Garden tours 2015

Gardeners across PEI have graciously invited Garden Club of PEI members to visit their beautiful gardens.

It's been a real inspiration!

July 12 - Montague tour

Laura Perfili and George Stewart, Alberry Plains, 4653 Route 3.  

Fran Feher and Tom Rath, New Perth, 215 Power Road.  

new barberry shrub leaves are striped with pink before they turn solid red

a curved bed in the back yard is mulched with pea gravel

The garden boxes are a nursery for small perennials.

false indigo

We wondered what kind of tree this is, and after some research, we found that it is an Eastern Redbud.
It is about 25 feet tall, and beautifully shaped.  It is a native north American tree,
 and produces small pink flowers along the stems before it leafs out in spring.

Ann and Garth Dixon, Lower Montague, 5 Dunwishen Lane.  

Garden boxes in front of a beautiful two-story house with a screened-in gazebo.

the view from the deck towards the river

flower bed and trellis by the river

hostas of every description

 

 glorious Asiatic lilies

Gail and Ernie Butler, Montague, 611 Main Street.

A shady oasis on a hot day

garden boxes keep everything contained

Pieris and daphne thrive after a long winter protected by a plywood roof

a pond in the shade does not develop algae problems 

A climbing hydrangea almost covers this garden shed,
while a Japanese maple basks in its shelter

July 19 - Charlottetown Tour
It was chilly and drizzly all afternoon, but the weather didn't dampen the spirits of the garden club members who enjoyed four beautiful gardens.

Heather Stuart and Garth Staples, 62 Ambrose Street, Charlottetown.

the front is a riot of plants with very little grass

a hardy arctic kiwi vine with pink splashed leaves

The kiwi vine is loaded with fruit that need a bit more time to ripen.
The fruit is edible, but much smaller than what you find in the grocery store.

This table was made from a group of maple stumps.
These trees were planted very close together
 and were dominating and shading out anything else trying to grow.

A big vegetable garden 

Marion Wickstrom and Vince Veenhuis, 7 Aylward Drive, Stratford.

This is the place to go to see lilies.  Here are some double asiatics.

white lilies glow in a shady spot

turkscap lilies - rare and delicate

The owner's favourite lily

a curved pathway through the beds

Nohad and Paul Knox, 74 Kirkaldy Drive, West Royalty.

the front of the house has a large curved bed

a hunter is ready to let fly his arrows in the shade of the Japanese Maple

a big Japanese maple

a sweet water feature with a turtle spouting water

day lilies

This peony is heavy with rain water

vegetable garden in the back yard

The weeping mulberry tree in the front yard is full of fruit
 that is delicious to people and birds

Phyllis and Norman Hall, 132 Upper Prince Street 

The back yard is much more expansive than expected

A ripe rasperry peeks through the fence

the vegetable bed

July 26 - Tour

Fair Isle Motel, Brackley, Route 15.

Take Brackley Point Road past the airport.  Motel is on the left next to the Paderno plant.  

If motel parking lot is full, park in the Paderno parking lot.

Martha and Peter Singleton, 142 Primrose Drive, Primrose Point, Cornwall.

From the Trans Canada Highway in North River, turn on to York Point Road (Highway 248).  Drive one mile and turn right on the Ferry Road. From the Ferry Road turn left on Osprey Drive, just past the KOA campgrounds.  Follow Osprey Drive to the bottom of the hill.  At the stop sign, turn left on Primrose Drive.  The property (two-storey house with green siding) is on the right.

Dana Nicholson, 70 Blueberry Lane, Holland Cove.

From Charlottetown, take Trans Canada Highway to Cornwall.  Take Rte. 19, follow it and turn left at New Dominion to Rocky Point. Continue to property on left, just past Fort Amherst.  Continue down lane to stone house.

August 9, 2015 - Prince County tour

Garth Davey and Roger Gaudet, CA #18213, Rte. 12, Kildare Capes.

This outstanding garden was featured in the magazine Garden Making in 2014.  It is not to be missed!

curved beds at the front of the house

A magnificant yucca presides over one of the many flowerbeds.

Cardinal flower

These gardeners fooled us completely with these eye-catching pink alium.
We had never seen tall pink aliums, especially at this time of year, when ours are grey and disintegrating.  But upon closer inspection, we see that these plants have had a bit of help.
The stalks are supported by stakes and have been spray-painted to add a bit of whimsey to the garden!

This old concrete foundation has been re-purposed to provide a perfect spot
to grow sedums and other plants that need dry conditions.  

This apple tree has been trained in a method called espalier to grow on a corner trellis.
The method is working - look at all that fruit!

An overview of this beautiful garden

Hellenium shines in the beds.

Tignish Royal Canadian Legion, Phillips Street, Tignish.

catmint surrounds the anchor of a military ship

An example of a foxhole.

A gun used in World War II surrounded by Autumn Joy sedum.

A bed in the shape of a poppy is planted with red wax begonias.

The Heritage Inn, Maple Street, Tignish.

A long walkway leads to a pretty gazebo.

day lily at the peak of perfection

Astrantia

A miniature church is a replica of St. Simon & St. Jude Roman Catholic Church,
which is located next door.   

A bridge over the water feature

the gazebo

a curved flower bed beautifully designed