St. Catharines Horticultural Society Garden Walk

The St. Catharines Horticultural Society Garden Walk was Sunday, July 11, 2010. It was rather hot outside today. We did 4 gardens.

These are the gardens we went to, and in the order seen.

First Garden

Spring Garden Blvd
Bougainvillea
(comes in for the Winter)

Second Garden
Oriole Drive
Upright dry bed fountain


Tradescantia
(comes in for the winter)

Delphinum Millenium series

Daylily

Third Garden
South Drive
Red Hot Poker


Oak Leaf Hydrangea


Weeping Sequoia

Utility space hidden behind fence

Fourth Garden

Highland Ave

Coral Bark Japanese Maple

Garden pond with Hardy Water Lily

Back area of the Water Pond

Parrot hiding in the tree

Niagara on the Lake Horticultural Society Garden Walk

Niagara on the Lake Horticultural Society Garden Walk was on Saturday, July 10, 2010. The weather co-operated & was absolutely gorgeous.

These are the gardens we went to, & in the order we did them.

First Garden
Busy Bee Gardens

Lavender planted in ground beds

Lavender potted on bench

Lavender field planted

Second Garden
Green Street

Third Garden
Niagara Street

Variegated Green Japanese Maple

Garden Art

Opium Poppy's are not illegal to grow in Ontario

Unique stepping stone, next door.

Fourth Garden
Shakespeare Ave

Moss Garden

Wildlife in the Garden

Wildlife that visited yesterday when it was raining.

Mama duck with 10 ducklings.

Tomato Garden 2010

These tomatoes will explode in our garden in a few weeks.

Our first "Primo Red" tomato of the season! It was yummy.

Container Garden 2010

Sunflowers Music Box & Container Junior

Coleus Redhead & Coleus Versa "Crimson Gold"

Petunia Easy Wave "Neon Rose"

Impatiens New Guinea Divine "Hot Mixture"

Coleus Redhead & Euphorbia Breathless "Blush"

Coleus Redhead & Petunia Sun Spun Yellow

First Tomatoes of 2010

First tomatoes of the season.
"Candy Red" & "Cherry Patio tomato"

First "Ultra Sweet" tomato.
Wow it was yummy, much better than what you can get in the grocery store.