{"id":7034,"date":"2018-12-23T17:10:02","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T17:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siteandinsight.com\/?p=7034"},"modified":"2018-12-23T17:10:02","modified_gmt":"2018-12-23T17:10:02","slug":"a-year-in-the-garden-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenvillaartgarden.com\/fr\/a-year-in-the-garden-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year in the Garden, Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a\u00a0surprisingly mild winter’s day — not at all typical for Quebec in December — I’m remembering the garden at Glen Villa as it looked earlier this year.<\/p>\n

January<\/strong> brought lots of snow.<\/p>\n

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\"A

A stream coming down the hill marks an S-curve at the entry to Glen Villa.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"The

The Crabapple All\u00e9e marches across the open field.<\/p><\/div>\n

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February<\/strong> brought snow and gloomy skies.<\/p>\n

\"My

My sculpture Tree Rings honours the life of a maple tree that died in 2014.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Tin

Tin leaves sway in a light wind at Orin’s Sugarcamp, an art installation that makes up one part of the Timelines trail.<\/p><\/div>\n

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In March<\/strong>, skies began to brighten.<\/p>\n

\"Bridge

Bridge Ascending, a sculpture by Louise Doucet and Satoshi Saito, incorporates twisted girders from an old covered bridge.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Abenaki

Abenaki Walking, one of my art installations, references the life story of the original inhabitants of this section of Quebec.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"In

In the Upper Room, sun shines through the glass panels. Mary Martha Guy designed the dogwood tree\u00a0whose outline suggests both Virginia and my mother who is honoured and remembered in this part of the garden.<\/p><\/div>\n

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April<\/strong> conformed to its usual trickster habits, offering the promise of spring before reneging.<\/p>\n

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\"Crocus

Crocus and snow — not the ideal spring combo.<\/p><\/div>\n

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May<\/strong> is the month when the garden changes rapidly, day to day.<\/p>\n

\"Finally,

Finally, leaves begin to emerge and the garden comes back to life.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Ferns

Ferns unroll their heads to the warm sun.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Daffodils

Daffodils cluster under the birch trees near the house.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"More

More daffodils crowd the hill above the Skating Pond.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Wild

Wild garlic carpets the woodland floor.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Trout

Trout lilies are shy flowers, hanging their heads demurely.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Maple

Maple leaves begin to open.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Mayflowers

Mayflowers flower.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

In the more formally tended parts of the garden,\u00a0 the\u00a0changes that warmer weather brings were wonderful to behold.<\/p>\n

\"Magnolia

Magnolia trees bloom in the Lower Garden.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Two

There are two types\u00a0of Magnolia in the Lower Garden, Magnolia ‘Susan’ (darker pink, in background) and Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ (pale pink in foreground.)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Jeffersonia

Jeffersonia diphylla, or twinleaf, takes centre stage for its brief moment of glory.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Bleeding

Bleeding heart adds a touch of poignant colour.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"The

The spirea at the Cascade begins to open.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"A

A crabapple tree in the Asian Meadow seems to be lit from within.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"One

One of many epimediums I grow makes its quietly beautiful statement.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Columbine,

Columbine, or Aquilegia canadensis, blooms prolifically wherever it self-seeds.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Marsh

Marsh marigolds brighten damp spots along the edges of streams.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Cinnamon

Cinnamon ferns poke up their cinnamon-colured heads.<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"The

The shrub border in the Upper Field focuses on colour contrasts at this time of year.<\/p><\/div>\n

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When I started writing this post,\u00a0I planned to cover\u00a0all of 2018,\u00a0but there are simply too many photos. So come back next week for Park 2!<\/p>\n

In the meantime, enjoy whatever the weather is in your part of the world, and whatever holiday you celebrate.<\/p>\n

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