Tulips

Kevin has been looking after the Calgary tulip garden and this year they bloomed quite early. Splendid strong stalks and healthy blooms.

May 13, 2024

Linden Tree

 This  Linden Tree was planted in a Calgary backyard

 in the summer of 2023.

October 2023

Wichita Blue Juniper

Planted as a privacy hedge 

behind the brick fence in 2018.

July 17, 2022

July 17, 2022

July 17, 2022

July 17, 2022

July 17, 2022

 

Birch Tree

This weeping birch tree is growing in the front yard of a Mount Royal Calgary home. 

The weeping birch is an enormous and magnificent tree from northern Europe, growing upwards of 80 feet.

The lifespan of a European weeping birch varies and is put at somewhere between 30 to 50 years.

Estimates are that this tree could be as old as the house which was built in 1952 so this tree could be up to 70 years old.  

July 17, 2022

July 17, 2022

July 17, 2022

July 17, 2022

July 17, 2022

July 17, 2022

July 17, 2022

 

Interesting fact-Weeping birch https://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/can/saskatchewan/reginabeach/16197_reginabeach/

October 2023

Martagon Lilies

July 16, 2022

 

Garden Flowers in Calgary

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Peonies in Calgary

June 2021

June 2021

June 2021. Find the Peony!

June 2021. Find the Peony!

 

Frontenac Rose

A hardy rose planted in a raised bed in a sunny backyard in Mount Royal, Calgary. 

Clusters of large double deep pink flowers with approximately 20 petals 

from early summer until the first frost.

Height 24"-36" and Width 24" -36"

Explorer Series 1992

Attracts butterflies.

Hardiness Zone 3a

Under ideal conditions can live for 20 years.

Should be grown in full sunlight.

Planted Spring 2019

Flower Containers

This hanging basket is one of three? and grows well against a sunny brick wall in South West Calgary.

June 15, 2019

This flower urn flourishes on the front porch of a colonial style? 

home in South West Calgary.

June 15, 2019

Iris

These irises are planted against a sunny brick wall in a back yard in South West Calgary.

June 15 2019

June 15, 2019

Irises come in many different colours and are named after 

the Greek goddess of the rainbow.  

Colours range from white to almost black, although most common are shades of 

lavender, purple, white and yellow.

Dianthus

This Dianthus plant was planted by Reegan in a backyard flower garden 

in SouthWest Calgary in the spring of 2018.  

In researching the dianthus plant it soon became clear that there are many species of this plant, all with similar characteristics, but unique as well.  The dianthus plant is more commonly known as Pinks or Sweet William and they are found as hardy annual, biennial or perennial. It has a fragrance of cinnamon or clove.  Modern varieties typically bloom from May to October.

June 15, 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?

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.

Early summer 2017

Dark Pink Peony

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?

Mount Royal Calgary Yard Going Forward

Update/June 29, 2017

Spring is here in 3 days
 and this yard in Southwest Calgary is ready to take on a new look.

March 2017

Two crabapple trees taken out of the middle of the yard
open up the yard and supply the home with firewood for next winter.

Charlie guards the gate.