And now for something completely different! Following on the heals of yesterday's post, with it's colorful chaos, these gardens are rather peaceful. Serene and green...
We're back in Toronto (the 2015 Garden Bloggers Fling) and visiting a trio of gardens in the Swansea neighborhood. I rather liked this front entrance...
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As you've seen in my past Toronto posts, the color palette here is quite similar to ours in the Pacific Northwest. In fact this photo could have been taken at many Portland-area gardens.
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Lots of conifers here too.
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The hanging metal strips were hard to photograph but delightful in person, I believe this the work of artist Wojtek Biczysko, who also did the metal work at the front of the house and the railings around the back patio, which you'll see soon.
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Standing at the patio level and looking down. The "white" color isn't sky but water.
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Having started my descent I'm looking back up.
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I'm not going to comment in the Bishop's Weed. I'm not.
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That's a lot of stacked rocks!
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Love these...
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So very much (also from Biczysko).
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At the water's edge, Grenadier Pond to be exact...
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Climbing back up...
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The patio, with a water view.
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I snapped a couple plant photos on my way out. This one is Gentiana scabra 'Berg Blauw' - thanks to Beth (who blogs at PlantPostings) for the ID!
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And this as a reminder that I really need to consider using clematis as groundcover!
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Now I've walked down the street a bit and we're in the second open garden.
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It too is perched on a steep slope.
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Hosta (and Rodgersia) heaven!
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Have they no slugs in Toronto? Seriously...
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Gratuitous peony photo (just because I could)...
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This is the third (and final) open neighborhood garden. The first thing my husband would do, if we lived here, would be to remove the trees blocking the front of the house. This kind of landscaping drives him bonkers, doesn't bother me. How about you?
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I do love a somewhat hidden path!
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This particular one ends in an open backyard.
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That also has a view of the pond.
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Weigela was another prominent plant of the Fling.
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I don't know what the bud about to burst into flower is (iris?), but I love this stage...
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These homeowners have a small pond of their own, over looking the much larger Grenadier Pond. And with that our visit to the neighborhood ends, we Flinger's had worked up an appetite and were off to enjoy lunch at High Park...
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All material © 2009-2015 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.
We're back in Toronto (the 2015 Garden Bloggers Fling) and visiting a trio of gardens in the Swansea neighborhood. I rather liked this front entrance...
As you've seen in my past Toronto posts, the color palette here is quite similar to ours in the Pacific Northwest. In fact this photo could have been taken at many Portland-area gardens.
Lots of conifers here too.
The hanging metal strips were hard to photograph but delightful in person, I believe this the work of artist Wojtek Biczysko, who also did the metal work at the front of the house and the railings around the back patio, which you'll see soon.
Standing at the patio level and looking down. The "white" color isn't sky but water.
Having started my descent I'm looking back up.
I'm not going to comment in the Bishop's Weed. I'm not.
That's a lot of stacked rocks!
Love these...
So very much (also from Biczysko).
At the water's edge, Grenadier Pond to be exact...
Climbing back up...
The patio, with a water view.
I snapped a couple plant photos on my way out. This one is Gentiana scabra 'Berg Blauw' - thanks to Beth (who blogs at PlantPostings) for the ID!
And this as a reminder that I really need to consider using clematis as groundcover!
Now I've walked down the street a bit and we're in the second open garden.
It too is perched on a steep slope.
Hosta (and Rodgersia) heaven!
Have they no slugs in Toronto? Seriously...
Gratuitous peony photo (just because I could)...
This is the third (and final) open neighborhood garden. The first thing my husband would do, if we lived here, would be to remove the trees blocking the front of the house. This kind of landscaping drives him bonkers, doesn't bother me. How about you?
I do love a somewhat hidden path!
This particular one ends in an open backyard.
That also has a view of the pond.
Weigela was another prominent plant of the Fling.
I don't know what the bud about to burst into flower is (iris?), but I love this stage...
These homeowners have a small pond of their own, over looking the much larger Grenadier Pond. And with that our visit to the neighborhood ends, we Flinger's had worked up an appetite and were off to enjoy lunch at High Park...
All material © 2009-2015 by Loree Bohl for danger garden. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited and just plain rude.