Spring blooms at James Gardens, Etobicoke, Toronto

Tulips, redbud, fritillaria spring blooms at James Gardens, Etobicoke.

Whenever I visit my client Dale to tidy up her gardens, I try to spend time at James Gardens nearby. It's a public (municipal) park with small gardens and beds throughout which I've profiled in past posts titled "Lovers of bedding plants: get thee to James Gardens!" and "Toronto's James Gardens, in Technicolor".  While I knew tulips and narcissus were likely on display now, I was really more interested in capturing some pictures of the blooming redbuds. 

And I wasn't disappointed!

I hope you're enjoying a wonderful spring, especially after the dreadful winter we had.

Red yellow tulips
at James Gardens, Etobicoke 

Tulipa "Monsella"
at James Gardens, Etobicoke

Pale yellow double tulip
 at James Gardens,  Etobicoke 

Fritillaria imperialis (Crown Imperial)
at James Gardens, Etobicoke 

Pulmonaria (lungwort) and  pale yellow narcissus
at James Gardens,  Etobicoke 

Blue violas (pansies) and white narcissus
at James Gardens, Etobicoke

Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud)
at James Gardens,  Etobicoke 

Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud)  flowers
at James Gardens, Etobicoke

Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) flowers
at James Gardens, Etobicoke 

Viburnum carlesii (Koreanspice viburnum)
at James Gardens, Etobicoke

Prunus triloba "Multiplex" (Flowering Almond)
at James Gardens, Etobicoke 

Spring blooms at James Gardens, Etobicoke, Toronto Tulips, redbud, fritillaria spring blooms at James Gardens, Etobicoke

Written by Paul Jung on May 22, 2014

Whenever I visit my client Dale to tidy up her gardens, I try to spend time at James Gardens nearby. It's a public (municipal) park with small gardens and beds throughout which I've profiled in past posts titled "Lovers of bedding plants: get thee to James Gardens!" and "Toronto's James Gardens, in Technicolor". While I knew tulips and narcissus were likely on display now, I was really more interested in capturing some pictures of the blooming redbuds. And I wasn't disappointed! I hope you're enjoying a wonderful spring, especially after the dreadful winter we had.

Magnolia blooms in Toronto

Magnolia stellata, M. x soulangeana, M. x loebner "Leonard Messel" blooms

It's safe to say that spring is finally here in Toronto. I'm busy gardening for a living but try to remember to bring my camera along to take pictures when I can.

Magnolias look incredible for about two weeks of the year, if the buds can escape a late freeze and if the trees can withstand magnolia scale, etc. They're shrubs or trees better appreciated in someone else's garden and not mine!

Still, they are pretty things this time of the year.

Leonard Messel magnolia
(Magnolia x loebneri)

Leonard Messel magnolia
(Magnolia x loebneri)

Leonard Messel magnolia(Magnolia x loebneri)

Magnolia x soulangeana
(Saucer magnolia) 

Saucer magnolia
(Magnolia x soulangeana) 

Saucer magnolia
(Magnolia x soulangeana) flower 

Star magnolia
(Magnolia stellata) 

Magnolia stellata
(Star magnolia) bloom 

Magnolia blooms in Toronto: Magnolia stellata, M. x soulangeana, M. x loebneri "Leonard Messel" blooms

Written by Paul Jung on May 13, 2014

It's safe to say that spring is finally here in Toronto. I'm busy gardening for a living but try to remember to bring my camera along to take pictures when I can. Magnolias look incredible for about two weeks of the year, if the buds can escape a late freeze and if the trees can withstand magnolia scale, etc. They're shrubs or trees better appreciated in someone else's garden and not mine! Still, they are pretty things this time of the year.