Today we’re visiting Paula Brown’s beautiful garden in Ottawa, Ontario.
I love my plants, and they love me.
These pictures were taken a couple of weeks ago, and more plants are still coming to bloom. In the spring my roses are floriferous! I love bringing sick plants back to vigorous health—so rewarding! Seeds, bulbs, annuals, perennials, I love them all!
I have been gardening all of my life, as my parents loved vegetable gardens. I even have a tomato plant in the pictures that I am sending. My daughter gave me the plant, and my garden welcomed the little guy with open arms. My true love is flowers, though, as you can see!
It always amazes me how the plants each year work so well together.
It is hard for me to pick a favorite plant, but I would have to say hibiscus when they are in bloom. I love the red color, and they scream, “Look at me!” The sea of Shasta daisies (Leucanthemum × superbum, Zones 5–9) is a fantastic backdrop for the red hibiscus.
My husband edges the garden for me so beautifully. It gives the gardens that edge of class which I love. I hope to be gardening for a long time to come, even though I am in my mid-70s. Time will tell, but the plants have become my friends over the years, and I do believe that I can speak “plant.”
Have a garden you’d like to share?
Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit!
To submit, send 5-10 photos to [email protected] along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear where you are located, how long you’ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden.
Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #FineGardening!
Do you receive the GPOD by email yet? Sign up here.
Fine Gardening Recommended Products
Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes
Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs.
Pruning Simplified: A Step-by-Step Guide to 50 Popular Trees and Shrubs
Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs.
Comments
Stunning garden!!! I think you truly do speak plant!!!! I’m amazed at how many blooming plants you have all flowering at the same time! Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures!
Thank you so much!!
Very pretty & cheerful garden- the butterflies, hummingbirds and bees must love it there. Your husbands edging job is immaculate!
Thank you so much! You are very right. The hummingbirds butterflies and bees are constantly in my garden!
Hello from Mississauga :)
What a lovely and striking display you've created. I can't believe how many plants you manage to have flowering all at the same time. I agree that the edging work your husband does adds to the beauty and curb appeal of the garden.
Be proud as you've done a great job!!
Thank you for such kind words! It really is a labour of love and I can't believe how many flowers are in bloom at one time either.
You definitely speak plant! Your lovely garden is a kaleidoscope of beautiful colors!
Thank you so much! I love the profusion of colour!
Oh, my! All that color is amazing!
Thank you so much! I am so glad that you like it! :-)
Oh my! So very beautiful! Clearly, your plants love you! I am so glad that you bring joy to yourself and the world with you gardening! And, good job to your husband as well, that edging is lovely!
Log in or create an account to post a comment.
Sign up Log in