June is busting out all over!
The Gardens are always lovely, but they are especially lovely in early June!
First, a list of some of the current highlights:
• Rhodies /Azaleas - Very colourful. A highlight for another week or so.
• Lilacs, barberry, viburnum, weigela, hawthorn, horsechestnut, mountain ash
• Other: may apples, irises, fothergilla, Solomon's Seal, early peonies, early roses
• Special:
○ Magnolia tripetala (Umbrella Tree) is in bloom beside the stream of the uppermost of the Lower Ponds, and also one in back of Victorian Garden
○ Red Horsechestnut (Middle path, near Grass Collection)
○ Both the Laburnum Arbour & Wisteria Arbour in bloom
○ People may ask about the roadside lupins - a mid June highlight in the Valley
Soon to come…
• Mountain Laurel, fringetree, Kousa dogwoods. The Peony Collection will soon be a highlight, and the various annual plantings are currently underway, including the Victorian Garden.
Highlight times ahead:
• Roses - last week of June or early July will be biggest highlight, but they bloom all summer
• Daylilies & Hydrangeas - usually later July
• Heather Collection - early August
The Gardens are open every day 9am-5pm (holidays included)
Operating hours: 9am-5pm. (Last entry at 5pm)
And remember: no charge for kids under 18.
Be sure to pick up a scavenger hunt activity for them to work on during your walk!
The Gardens Shop is also open 7 days a week, 9am-5pm.
The Elm Tree Cafe is open daily, 11am - 4pm.
For detailed visitor information, hours and rates, please visit www.historicgardens.com
Seasonal Selections - Part 1
The Rock Garden is especially nice this time of year.
Early daylilies
Korean Mountain Ash
Magnolia tripetala
And pendulous flowers still abound...
Blueberries
Enkianthus
Mayapples
Artwork is also emerging...
Some of your favourite pieces have returned for another season.
"Fish Plant" by Nancy Roberts
Seasonal Selections - Part 2
The Knot Garden
Tree Peony 'Houki'
Snowball Viburnum
Siberian Iris
Some early roses!
The view of Allain's River just NEVER gets old!
Rhapsody of Rhododendrons...
Our incredible rhodo & azalea collection has been putting on quite a show!
'Nova Zembla' in the Courtyard
Above & below:
'Evangeline' is one of the many Nova Scotian rhododendrons
we showcase here in the Historic Gardens.
The view of Allain's River from the Gardens is stunning,
and the red of the Stewartstonian Azalea adds a nice pop of colour.
We were really pleased to welcome a group from the American Rhododendron Society
for a tour of the Gardens this week, prior to their spring conference which was being hosted in Wolfville.
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We are so pleased to be working with the Annapolis District Drama Group
on another exciting edition of Shakespeare in the Gardens...
Tickets will be available soon.
In the meantime, if you wish to be notified directly as soon as tickets are available, please email us and we'll add you to our priority contact list.
We are pleased to be adding the Annapolis Valley's Naturally Nancy's Protective Cream to our shop (the main ingredient is beeswax!). And we are enchanted with the new fisherman ornaments (love the sou'wester!) and dragonfly clips - all made from natural luffa grown in the Annapolis Valley.
Drop by soon to see these and the other many gift ideas in the Gardens Shop.
The Gardens Shop is open 7 days a week for your convenience,
from 9am-5pm. Drop by soon!
And if you can't get here in person,
you can explore our online shop for gift ideas, and have items shipped.
Explore now!
The Elm Tree Cafe is now open for the season,
and the staff have been creating some awesome food to tantalize your tastebuds!
Selections change daily.
Shown here: beef and cheese handpie, and tomato soup.
Popular beverages include Sissiboo Coffee, tea, iced tea and lemonade.
And for your sweet tooth, ice cream sandwiches, cookies and more.
The Cafe is open to Garden visitors and members, daily 11am-4pm.
Feathered Friends
The Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens is home to a variety of wildlife, and in particular, to a significant population of feathered friends.
Among my personal favourites are the American Redstarts,
who are busily nesting throughout the Gardens.
A Tale of Two Arbours...
Both the yellow laburnum and purple wisteria are providing a great show, and are being photographed by visitors from all over the world!
Donations to the Gardens
The Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens Society is a registered charity whose purpose is stewardship of these Seventeen Acres of Paradise. Without the charitable donations we receive every year, the Gardens could simply not exist. We encourage you to support the Society in this important work to help to ensure the Gardens continue to blossom for future generations.
Please consider a donation today!
The roadside lupins throughout Nova Scotia
are putting on a great show!
This is the perfect time for a road trip!
And with that, I'll sign off. Hope to see you in the Gardens soon!
Trish
“The earth laughs in flowers”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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