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

Oriental Orange Poppy

Orange poppies grow well in two sunny beds at the Lakehouse in Norglenwold, Sylvan Lake. They are most likely the "Prince of Orange" Oriental Poppy.  Prince of Orange blooms can measure from 4 to 5 inches and I have had some that are significantly larger than that. 

 Bloom time is spring to early summer.  When they finish blooming, not only do the blooms wither, but the plants do too, turning yellow and dying back. This leaves you with some unsightly dead foliage, (which you can cut off), along with a hole in your garden design so it is good to have other plants around them.  Oriental poppies also have a long taproot much like a carrot.  For this reason, they can be difficult to transplant, so try to plant them where they can stay a while.

June 27, 2019 Front Flower Bed
Arrived home from Connecticut yesterday and poppies blooming

July 6, 2019 Front Flower Bed
This poppy measured by Reegan is 10 inches across

July 6, 2019 Front Flower Bed
Still Blooming

Snowcap Dwarf Shasta Daisy

Planted June 28, 2019

Snowcap Dwarf Shasta Daisy

Blooms June to September when deadheaded

Hardy to Zone 5

This Daisy was planted June 28, 2019 in a sunny bed

beside a deck in rural Connecticut along with

hydrangeas,  salvia, day lilies and lucifer montbretia.

Lucifer Montbretia Crocosmia

Crocosmia are summer blooming bulbs with brightly-colored flowers on wiry, arching stems. 

The buds open one-by-one from the bottom up and are magnets for hummingbirds and butterflies.

Crocosmia are in the iris family.

Plant crocosmia bulbs in spring for flowers in mid to late summer. In most climates, crocosmia is a perennial and the plant will return to bloom again year after year.

Deer and rabbit resistant and make wonderful cut flowers that will last up to 2 weeks in a vase.

Best blooms in full to part sun sheltered from wind.

Zone 5-9

This Lucifer Montbretia Crocosmia was planted June 28, 2019 in a sunny bed

beside a deck in rural Connecticut along with

hydrangeas,  salvia, shasta daisies and day lilies.

Planted June 28, 2019

Lucifer Montbretia Crocosmia

3'-4' feet tall (36"- 48")

Fiery Scarlet Red, Orange and Yellow

Blooms Mid to Late Summer for 5-8 weeks

Tiger Swirl Day Lily

This Tiger Swirl Day Lily was planted June 28, 2019 in a sunny bed
beside a deck in rural Connecticut along with
hydrangeas,  salvia, shasta daisies and lucifer montbretia.

Planted June 28, 2019
Tiger Swirl (Rainbow Rhythm)
32" Tall
Light Golden Yellow with Raspberry Red Eye
Blooms Mid Summer

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Mud the Frog

Mud the Frog seen on June 24, 2019
 in the backyard of a rural property in Connecticut.

Cherokee Princess Dogwood

This Cherokee Princess Dogwood tree was planted
in the front yard of a home in Salem, Connecticut.
It is an early flowering tree with bright red berries which attract birds.
It grows to 24 feet high and 20 feet wide.
Hardiness zone 5.
 Fall foliage red.

June 22, 2019