Top five picks for this week (June 22-28)

Our Entry Garden Walk is floriferous, here are a few notable blooms:

Salvia nemerosa 'Amethyst' (Perennial Sage)



















Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'Concord Grape' (Spiderwort)















Trifolium rubens (Red Clover)















In the Floral Hall Courtyard you will find Rosa [Rose-Marie] 'AUSome'















And finally, in the Westview Terrace: Philadelphus 'Innocence' (Mock Orange)















Acer palmatum var. dissectum (Dissectum Group) 'Inaba-shidare' (Japanese Maple)

Blooming this week (June 15- 21)

Our gardens are almost ready for summer! Check out which plants are blossoming this week.

Along the Entry Garden Walk you will find:

Allium christophii (Star of Persia)


















Geranium psilostemon (Armenian Cranesbill)














Allium 'Globemaster' (Ornamental Onion)














In the Terrace Garden:

Dianthus 'Blue Hills' (Pinks)














In the Knot Garden:

Lilium martagon var. album (Martagon Lily)














In the Westview Terrace:

Geranium macrorrhizum 'Variegatum' (Hardy Geranium)














Rosa 'Mary Rose' (Modern Shrub Rose)














In the Water Garden:

Allium schubertii (Ornamental Onion)

What's new this week (June 8- 14)

Here are our must-see blooms for this week:

There are a few striking blooms along the Entry Garden Walk:
Paeonia 'Buckeye Belle' Peony















Paeonia 'Krinkled White' (Peony)


















Papaver orientale 'Karine' (Oriental Poppy)














In the Westview Terrace:
Philadelphus 'Innocence' (Mock Orange)














Indigofera kirilowii (Kirlow Indigo)














In the Garden Hall Courtyard:
Iris 'Sapphire Beauty' (Dutch Iris)


















Finally, in the Demonstration Courtyard along the trellis:
Rosa 'Marguerite Hilling' (Rose)

Top picks for this week (June 1- 7)

What a busy week around the TBG! We had our preview for Through the Garden Gate: Beyond the Bridle Path on Tuesday and have been prepping for Paul Zammit's demonstration at the Shops at Don Mills this Saturday and Sunday, June 6 -7 at 1 p.m. Tickets for Through the Garden Gate will be available for purchase.

Now for What's Blooming in our gardens this week:
In the Entry Walk Garden you will find: Paeonia 'Red Charm' (Double Peony)














Astrantia major 'Roma' (Masterwort)














Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' (Perennial Sage)


















In the Entry Courtyard you will find: Clematis 'Arctic Queen'














Gillenia trifolliata (Bowman's Root)


















Blooming in the President's Choice Show Garden at the moment are:Paeonia 'Kopper Kettle' (Itoh Peony)














Paeonia 'Sequestered Sunshine' (Itoh Peony)














And finally in the Water Garden you will find: Nectaroscordum siculum (Sicilian Honey Garlic)

Top five in bloom this week (May 25 - 31)

Here are our top five favourite blooms this week. It was rather difficult choosing only five.
In the President's Choice Show Garden: Paeonia suffruticosa 'Yoshinogawa' (Tree Peony)














In the Kitchen Garden: Aquilegia canadensis 'Little Lanterns" (Wild Columbine)














In the Garden Hall Courtyard: Rhodendron 'Golden Lights'














In Nature's Garden Allium karataviense 'Ivory Queen' (Allium)














In the Entry Garden Walk: Amsonia tabernaemontana














Also, check out the Irises in bloom, we have a few varieties to enjoy. Iris 'Immortality'


















Bearded Iris 'Earl of Essex'

May 20, 2009

What a terrific week to start our blog! There are many plants in bloom this week, just in time for Doors Open on the weekend.

The Entry Garden Walk





Tulipa 'Don Quichotte'













Tulipa 'Purple Dream'
















Tulipa 'Jazz'













Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'














Tulipa 'Lilac Wonder'














Polygonatum x hybridum
















Allium 'Purple Sensation'







In the Terrace Garden





Phlox douglasii 'Cracker Jack'












Aubrietia 'Purple Cascade'












Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue'








In the Knot Garden








Iris germanica 'Immortality'















Anemone multifida 'Annabelle White'














Aquilegia flabellata 'Alba'












Anemone sylvestris 'Snowdrop'








In the President's Choice Show Garden





Paeonia suffruticosa 'Feng Dian Bai'








Nature's Garden







Cercis canadensis















Aquilegia canadensis














Camassia leichtlinii













Syringa 'Bailbelle'









In the Water Garden






Geum coccineum 'Werner Arends'







In the Westview Terrace





Helleborus foetidus















Cercis canadensis 'Alba'













Viburnum x burkwoodii











Cercis canadensis 'Covey'









In the Garden Hall Courtyard






Trollis laxus












Gentiana wutaiensis











Trollius x cultorum 'Cheddar'








In the Kitchen Garden





Various types of Clematis are climbing up the Kitchen Garden fence.












Clematis