What better activity for a Sunday afternoon than to take a walk around the garden.
I hope you’ll join me for a stroll as I sample just a few of the abundant variety of trees, shrubs and flowers in our private park.
Roses
No Victoria garden would be complete without roses. It seems as though each time I look, I find yet another shrub peeking out from among its neighbouring plants.
I found this beauty surrounded by a plethora of other shrubs and flowers. I’ve not yet managed to identify its neighbours, but I intend to.
This little one was hiding under our boundary shrubs, enjoying the dappled sunlight
I thought this was a single rose bush, until the red flowers started to blossom. Now I have a Canadian rose bush, displaying the red and white of our flag
Japanese Maple
There are several types of Japanese Maple. Our garden boasts a pair of the lace-leaf variety.
Pure Purple
Meet my Cotinus Royal Purple shrub, trying to hide behind the hydrangea.
Can’t you imagine the Cotinus flower bedecking a lady’s hat on Opening Day at the races?
The fuschia also qualifies in this category. Can you see the purple hearts in the flowers?
A Flower of a Different Nature
I hope you will tune in to my podcast interview with Don McCauley. Our 15-minute conversation about my journey as a writer will run continuously from 12:00am to 11:59pm (Eastern Daylight Time) on Tuesday, July 30th.
To access the interview, go to The Authors Show and click on the live link next to my name.
July 28, 2019 at 11:38 am
Beautiful garden and WHAT AN INCREDIBLE HONOR FOR YOU!! Congratulations!! Book 5…tap tap tap!!!!!
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July 28, 2019 at 11:41 am
Thank you. There are three things on my to-do list this afternoon: 1. Apply topical flea prophylactic to Shalom; 2. Dead-head the roses; 3. Tap away at my keyboard on Book 5.
I hope to get to all three!
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July 28, 2019 at 2:26 pm
Gorgeous garden! I’m envious–and I especially love the Canadian rose bush. I’m so happy for you, Phyllis. I look forward to hearing the interview.
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July 28, 2019 at 3:16 pm
Thanks Amy. The Canadian rose bush was a real surprise. I’m still learning what’s in the garden. Found a small gingko tree today. I’ll have to take a picture of it for a future post.
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