Gardens Conservatory
2014 Easter Flower Show



Red Kaufmann tulips Allan Gardens Conservatory Easter Flower Show by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Red Kaufmann tulips
Allan Gardens Conservatory
2014 Easter Flower Show 



Royale Purple Bicolor Salpiglossis Allan Gardens Conservatory Easter Flower Show 2014
"Royale Purple Bicolor" Salpiglossis
Allan Gardens Conservatory
Easter Flower Show 2014



The following pictures are not Easter related but I couldn't resist sharing them with you. It's the first time I've seen Neomarica gracilis and it's certainly wonderful in its subtle way.




Apostle Plant Walking Iris Neomarica gracilis Allan Gardens Conservatory by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Apostle Plant or Walking Iris
(Neomarica gracilis)
Allan Gardens Conservatory 



Neomarica gracilis Apostle Plant Walking Iris Allan Gardens Conservatory by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Neomarica gracilis
(Apostle Plant or Walking Iris)
 Allan Gardens Conservatory



High Voltage tropical hibiscus Allan Gardens Conservatory by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
"High Voltage" tropical hibiscus
 Allan Gardens Conservatory 

The big ole hibiscus, anything but subtle, its variety name appropriate.













Allan Gardens Conservatory Easter Flower Show 2014: Easter lilies, hydrangeas, primula and more!

With Easter right around the corner, those in love with florist hydrangeas and Easter lillies can get their fill at the Easter Flower Show. Not a whole lot blooming outside in Toronto right now, besides winter aconites, snowdrops and witch hazels but tulips and daffodils are breaking through!

9.4.14

Toronto Botanical Garden spring blooms

Crocus, tulips, narcissus and others at the TBG


I took advantage of the beginning of a stretch of warmer than average days (about time!) in Toronto and visited the TBG for the first time this season. Only the crocuses were blooming but the tulips and narcissus are emerging quickly so photos for these bloomers will follow.

If you're like me, you're starved for colour outside so enjoy the crocus for now, along with a shrubby friend (can you guess the genus?)



Pale blue crocus spring blooms Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Pale blue crocus spring blooms
Toronto Botanical Garden
 


Pale blue crocus spring bloom Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Pale blue crocus spring bloom
Toronto Botanical Garden




White crocus spring blooms Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
White crocus spring blooms
Toronto Botanical Garden 



Yellow crocus spring bloom Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Yellow crocus spring bloom
Toronto Botanical Garden 



Pale blue crocus spring bloom detail Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Pale blue crocus spring bloom
detail Toronto Botanical Garden 




Yellow crocus spring blooms Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Yellow crocus spring blooms
Toronto Botanical Garden
 



Hamamelis x intermedia Primavera witch hazel Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Hamamelis x intermedia "Primavera"
witch hazel Toronto Botanical Garden 


(Update: April 21, 2014)



Katharine Hodgkin Iris reticulata Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
"Katharine Hodgkin" Iris
(Iris reticulata "Katharine Hodgkin")
  spring 2014 Toronto Botanical Garden 

Golden Yellow Crocus x luteus at Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
"Golden Yellow" Crocus x luteus  spring 2014 Toronto Botanical Garden 



Helleborus x hybridus dark purple double hellebore Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Helleborus x hybridus
dark purple double hellebore
 spring 2014 Toronto Botanical Garden 



Tulipa kaufmanniana Waterlily tulip Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Tulipa kaufmanniana (Waterlily tulip)
spring 2014 Toronto Botanical Garden 

Eranthis hyemalis winter aconite Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Eranthis hyemalis (winter aconite)
spring 2014 Toronto Botanical Garden 


Mauve Crocus vernus Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Mauve Crocus vernus spring
2014 Toronto Botanical Garden 

Danford Iris Danfordiae Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Danford Iris (Iris danfordiae)
spring 2014 Toronto Botanical Garden
 

Dutch crocus vernus Pickwick Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Dutch crocus (Crocus vernus "Pickwick")
 2014 spring Toronto Botanical Garden 

Chionodoxa forbesii 'Pink Giant' Glory of the Snow Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Chionodoxa forbesii 'Pink Giant'
 (Glory of the Snow)
 spring 2014 Toronto Botanical Garden 

White purple yellow crocus spring blooms Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
White, purple and yellow crocus
spring blooms Toronto Botanical Garden




I couldn't help but to sneak these in (they'll be on display late in May and June).



Bartzella Intersectional Itoh Peony Paeonia x Bartzella Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
"Bartzella" Intersectional Itoh Peony
(Paeonia x Bartzella




Paeonia ostii 'Feng Dan Bai' Phoenix white tree peony Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
Paeonia ostii 'Feng Dan Bai'
 ("Phoenix White") tree peony 




Paeonia lactiflora herbaceous peony Buckeye Belle Toronto Botanical Garden by garden muses-not another Toronto gardening blog
"Buckeye Belle" Paeonia lactiflora
(
"Buckeye Belle" herbaceous peony) 


8.4.14

Trust Me: I'm a Professional Landscaper

When did yews become checker pieces? 


King me! That's what came to mind when I saw these guys. Nearly choked on my sub sandwich.

Now I'll be the first one to give the guys and gals (mostly guys) in the commercial landscape maintenance biz some slack when it comes to mow, blow and go pruning but what follows is, umm...


bad commercial landscape pruning by garden muses: not another Toronto gardening blog
Maybe stepping stones across a zen ocean,
with cigarette butts thrown in?

Meatball yews by commercial landscape experts garden muses: not another Toronto gardening blog
My son trying to blend in, albeit unsuccessfully.

Yews pruned into cubes cylinders by garden muses: not another Toronto gardening blog
When did the front of a coffee shop become a checker board?
It is now.

Poor yew pruning by commercial grounds maintenance company garden muses: not another Toronto gardening blog
Someone really, really loves his level.



Yews pruned into meatballs by garden muses:not another Toronto gardening blog
Hockey pucks? Cheese rounds? Who the *&%! knows?

Poor commercial landscape yew pruning by garden muses: not another Toronto gardening blog
That's me making sure that this
wasn't some stage for
a performance art installation.

To paraphrase the immortal from Syracuse, "Give me a place to stand and with a gas-powered shears I will move the whole world.” I was definitely moved.

6.4.14

"Arnold Promise" witch hazel spring blooms in Toronto: it's about time!

Hamamelis x intermedia "Arnold Promise" fulfilling its promise


What a winter! Pounded by wave after wave of punishing cold temperatures since December, I've almost given up on seeing spring roll around. But my favourite (well, only) witch hazel in my backyard never gives up hope and throws off dozens of strangely-shaped and faintly sweet-smelling blooms year after year without complaint.

Hamamelis x intermedia hybrids are crosses between Japanese witch hazel (H. japonica) and Chinese witch hazel (H. mollis) and one of our earliest bloomers.Other popular cultivars include "Jelena", "Pallida" and "Diane" and worth the extra cost.

Why buy another rhodo when you can get one these guys/gals that have multi-season ornamental interest? (I ask rhetorically.)

While "Arnold Promise" usually blooms in late-February and early March for many of us in the Toronto area, we're definitely "behind schedule."

But, of course, it's nature's schedule, not ours.

Let's enjoy the show that will enfold soon!


 Hamamelis x intermedia Arnold Promise witch hazel spring blooms by garden muses-not another gardening blog
 Hamamelis x intermedia
"Arnold Promise"
witch hazel spring blooms 


Arnold Promise witchhazel Hamamelis x intermedia spring blooms by garden muses-not another gardening blog
"Arnold Promise" witchhazel
Hamamelis x intermedia
spring blooms

Arnold Promise witch hazel Hamamelis x intermedia spring blooms by garden muses-not another gardening blog
"Arnold Promise" witch hazel
Hamamelis x intermedia
spring blooms 

 Hamamelis x intermedia Arnold Promise witch hazel by garden muses-not another gardening blog
 Hamamelis x intermedia
"Arnold Promise" witch hazel
in my backyard

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