Sometimes, pictures of pretty flowers are enough.
I took these photos in a garden in Knowlton, Quebec that I visited last week. It was a grey, rainy day but the gardens were glorious! The flowers in one garden were the stars of the day.
Raindrops on roses are nice. Raindrops on peonies are even better. I’m not sure how to rank whiskers on kittens.
Bright copper kettles are no competition for the WOW! of this poppy. Talk about gorgeous!
The colour is exuberant and the petals are fragile. This contradiction is one reason why I love poppies.
I can’t promise that you’ll see either of these flowers if you visit Glen villa on July 20, when we open the garden to the public as a fundraiser for the Massawippi Foundation and Conservation Trust. In fact, I can promise that you won’t, since poppies and peonies will no longer be in bloom. But I think you’ll find floral eye candy of some flavour or other.
When you were a child, did you hold a buttercup under your chin to see if you liked butter? I know I did.
Tickets are available through the Massawippi Foundation, at https://massawippi.org/event/open-garden-day-at-glen-villa/
I look forward to seeing you on the 20th.
Lovely photos!
Thanks, Lisa. The flowers made the photography easy.
I already new that I liked butter, but that green meadow dotted with yellow is a lovely sight. Good observation on the appeal of poppies: strong colors and delicate petals.
I wish poppies lasted longer — they come and go far too quickly. And yes, the field is fabulous. Almost as if it had been planted.
The rose photo is luscious. I’m not sure I’ve ever had an opportunity to appreciate raindrops on peonies; it seems like as soon as the peonies bloom here, we get heavy rains that bend them down to the ground and rub their faces in the dirt. (Even tall, double peony hoops aren’t enough to save them.)
Heavy rainfall can be such a problem… our driveway washed out last week!