Saturday, July 22, 2017
Larch Tree
This larch tree is planted in the backyard at the cabin
on Sylvan Lake.
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| Photo for size July 21, 2017 |
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| May 2019 |
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| Planted July 2017 |
Friday, July 21, 2017
Coldplay Oriental Lily
This oriental lily is planted in an east facing flower bed in Norglenwold at Sylvan Lake along with poppies, daylilies and other oriental lilies.
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| Planted July 17, 2017 |
Emily Carr Rose
This is my second Emily Carr Rose bush. The first one was planted in our home in Red Deer and thrived in a sunny bed. This new bush has been planted in a Northwest facing bed at the Lakehouse in Norglenwod on Sylvan Lake, but due to the openess of the yard should
receive ample sun.
The Emily Carr Rose bush belongs to the Canadian Artist Series and is a compact plant growing to a height of 1.1 to 1.5 meters. and a width of about 1 meter.
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| Planted July 17, 2017 |
The dark red to near black blooms open to deep red semi-double blooms from spring to frost. Glossy green foliage turns to golden yellow in the fall.
This bush is vigorous, hardy and disease resistant but intolerant of standing water.
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| July 17, 2017 |
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Mose's Fire Daylily
This daylily was planted in the summer of 2016 in an east facing flowerbed in Norglenwold.
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| July 6, 2017 |
Scape height 22 inches
Bloom Size 6 inches
Red Blooms with Gold Edge and Green Throat
Double Bloom Form
Rebloomer
Year of registration 1998
Strawberry Candy Daylily
This daylily was planted in the summer of 2016 in an east facing flowerbed in Norglenwold.
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| July 6, 2017 |
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| July 31, 2017 |
Early to Mid Season bloomer
Scape height 26 inches
Bloom Size 4.25 inches
Rose-pink petals with ruffled, picotee edges,
strawberry-red centers and yellow-green throats
Edible flowers
Reblooms in fall
Attracts Hummingbirds
Semi-evergreen foliage
Year of registration 1989
Eenie Fanfare Daylily
This daylily is planted in an east facing flowerbed in Norglenwold.
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| Planted July 6, 2017 |
Mid Season bloomer
Scape height 12 inches (Dwarf)
Bloom Size 2.75 inches
Single Bloom Form
Velvety Red with Fine White Pencil-edge and Green Throat
Fragrant flowers
Flowers are edible
Year of registration 1981
Hydrangea
Thanks Barbara for this lovely hydrangea. First planted at a lake home on Sylvan Lake it was moved to a flower bed with a north-east exposure in Norglenwold. Not sure yet what kind of Hydrangea it is. Another move at the end of August 2017 to a flower bed at the cabin on Sylvan Lake. |
| Planted July 10, 2017 |
Moonlit Masquerade/Re-Blooming Daylily
This daylily although planted in a east facing flowerbed in Norglenwold at Sylvan Lake
still gets good sun.
Spread listed as 18" and height as 26".
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| July 10, 2017 |
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| July 6, 2017 (Planted today) |
Mid Season bloomer
Rebloomer
Scape height 26 inches
Bloom Size 5.5 inches
Trumpet shape flower
Cream with Dark Purple Eyezone above Green Throat
Semi-evergreen
Flowers are edible
Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
Year of registration 1992
Monday, July 3, 2017
Pink/Purple Feathery Poppy
These poppies are growing in the backyard underneath a Mountain Ash Tree. They were started from seeds harvested two summers ago and planted last summer.
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| Photo taken July 1, 2017 |
White Poppies with Blue/Purple Center
This poppy grew from seed from
poppy pods harvested last summer.
So far there appears that there will only be one flower this year. It is planted in a backyard bed facing east and in summer gets good sunlight most of the day.
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| Photo taken July 1, 2017 |
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| July 14, 2019 |
Weeping Birch Tree
Late June 2017
This mature Weeping Birch Tree has been growing for years in the front yard of this SW Calgary home. How many more years will this birch tree grow?
Planter Peonies
2017 is reason to celebrate Canada. Happy Canada Day 150. These peonies greet visitors on the
front step of a SW Calgary home.
Grandma Bolton's Rose Bush
This rose bush holds special meaning to a Calgary family. Grandma Bolton's rose bush was moved from Grandma Bolton's farm to a starter home first in SE Calgary, then to the family's second home in the same neighborhood and now recently moved with the family of five to their new home in Mount Royal. It is holding it's own and appears to have handled nicely the transition to it's new location once again. It should be blooming soon.
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| Early summer 2017 |
Dark Pink Peony
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| May 29 ,2017 A peony planted in a raised bed in a sunny backyard in Mount Royal. Amy, did you plant this peony this spring or was it in the yard already? Do you happen to know it's name? |
