Thursday 2 July 2015

How does your garden grow in Canada?

The British are here in Canada. 

I arrived last week to stay for 3 weeks with my twitter friend @AlwaysARedHead. So I thought I'd take you for a walk around her garden this week.


So far quite a lot of Canada reminds me of the UK, the uniformity of the streets and style of houses, although much bigger than your average UK house, open front gardens with a path to the front door, grass and borders. Although you don't see many houses in the UK with a veranda or porch.


The summer weather is slightly warmer and consistent, although it did rain here a couple of nights ago. The flowers are in full bloom and the garden is looking gorgeous.




The 'erb and veg garden is full to over flowing, stocked with thyme, rosemary, squash, beans, peppers, carrots, onions and for the first year broccoli.





The trees in the yard/garden are very tall, much taller than you'd find in an average UK garden, usually I'd only expect to see trees of this height in a mansion house or stately home.


There's a pool in the garden and a hammock in the shade, which the dog likes to join me in.


I'm getting lots of rest, sun and catching up with blogging, chilling out with reading and just generally enjoying the garden.

Meanwhile back in the desert with hubby in charge of watering, it's not doing too bad. The gaps are where I removed the dead marigold before I left and I see the weeds seem to like the dry, hot conditions.


18 comments:

  1. That's a lovely garden Catherine has there - and it's nice to see it too, loving that bush peony and the hanging baskets - have a fab time and hello @alwaysaredhead :) #hdygg

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    1. Catherines garden was full to bursting with all sorts of flowers

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  2. i have always heard that canada is a beautiful place however have never been there. your friend definitely has a great garden going on. enjoy your stay!

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    1. i had no knowledge of Canada until i visited, can't believe how much water there is there

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  3. What a contrast. Lush green to dusty. Do like the idea of a hammock in the garden. Should be mandatory in all gardens. Perfect way to admire the blooms. #hdygg

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    1. we wanted a hammock, but a freak storm in January blew down one of our two trees

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  4. Ah much love to both you and Catherine. I always dream of moving to Canada one day. It must be lovely to have a veranda to sit on and admire the garden!

    Don't get up to mischief* you two!

    Thanks for joining in again x

    *and if you do please tell me ALL about it!

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  5. I really like the wooden houses with verandas - it would be a nice place to sit or start plants off when Spring arrives :) Lovely looking garden (and house) and nice to see such a full herb garden.

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    1. every house was so beautiful, little paths, wooden porches etc, really idyllic

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  6. What a great herb and vegetable garden! My in-laws live near Ottawa and have quite an amazing garden too. Enjoy the weather and your rest in Canada!

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    1. the weather was just perfect for growing plants

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  7. Thanks for the tour around Catherine's garden. I caught the photo of you in a hammock with Bear on Facebook - looks as though you've made a new friend for life! Enjoy the rest of your holiday x

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    1. I was convinced Bear would fall through the gaps

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  8. Dubai to Canada must be a bit of a change - thank you for sharing pictures from another side of the world (Love the bunting!)

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    1. dust and sand to green and more water than the ocean

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  9. Love looking around gardens in other countries, looks like a lovely space to sit and relax. Hope you had a nice stay x

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    1. I had a lovely relaxing vacation, thank you

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