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.
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new barberry shrub leaves are striped with pink before they turn solid red |
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a curved bed in the back yard is mulched with pea gravel |
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The garden boxes are a nursery for small perennials. |
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false indigo |
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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.
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Garden boxes in front of a beautiful two-story house with a screened-in gazebo. |
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the view from the deck towards the river |
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flower bed and trellis by the river |
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hostas of every description |
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glorious Asiatic lilies
Gail and Ernie Butler, Montague, 611 Main Street.
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A shady oasis on a hot day |
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garden boxes keep everything contained |
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Pieris and daphne thrive after a long winter protected by a plywood roof |
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a pond in the shade does not develop algae problems |
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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.
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the front is a riot of plants with very little grass |
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a hardy arctic kiwi vine with pink splashed leaves |
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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. |
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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. |
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A big vegetable garden |
Marion
Wickstrom and Vince Veenhuis, 7 Aylward Drive, Stratford.
Nohad and
Paul Knox, 74
Kirkaldy Drive, West Royalty.
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the front of the house has a large curved bed |
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a hunter is ready to let fly his arrows in the shade of the Japanese Maple |
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a big Japanese maple |
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a sweet water feature with a turtle spouting water |
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day lilies
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This peony is heavy with rain water |
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vegetable garden in the back yard |
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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
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The back yard is much more expansive than expected |
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A ripe rasperry peeks through the fence |
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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!
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curved beds at the front of the house |
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A magnificant yucca presides over one of the many flowerbeds. |
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catmint surrounds the anchor of a military ship |
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An example of a foxhole. |
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A gun used in World War II surrounded by Autumn Joy sedum. |
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A bed in the shape of a poppy is planted with red wax begonias. |
The
Heritage Inn, Maple
Street, Tignish.
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A long walkway leads to a pretty gazebo.
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day lily at the peak of perfection |
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Astrantia |
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A miniature church is a replica of St. Simon & St. Jude Roman Catholic Church, which is located next door. |
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A bridge over the water feature |
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the gazebo
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a curved flower bed beautifully designed
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