It was such a busy spring, we didn't have much time for blogging, but we took lots of pictures.The peonies were fantastic both in the field and in the gardens. They really put on a nice show.
These peonies were cut for the June 20th wedding of our friends Cathy and James. The spring was late enough that most of the blooms for the wedding were cut the day or two before. But we did have the opportunity to test out Mr. Hollingsworth's instructions on "Cutting and Storing Peony Flowers For Later Use". It worked perfectly. See (http://www.peony.ca/e_html/articles/cut.htm) .
Congratulations dear friends!!!! Cheers to a blessed and happy life together.
The weather has definitely been on the cool side, don't you think!! Regardless, the GardenHouse display gardens are becoming quite the local attraction with visitors already this year from places as far off as Ottawa and Strafford. The gardens really are a resource, gardening enthusiasts come back every 2-3 weeks to follow the plants through the seasons. Gord, as usual, would rather build new beds than do the weeding, so there is always something new to see. Lana is taking pictures every day or two and will be better at posting some of them here.
Telekia (Oxeye) graced us with it's lively bloom.
The Munstead Lavender has made it through it's third winter. 
The asiatic lilies have been wonderful this year. Here they are in combination with Orange Meadowbright Echinacea (Art's Pride) and Leucanthemum Becky daisies.
Salvia 'May Night' in front of Liatris, is such a photogenic combination.
Well that's it for now ... we'll eventually get the hang of this blogging thing. All the best to our good gardening friends...G&L
