Welcome to opengardensniagara

It's April 1st, 2013, and this is a traditional day of fun and pranks.  In European countries it is celebrated with chocolate fish!  

This is the first edition of opengardensniagara, a blog celebrating the Niagara region and its natural and cultivated gardens!  The objective is to showcase Niagara area gardens with an open gardens scheme in the style of Britain's Open Gardens Scheme  - Gardens Open for Charity.  You can find it at http://www.ngs.org.uk

There's also the Australian equivalent and I had the privilege to meet the CEO, Richard Barley, at the recent Garden Tourism Conference in Toronto.  They are at http://www.opengarden.org.au.

While Britain's and Australia's scopes are nation-wide, I am going to concentrate on this beautiful Niagara region - from the Niagara river with its wonderful Niagara Falls, through to the Hamilton and Burlington area.

I am going to start today with an appreciation of Niagara Falls and the Niagara Parks Floral Showcase.  Here is one of my favourite images from the conservatory at Easter time 2 years ago.

I'll introduce myself tomorrow and tell you more about opengardensniagara.

Marilyn