Welcome to my Blog.

 

As a nature photographer, I enjoy getting out of doors to go shooting flowers and what better place to find flowers than in a garden. I am fortunate to have a number of friends here in High River, Alberta, who are fabulous gardeners so I have plenty of opportunities locally. I also love to travel and wherever I am I look for gardens to visit. I recently created a gallery of gardens, here on my website, that I have visited. I am now creating a series of blog posts designed to share my garden experiences with whoever happens by.

 I would love to hear from readers of this blog - have you also visited some of these gardens? Are there gardens near you I should definitely put on my "must visit" list? Or just drop a line to say "Hi"!

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Take care and stay safe.

 

"To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." Audrey Hepburn

It All Began in a Garden - Ethel M Botanical Garden at Christmas

December 01, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
What began as a disappointment quickly became a pleasure. That was how I reacted when I realized that the garden I had come to visit was covered in strings of lights. We all must embrace what we cannot change and so a visit to the garden after dark was planned instead. This is the result.
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It All Began in a Garden - Patti's Clematis and Delphiniums

November 12, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
Join me on another virtual garden walk. This time we will return to Patti Frostad's beautiful garden in High River, AB and focus on her abundance of clematis and delphiniums.
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Field of Crosses

November 08, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
Not my usual walk through a garden but similar. Join me in a walk through the Field of Crosses. A memorial to the men and women of Southern Alberta who did not make it home from serving their country.
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It All Began in a Garden - The Coutts Centre for Western Heritage in June

October 22, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
The Coutts Centre for Western Heritage is a gift given the people of the area by the late Jim Coutts when he choose to gift his families farm on which he had developed beautiful gardens, to the University of Lethbridge. The centre is about a 20ish minute drive away and as a result I get there several time a year. As a result of those frequent visi...
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It All Began in a Garden - Abkhazi Garden, Victoria BC

October 16, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
One of my favourite activities when visiting anywhere, but especially Victoria, is finding gardens open to public viewing. They are inevitably tranquil, relaxing places to be in. When I first heard of the Abkhazi garden I knew I had to seek it out. The garden in built on love - literally! Their website calls it the garden that love built. Who woul...
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