From the garden of Erythrone

[chrismende]

I'm amazed that you still have a lot of snow! When is your usual spring? Is this unusual?

 

[Heather]

Wait, you still have snow? Or is that from earlier in the thread!?

 

[Erythrone]

More wonderful photos :clap: I love the single shot of Paeonia Flame. You do have a botanical garden; you could charge admission. Only just not for your pals on Slippertalk.

Maybe some day!

I'm amazed that you still have a lot of snow! When is your usual spring? Is this unusual?

Many pictures are from early June. And the season began later than usual (3 or 4 weeks) this year. But now many plants blooms as usual. Having Rhodies in bloom in mid-June is usual for us. Many irises also are blooming at the "right time" now: Bearded, Siberians, pseudacorus are now in bloom. I remember them to be flowering at the St-Jean Baptiste (today) when I was young in the Quebec city region. June 24th is the national day for us in Quebec and our national flower is Iris versicolor. Of course, plants blooms earlier in Montreal.

 

[Erythrone]

2 or 3 days ago

Abelia mosanensis

Centranthus ruber

Iris sibirica Super Ego

Lindefolia anchusoides

Paeonia Carrara

Paeonia Krinkled White

Paeonia Raspberry Charm

Paeonia Seashell

Paeonia Sesquestered Sunshine (Itoh)

Paeonia Snow Swan

Rodgersia

Thalictrum aquilegifolium

 

[SlipperFan]

Those beautiful flowers just keep coming...!

 

[goldenrose]

The lighting on the paeonies is just gorgeous! Good job! :drool::drool:

 

[Heather]

That Sequestered Sunshine is amazing! Though I would love ton have gardens the likes of yours, it makes my back hurt thinking of all the work you must do!

Happy belated Jean Baptiste day! My team at work handles calls from French Canada, and had to take extra last
Friday as our center that generally handles Quebec was closed. Our holiday schedule is a little weird, as we don't get the US holidays. . Best team I've managed so far though, so that makes up for it!

 

[Erythrone]

Thank you all!

Heather: for me gardening is a therapy... for my back, right arm, right leg, right feet!!! I must move a lot. If I don't, lots of pain! That's what happen when I work a long time on my computer.

 

[Erythrone]

Paeonia Cytherea

Paeonia Circus Circus

Paeonia Pecher

Paeonia Hillary

Paeonia Kinkaku

Paeonia Dancing Butterflies

Paeonia Petite Elegance, Paeonia Cytherea

Paeonia Myrtle Thischer

Paeonia Petite Elegance

Paeonia Fancy Nancy

Heuchera Mysteria

 

[likespaphs]

pardon my french but fan-freakin'-tastic!

 

[SlipperFan]

I agree -- they just get better and better!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

The peonys are fabulous! :drool:

 

[Erythrone]

Thank you!!!

More peonies and a few others:

Paeonia Cytherea

Paeonia Pink Spritzer

Paeonia inconnue

Paeonia Serene Pastel

Syringa Donald Wyman

Paeonia Paula Fay

Peonia White Innocence

Iris Loop de Loop

No name (not the pretiest...)

 

[Shiva]

What a garden you have! I can't imagine myself taking the time and effort to take care of so many beautiful flowers. If it's a therapy, it's one hell of a good therapy, and it must be working with such a variety of flowers, shrubs, trees and what not. How old is this garden? This is also a marvelous labor of love, love of life and nature. Admirable! And the pictures go from beautiful to outstanding. All the kudos you receive are well earned. That thread should be called Erythrone in Wonderland...

 

[Erythrone]

Thank you Shiva! Tes bons mots sont très appréciés.

The old parts of the gardens are 17 years old, but they are now a mess. It was a week-end garden for many years. Many plants are now overgrown. Like an old rhododendron I bought when I was gardening in the Quebec city region. Tat rhodie almost do not flower anymore because of the heavy shade on its head... And we don't want to cut the small shading tree since it is a magnolia. The rhodie is not more than 2,5 m large and it now difficult to open the door of the shed for the lawnmower.

We live here since 2003 and many beds were created since that time.

I began to be addicted to outdor gardening when I was 17 years old. I began my plant collection at that time with my mother. Amongs the oldies: Paeonia Kinkaku : That beauty has been grown in 3 cities. Miss Canada Lilac was started from a cutting from a young shrub I have grown in another garden in early '90.

 

[Erythrone]

Only 3 pictures today

Heuchera Sugar Plum

Cirsium rivulare atropurpureum

Hosta Striptease

 

[SlipperFan]

How many acres is your garden??? So gorgeous.

 

[Erythrone]

3 acres maybe ??

 

[SlipperFan]

And all in flower! Wow -- that's a lot of work!!!

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

I love Iris Loop de Loop! :clap: