Saturday, 12 September 2020: our temperature at noon is 14C (windchill 12C). Sunny, but overcast. Sunrise is at 7:08 am and sunset is at 7:55 pm. Very different weather compared to the Labour Day long weekend on 5-7 September, when Alberta was hit with a late-summer storm. This brought cold temperatures, and snow to some parts of Alberta. My daughter had a bit of snow in her area of the city. If only all our rain/snow could have fallen over the west coast of the US right now. It might have helped a little with the battle to control the devastating wildfires down there. Just horrendous.
The last few weeks, I have been hoping to get over to one of the city gardens that I like to visit. Finally, yesterday, 11 September 2020, I knew that I had better go before any more bad weather arrives. Heavy rain recently and frost seemed to have had a bad effect on the plants, but I still found plenty to enjoy and photograph. My knowledge of garden plant IDs is practically zero, unfortunately.
"The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs is without doubt one of the Seven Wonders of Calgary, Alberta. It boasts 1350 square meters (14 600 square feet) of gardens which includes a spectacular Wall Garden that runs an uninterrupted 1300 feet. In the gardens you will find an endless variety of annuals and perennials ranging from artemisias to zinnias. Here indeed is a place to stop and smell the roses and the peonies and the delphiniums and the chrysanthemums and the …
What makes these gardens so very special is that they were created and continue to be maintained by a band of green-thumbed enthusiastic volunteers. These hale and hearty diggers, planters, seeders, weeders, mowers, waterers, pruners and community builders work two to three mornings a week to keep the gardens in primrose shape and their efforts are truly appreciated by the many walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
On any given day, hundreds of people walk the wall garden with their families, friends and out-of-town visitors. It has become a treasured destination site for many.
For anyone who has spent time in the gardens, it is hard to believe that they have only been here since 2006 when a humble ornamental garden (400 square feet) was developed within the existing BirthPlace Forest tree beds.
The BPF, by the way, saw 7000 trees planted in the area. The project was accomplished through a partnership of BP Energy, Calgary Parks, Regional Health and Golden Acres." From the gardens' website.
www.botanicalgardensofsilversprings.ca/
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Saturday, 12 September 2020: our temperature at noon is 14C (windchill 12C). Sunny, but overcast. Sunrise is at 7:08 am and sunset is at 7:55 pm. Very different weather compared to the Labour Day long weekend on 5-7 September, when Alberta was hit with a late-summer storm. This brought cold temperatures, and snow to some parts of Alberta. My daughter had a bit of snow in her area of the city. If only all our rain/snow could have fallen over the west coast of the US right now. It might have helped a little with the battle to control the devastating wildfires down there. Just horrendous.
The last few weeks, I have been hoping to get over to one of the city gardens that I like to visit. Finally, yesterday, 11 September 2020, I knew that I had better go before any more bad weather arrives. Heavy rain recently and frost seemed to have had a bad effect on the plants, but I still found plenty to enjoy and photograph. My knowledge of garden plant IDs is practically zero, unfortunately.
"The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs is without doubt one of the Seven Wonders of Calgary, Alberta. It boasts 1350 square meters (14 600 square feet) of gardens which includes a spectacular Wall Garden that runs an uninterrupted 1300 feet. In the gardens you will find an endless variety of annuals and perennials ranging from artemisias to zinnias. Here indeed is a place to stop and smell the roses and the peonies and the delphiniums and the chrysanthemums and the …
What makes these gardens so very special is that they were created and continue to be maintained by a band of green-thumbed enthusiastic volunteers. These hale and hearty diggers, planters, seeders, weeders, mowers, waterers, pruners and community builders work two to three mornings a week to keep the gardens in primrose shape and their efforts are truly appreciated by the many walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
On any given day, hundreds of people walk the wall garden with their families, friends and out-of-town visitors. It has become a treasured destination site for many.
For anyone who has spent time in the gardens, it is hard to believe that they have only been here since 2006 when a humble ornamental garden (400 square feet) was developed within the existing BirthPlace Forest tree beds.
The BPF, by the way, saw 7000 trees planted in the area. The project was accomplished through a partnership of BP Energy, Calgary Parks, Regional Health and Golden Acres." From the gardens' website.
www.botanicalgardensofsilversprings.ca/
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Saturday, 12 September 2020: our temperature at noon is 14C (windchill 12C). Sunny, but overcast. Sunrise is at 7:08 am and sunset is at 7:55 pm. Very different weather compared to the Labour Day long weekend on 5-7 September, when Alberta was hit with a late-summer storm. This brought cold temperatures, and snow to some parts of Alberta. My daughter had a bit of snow in her area of the city. If only all our rain/snow could have fallen over the west coast of the US right now. It might have helped a little with the battle to control the devastating wildfires down there. Just horrendous.
The last few weeks, I have been hoping to get over to one of the city gardens that I like to visit. Finally, yesterday, 11 September 2020, I knew that I had better go before any more bad weather arrives. Heavy rain recently and frost seemed to have had a bad effect on the plants, but I still found plenty to enjoy and photograph. My knowledge of garden plant IDs is practically zero, unfortunately.
"The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs is without doubt one of the Seven Wonders of Calgary, Alberta. It boasts 1350 square meters (14 600 square feet) of gardens which includes a spectacular Wall Garden that runs an uninterrupted 1300 feet. In the gardens you will find an endless variety of annuals and perennials ranging from artemisias to zinnias. Here indeed is a place to stop and smell the roses and the peonies and the delphiniums and the chrysanthemums and the …
What makes these gardens so very special is that they were created and continue to be maintained by a band of green-thumbed enthusiastic volunteers. These hale and hearty diggers, planters, seeders, weeders, mowers, waterers, pruners and community builders work two to three mornings a week to keep the gardens in primrose shape and their efforts are truly appreciated by the many walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
On any given day, hundreds of people walk the wall garden with their families, friends and out-of-town visitors. It has become a treasured destination site for many.
For anyone who has spent time in the gardens, it is hard to believe that they have only been here since 2006 when a humble ornamental garden (400 square feet) was developed within the existing BirthPlace Forest tree beds.
The BPF, by the way, saw 7000 trees planted in the area. The project was accomplished through a partnership of BP Energy, Calgary Parks, Regional Health and Golden Acres." From the gardens' website.
www.botanicalgardensofsilversprings.ca/
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Saturday, 12 September 2020: our temperature at noon is 14C (windchill 12C). Sunny, but overcast. Sunrise is at 7:08 am and sunset is at 7:55 pm. Very different weather compared to the Labour Day long weekend on 5-7 September, when Alberta was hit with a late-summer storm. This brought cold temperatures, and snow to some parts of Alberta. My daughter had a bit of snow in her area of the city. If only all our rain/snow could have fallen over the west coast of the US right now. It might have helped a little with the battle to control the devastating wildfires down there. Just horrendous.
The last few weeks, I have been hoping to get over to one of the city gardens that I like to visit. Finally, yesterday, 11 September 2020, I knew that I had better go before any more bad weather arrives. Heavy rain recently and frost seemed to have had a bad effect on the plants, but I still found plenty to enjoy and photograph. My knowledge of garden plant IDs is practically zero, unfortunately.
"The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs is without doubt one of the Seven Wonders of Calgary, Alberta. It boasts 1350 square meters (14 600 square feet) of gardens which includes a spectacular Wall Garden that runs an uninterrupted 1300 feet. In the gardens you will find an endless variety of annuals and perennials ranging from artemisias to zinnias. Here indeed is a place to stop and smell the roses and the peonies and the delphiniums and the chrysanthemums and the …
What makes these gardens so very special is that they were created and continue to be maintained by a band of green-thumbed enthusiastic volunteers. These hale and hearty diggers, planters, seeders, weeders, mowers, waterers, pruners and community builders work two to three mornings a week to keep the gardens in primrose shape and their efforts are truly appreciated by the many walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
On any given day, hundreds of people walk the wall garden with their families, friends and out-of-town visitors. It has become a treasured destination site for many.
For anyone who has spent time in the gardens, it is hard to believe that they have only been here since 2006 when a humble ornamental garden (400 square feet) was developed within the existing BirthPlace Forest tree beds.
The BPF, by the way, saw 7000 trees planted in the area. The project was accomplished through a partnership of BP Energy, Calgary Parks, Regional Health and Golden Acres." From the gardens' website.
www.botanicalgardensofsilversprings.ca/
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Saturday, 12 September 2020: our temperature at noon is 14C (windchill 12C). Sunny, but overcast. Sunrise is at 7:08 am and sunset is at 7:55 pm. Very different weather compared to the Labour Day long weekend on 5-7 September, when Alberta was hit with a late-summer storm. This brought cold temperatures, and snow to some parts of Alberta. My daughter had a bit of snow in her area of the city. If only all our rain/snow could have fallen over the west coast of the US right now. It might have helped a little with the battle to control the devastating wildfires down there. Just horrendous.
The last few weeks, I have been hoping to get over to one of the city gardens that I like to visit. Finally, yesterday, 11 September 2020, I knew that I had better go before any more bad weather arrives. Heavy rain recently and frost seemed to have had a bad effect on the plants, but I still found plenty to enjoy and photograph. My knowledge of garden plant IDs is practically zero, unfortunately.
"The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs is without doubt one of the Seven Wonders of Calgary, Alberta. It boasts 1350 square meters (14 600 square feet) of gardens which includes a spectacular Wall Garden that runs an uninterrupted 1300 feet. In the gardens you will find an endless variety of annuals and perennials ranging from artemisias to zinnias. Here indeed is a place to stop and smell the roses and the peonies and the delphiniums and the chrysanthemums and the …
What makes these gardens so very special is that they were created and continue to be maintained by a band of green-thumbed enthusiastic volunteers. These hale and hearty diggers, planters, seeders, weeders, mowers, waterers, pruners and community builders work two to three mornings a week to keep the gardens in primrose shape and their efforts are truly appreciated by the many walkers, joggers, and cyclists.
On any given day, hundreds of people walk the wall garden with their families, friends and out-of-town visitors. It has become a treasured destination site for many.
For anyone who has spent time in the gardens, it is hard to believe that they have only been here since 2006 when a humble ornamental garden (400 square feet) was developed within the existing BirthPlace Forest tree beds.
The BPF, by the way, saw 7000 trees planted in the area. The project was accomplished through a partnership of BP Energy, Calgary Parks, Regional Health and Golden Acres." From the gardens' website.
www.botanicalgardensofsilversprings.ca/
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