What a gem of a garden! The Rodger van den Hende garden associated with is a teaching garden created in the early 60's. It was free and was spectacular. Different varieties of plants are grown each year in test plots. It is a haven for birds and wildlife. A Canadian bird watcher was excited about a cardinal that we were watching, as they are not usually found in Quebec City. Black squirrels and chipmunks entertained us with their voracious appetites. One chipmunk got into the birdfeeder and its cheeks were ballooning with seeds. We had a picnic lunch and stayed at these gardens for over two hours. So nicely designed and so many flowers! Since I went flower crazy...again, I will try to add a whimsical rhyme to each flower picture
Gladiolas pink and red
Our narrators giant head
Sea of Plants
Pair of Pants
Millet in situ
Soon I will eat you
I want to take a moment to say how much fun I have had watching the Cardinals this season especially. To see Albert Pujoles hit a home run this year. Yadi Molina and Adam Wainright breaking all time records as a duo. Then we see this cardinal! Go Birds!
Black Squirrel
Squirrel Boy or Squirrel Girl?
White Seed Pod
Rocker Pod or Mod Pod?
It's Team Leip in the lead !!!
The flower seen
Is of a bean
A bean so long
Tis worthy of song
Apples so thick
No man could ever pick
Black berries so dark
In this floral park
Flowers so sunny
It seems almost funny
Sculptures garden of metals
With all artificial petals
A chipmunk now, fast on the prowl
Keeping just ahead of owl
Seed Pods erect in the sunlight
Deflect light rays to our eyes' delight
Bursts of blue and yellow
Quite the dapper fellow
Flowers red like flame
Quite the fancy dame
Funny stalks of pink
Makes a botanist think
Splashes of royal blue
This testimony is true
Bi-color display
On a beautiful garden day
Orange blooms afire
Flame forecast is dire
Pinpoint blooms abound
Daisies all around
Black eyes on these blooms
Speak to summers doom
Butterfly display
made of grass and of hay
Habitat for pollinators is an important issue for gardens. They need a variety of pollinators so this structure provides different habitats that can be used for shelter.
King Kale stands tall to speak
On top of old veggie peak
Here the Mountain of veg
Is taller than the collection of hedge
Anemone and flowery
Beautiful a certainty
A walk of fame
So glad we came
It has been 85 days since we began our Migration.
