On 9 September 2021, two days ago, I finally visited a beautiful garden that I now try and go to once a year. The drive to reach it is not one I enjoy, as it is all city driving, but, once there, the beauty of the flowers is therapeutic. Recent weather had taken a toll on many of the flowers, but i was still able to find more than enough to enjoy and photograph.
Sunflowers are always such a treat to see. They are beautiful at all stages, from bud to flower to withering seed heads. I love to see the carefully folded fresh petals within the opening buds. I tend to wait for my visit till I know the Sunflowers will be in bloom.
Like on previous visits, the American Goldfinches were making good use of the mass of Sunflower seed heads. This time, I only saw a couple, either females or young ones, so busily feeding. No sign of the brilliant yellow of a male while I was there.
After a couple of hours, I started my drive home. There was plenty of time to call in at a favourite take-out food place, Forage Foods, to buy their meal of the day, plus a couple of other things. Their food is SO good, all made from produce from local farms. Couldn't believe my eyes as I was getting out of my car and walking towards the little store. There was my daughter, walking towards me, with the same destination. So good to see her, even if only for a few minutes.
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On 9 September 2021, two days ago, I finally visited a beautiful garden that I now try and go to once a year. The drive to reach it is not one I enjoy, as it is all city driving, but, once there, the beauty of the flowers is therapeutic. Recent weather had taken a toll on many of the flowers, but i was still able to find more than enough to enjoy and photograph.
Sunflowers are always such a treat to see. They are beautiful at all stages, from bud to flower to withering seed heads. I love to see the carefully folded fresh petals within the opening buds. I tend to wait for my visit till I know the Sunflowers will be in bloom.
Like on previous visits, the American Goldfinches were making good use of the mass of Sunflower seed heads. This time, I only saw a couple, either females or young ones, so busily feeding. No sign of the brilliant yellow of a male while I was there.
After a couple of hours, I started my drive home. There was plenty of time to call in at a favourite take-out food place, Forage Foods, to buy their meal of the day, plus a couple of other things. Their food is SO good, all made from produce from local farms. Couldn't believe my eyes as I was getting out of my car and walking towards the little store. There was my daughter, walking towards me, with the same destination. So good to see her, even if only for a few minutes.
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On 9 September 2021, two days ago, I finally visited a beautiful garden that I now try and go to once a year. The drive to reach it is not one I enjoy, as it is all city driving, but, once there, the beauty of the flowers is therapeutic. Recent weather had taken a toll on many of the flowers, but i was still able to find more than enough to enjoy and photograph.
Sunflowers are always such a treat to see. They are beautiful at all stages, from bud to flower to withering seed heads. I love to see the carefully folded fresh petals within the opening buds. I tend to wait for my visit till I know the Sunflowers will be in bloom.
Like on previous visits, the American Goldfinches were making good use of the mass of Sunflower seed heads. This time, I only saw a couple, either females or young ones, so busily feeding. No sign of the brilliant yellow of a male while I was there.
After a couple of hours, I started my drive home. There was plenty of time to call in at a favourite take-out food place, Forage Foods, to buy their meal of the day, plus a couple of other things. Their food is SO good, all made from produce from local farms. Couldn't believe my eyes as I was getting out of my car and walking towards the little store. There was my daughter, walking towards me, with the same destination. So good to see her, even if only for a few minutes.
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On 9 September 2021, two days ago, I finally visited a beautiful garden that I now try and go to once a year. The drive to reach it is not one I enjoy, as it is all city driving, but, once there, the beauty of the flowers is therapeutic. Recent weather had taken a toll on many of the flowers, but i was still able to find more than enough to enjoy and photograph.
Sunflowers are always such a treat to see. They are beautiful at all stages, from bud to flower to withering seed heads. I love to see the carefully folded fresh petals within the opening buds. I tend to wait for my visit till I know the Sunflowers will be in bloom.
Like on previous visits, the American Goldfinches were making good use of the mass of Sunflower seed heads. This time, I only saw a couple, either females or young ones, so busily feeding. No sign of the brilliant yellow of a male while I was there.
After a couple of hours, I started my drive home. There was plenty of time to call in at a favourite take-out food place, Forage Foods, to buy their meal of the day, plus a couple of other things. Their food is SO good, all made from produce from local farms. Couldn't believe my eyes as I was getting out of my car and walking towards the little store. There was my daughter, walking towards me, with the same destination. So good to see her, even if only for a few minutes.
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On 9 September 2021, two days ago, I finally visited a beautiful garden that I now try and go to once a year. The drive to reach it is not one I enjoy, as it is all city driving, but, once there, the beauty of the flowers is therapeutic. Recent weather had taken a toll on many of the flowers, but i was still able to find more than enough to enjoy and photograph.
Sunflowers are always such a treat to see. They are beautiful at all stages, from bud to flower to withering seed heads. I love to see the carefully folded fresh petals within the opening buds. I tend to wait for my visit till I know the Sunflowers will be in bloom.
Like on previous visits, the American Goldfinches were making good use of the mass of Sunflower seed heads. This time, I only saw a couple, either females or young ones, so busily feeding. No sign of the brilliant yellow of a male while I was there.
"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/
After a couple of hours, I started my drive home. There was plenty of time to call in at a favourite take-out food place, Forage Foods, to buy their meal of the day, plus a couple of other things. Their food is SO good, all made from produce from local farms. Couldn't believe my eyes as I was getting out of my car and walking towards the little store. There was my daughter, walking towards me, with the same destination. So good to see her, even if only for a few minutes.
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