Squirrel House Visit

I visited some of the Squirrel House Gardens images from this past summer, enjoying Elisabeth Hilton's beautiful garden compositions, including this wonderful statue in the garden and the winding path leading the eye out to more garden treasures.

I hope Elisabeth is enjoying warm weather compared to us here in snowy Niagara.

Stormy Weather

We had a great rainfall yesterday in the Niagara region.  I realized just how much rain fell when I went to St. Catharines for the Grimsby Garden Club field outing.  Along Fifth St. Louth, near my brother's hybridizing field, there were orchards in water.  It is sandy loam, so that means a lot of water came down in the day.

The garden club went to Lilycrest Gardens, my brother, Brian Bergman's lily hybridizing field, and then to Squirrel House Gardens, the 11.5 acre garden of Elisabeth Hilton.  It is also on Fifth Street.

Squirrel House Gardens - Wall Art

This wall is at Squirrel House Gardens, a private garden open to the public.  It is in St. Catharines, Ontario.  The late afternoon light was perfect, creating a natural sculptural frame for this wall art.

Squirrel House Gardens - A Garden of Colour

Hi everyone,

We are quite subdued in our colour choices in the garden - perhaps we want to have nature take centre stage.  Elisabeth Hilton's garden has abundant colour and here's the first example.  This intricate fence and chive garden is wonderfully matched in a soft pink colour.   

Elisabeth's interpretation of the landscape is both natural and created.  Here's a view of the natural landscape with a rustic bench.

Squirrel House Gardens is located in St. Catharines, Ontario, on 5th Street.  It is a private garden open to the public by appointment - more at www.squirrelhouseniagara.ca.  Make time to visit it this summer.  It is sure to please you with its restored Victorian buildings and inventive plantings.