Monday, October 7, 2019

Montreal Botanic Gardens 2019 d


The "White Garden" with white petunias, roses, and dahlias.



Split Rail fence with various  colored coneflowers.



Pink, Adobe, and Red Coneflowers



Red and Yellow Coneflowers







Lettuce Patch with green and red varieties



Vegetable Garden with poles of cucumbers and new varieties of "Orange Lady"
and "Yellow Lady" Marigolds.  In the background, you can see the great ski jump
of the Olympic Village.  You can ride all the way to the top for a magnificent view
of the city.



Marigold and cucumber patch in Vegetable Garden



All the produce of these gardens is given to various food pantries.



"Black-Eyed Susans."  These flowers come in a number of different color combinations
and sizes.  This variety is all yellow.



These "Black-Eyes Susans" light up the whole garden with their bright yellow.



The "Rose Mallow Garden" is very unusual.  These flowers are each the size of a
dinner plate.  "White Ballet Slippers."  There are many colors and color combinations.



"Deep Wine"  Rose Mallows.  These are extra large, 14" diameter



"Jazzberry Jam"  Rose Mallows



"In Your Face"  Pink Rose Mallows



"Jazzberry Jam"  Rose Mallows and "Red and Orange Garden" in back



"Alice Longgown"  White and Pink Rose Mallow



"White Ballet Slippers"  Rose Mallows



"Pink Petticoats"  Rose Mallow 14" diameter



"Sweet Caroline"  Pink Rose Mallow with prominent veins



"Summerific Cherry Cheesecake"  Rose Mallow   12" diameter



Central  Esplanade leading to cafe.




Blue Scaevola,  Yellow and Orange Marigolds,  and Red Coleus




"Champagne Fizz" Stonecrop




Traditional "Black-Eyed Susans."



"Elizabeth Goodrich"  Dahlia.  All the varieties of dahlias this year are new.  I did not
photograph a single one of them last year.



"Scintillation"  Dahlia



"Pooh"  Dahlia



Bed of various orange colored dahlias.



"Bahama Festival"  large dahlia



Orange Cluster Dahlias



A perfect Orange Cluster Dahlia



A visitor amidst Black-Eyed Susans in the Vegetable Garden


To be continued  .  .  .



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