Roses Galore in Niagara

Bakker's grows a lot of nursery stock in the Niagara region and particularly in St. Catharines.   The Third Street pop-up nursery had Bakker rose bushes for $10 a few weeks ago, so I have four new roses.

They have a splendid show on 5th Street where my brother, Brian Bergman's Lilycrest Garden hybridizing field is.

Here's the show a week ago - a little like Holland and those rows of tulips...

St. Catharines Gardens on Tour 2013

The St. Catharines Horticultural Society had its Garden Tour this past Sunday, July 7th 2013.  I had the privilege of photographing the 8 gardens prior to the tour.  It was wonderful to meet the gardeners and to experience their gardens.  Then I also got to go on the tour on Sunday and have the garden tour experience.

Garden tours are wonderful when there is a thoughtful selection of gardens - each distinctive and all are different, so the experience is inviting and inspiring - this is what made the St. Catharines tour an achievement. 

Congratulations to the St. Catharines Horticultural Society for making a difference to gardeners and appreciators.

Here's the Summary with 2 images from each garden.

And here's the Society's website: http://www.gardenontario.org/site.php/stcatherhs