
Canada Blooms
2004
Saturday
morning – early – was a special treat for members of the Garden Writers
Association. It is our time to get into the show before it opens and take a
really good look at the gardens. We were divided into a couple of groups and
taken on a tour.
Now,
of course when I take pictures, it is for me, little things I notice, or
maybe want to have in my own garden…so these are snippets of what I saw that
impressed me. Each and every one who takes pictures will see something
else…I hope you enjoy them. It’s not always about plants, it could be wood
or stone that strikes my fancy…or placements, or containers I like, or a
particular colour…and even a plant or its colour or shape. For instance, I
absolutely loved that light that is in front of the red tulips and I thought
using copper piping was a novel way of building a rail. They also used it
coiled in with container plantings along with bark for added texture.
They
also had floral displays, chairs planted up…I do like this combination and
if done up right, can really be a wonderful addition to your front door or
in the garden for a bit of whimsy. There were miniatures too…see the tiny
wardian case and then see the picture with the finger at the bottom…I did
this to show you how tiny this plant was in relation to what is planted in
that case. Of course it took first…it was an exquisite planting of material.
The picture with the yellow background is a tiny little miniature
arrangement as well.
There
was a lot to see and I am sorry I could not get to more of it…you will just
have to come see for yourself!
The
Garden Writers had our official meeting and lunch this day as well…a
wonderful lunch sponsored by Premier Technologies and then afterwards we saw
some of the new plant introductions offered by Janet Anderson Perennials. I
have included a few pictures of our luncheon.
I
used the rest of the afternoon to go through the booths again, in case there
was something I had missed, met with a few more people then headed back to
the comfort of my hotel room for a nice quiet evening.
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