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Yellow Poppy 24 June ’14
Another Calgary garden
Snow in summer
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- About
- List of featured perennials by date
- Simple 3-bin compost system
- Individual plants
- Achillea filipendulina Achillea ‘Moonshine’ (Yarrow)
- Achillea Millefolium ‘Cerise Queen’ Magenta Yarrow
- Aconitum Monkshood
- Ajuga reptans ‘Chocolate Chip’ Bugleweed
- Allium christophii ‘Star of Persia’
- Allium schoenoprasum sibiricum
- Allium × proliferum
- Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Berry
- Anemone canadensis Windflower FL, JI, CL,
- Aquilegia canadensis Canadian Columbine
- Armeria maritima Sea Thrift Pink
- Artemisia frigida Fringed Sagebrush
- Artemisia ludoviciana Silver Prairie Sage
- Artemisia schmidtiana ‘Nana’ Silver Mound
- Asclepias spp Tuberosa Butterfly Plant (Orange)
- Asclepias Tuberosa Butterfly Flower (pink)
- Aster alpinus Alpine aster
- Aster novae-angliae New England aster
- Astrantia major ‘Ruby Wedding’ Red Masterwort
- Aurinia saxatilis ‘Compacta’ Basket-of-Gold Alyssum
- Baptisia australis Blue False Indigo
- Bistorta officinalis bistort
- Calamagrostis x acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’ Feather Reed Grass for FL
- Campanula carpitica White Clips Weisse Clips
- Campanula cochlearifolio Fairy Thimble Bellflower
- Campanula glomerata Dwarf Clustered Bellflower
- Campanula persicifolia ‘Takion Blue’ Peachleaf Bellflower
- Centaurea montana ‘Gold Bullion’ Perennial cornflower
- Centaurea montana Mountain Cornflower
- Centaurea pulcherrima Pink Bachelor’s Button Cornflower
- Cerastium tomentosum Snow-in-summer
- Delphineum Larkspur (light blue)
- Delphineum Larkspur for CL
- Dianthus Red Border Pinks
- Digitalis Foxglove
- Doronicum ‘Little Leo’ Leopard’s Bane
- Echinacea
- Eryngium alpinum Blue Sea Holly for FL
- Eschscholzia californica California Poppies
- Eupatorium maculatum Joe Pyeweed
- Fragaria vesca Wild strawberry
- Gentiana acaulis Trumpet Gentian
- Gentiana calycosa Pleated gentian
- Geranium visscossissimum, Cranesbill Geranium; Sticky Geranium
- Geum coccineum Avens ‘Cooky’
- Gladiolus
- Gladiolus ‘Blue Sky’
- Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue oat grass for FL
- Heliopsis helianthoides False Sunflower
- Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’ Stella d’Oro for CL
- Hierochloe odorata sweet grass
- Iberis sempervirens Evergreen Candytuft
- Incarnata Butterfly plant
- Iris ‘Alida’ Dwarf Iris
- Iris – Historic tall bearded Iris ‘Mrs. Andrist’
- Iris sibirica Siberian iris
- Koeleria macrantha Prairie June Grass
- Lamium purpureum purple deadnettle
- Lamprocapnos spectabilis Bleeding Heart
- Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender FL
- Leucanthemum vulgare ox-eye daisy
- Leucanthemum × superbum Shasta Daisy
- Liatris Blazing Star
- Lilium
- Lilium ‘Forever Susan’ Asiatic Lily
- Lilium Oriental Lily (orange)
- Lilium Oriental Lily (Pink)
- Limonium latifolium Sea Lavender
- Lonicera ciliosa Orange Honeysuckle
- Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese Cross
- Lychnis viscaria German catchfly
- Lysimachia nummularia “Aurea” Creeping Jenny
- Lysimachia vulgaris Yellow loosestrife
- Malva moschata alba White Musk Mallow
- Mertensia virginica Virginia bluebell
- Monarda fistulosa Bee Balm
- Muscari armeniacum Grape hyacinth
- Myosotis Alpine Forget-me-not
- Nepeta Catmint
- Origanum vulgare Oregano
- Paeonia Peony
- Papaver Nudicaule ‘Champagne Bubbles’ Yellow Iceland Poppy
- Papaver orientale ‘Royal Wedding’ Oriental Poppy
- Papaver Orientale Oriental Poppy
- Penstemon digitalis Beardtongue
- Phalaris arundinacea ‘Feesey’ Tricolor Ribbon Grass
- Philadelphus Mock orange
- Phlox paniculata ‘David’ Garden phlox
- Phlox sublata
- Phlox sublata ‘Purple Beauty’ Creeping phlox
- Phlox sublata ‘Scarlet Flame’ creeping phlox
- Phlox sublata Creeping phlox ‘Candytuft Pink Stripe’
- Polemonium caeruleum ‘Brise d’Anjou’ Variegated Jacob’s Ladder
- Polemonium caeruleum Jacob’s Ladder Blue
- Primula denticulata Drumstick Primula
- Prunus ‘Romeo’Romeo Cherry
- Prunus tomentosa Nanking Cherry
- Prunus triloba ‘Multiplex’ Double flowering plum
- Pulmonaria officinalis lungwort
- Pulsatilla Prairie Crocus
- Rosa ‘Morden Sunrise’ Morden Sunrise Rose
- Rosa Hybrid Kordesii ‘William Baffin’ William Baffin Explorer Rose
- Rosa Innocencia vigorosa
- Rosa x Explorer ‘David Thompson’ David Thompson Explorer Rose
- Rosa x John Davis John Davis Explorer Rose
- Rosa x Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Pilot Rose Pilot Rose
- Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’
- Salvia hispanica Chia
- Salvia nemorosa
- Salvia Nemorosa Marcus
- Salvia yangii Russian Sage
- Salvia × sylvestris ‘Mainacht’ ‘May Night’ Salvia
- Scilla luciliae Bossier’s glory-of-the-snow
- Scilla siberica Siberian squill
- Sedum floriferum ‘Weihenstephaner Gold’
- Sedum spurium ‘John Creech’
- Sedum spurium red form Dragon’s Blood Stonecrop
- Sedum ‘Firecracker’
- Silene maritima ‘Weisskehlchen’ Sea Campion *****
- Sisyrinchium campestre Prairie Blue-eyed-grass
- Stachys byzantina Lamb’s-Ear
- Stevia rebaudiana
- Syringa vulgaris Common Purple Lilac
- Syringa vulgaris Common Purple Lilac
- Tall bearded purple Iris Germanica
- Thymus Citriodorus ‘Doone Valley’
- Thymus praecox ‘Purple carpet’
- Thymus praecox subsp. arcticus ‘Languinosus’ Woolly thyme
- Thymus serpyllum ‘Pink Chintz’ Creeping thyme
- Thymus serpyllum Creeping lemon thyme
- Thymus serpyllum var. Albus White creeping thyme
- Trifolium repens, the white clover
- Trollius Globe flower
- Veronica Hybrid ‘Giles Van Hees’ Speedwell
- Veronica longifolio ‘Perfectly Picasso’ Speedwell
- Veronica longifolio tall blue speedwell
- Veronica spicata ‘Giles Van Hees’ Dwarf Spike Speedwell
- Veronica spicata Royal Candles Dwarf Spike Speedwell
- Veronica spicata spiked speedwell, spiked Veronica speedwell
- Veronica Whitleyi Creeping Speedwell
- Viola tricolor var. hortensis Pansies
- Yellow Poppies
- Astilbe
- Butterfly gardens in Calgary
- Calgary garden in May
- Hemerocallis ‘Ruby Spider’ daylily
- How to remove your lawn: tips from YYC’s YardSmart
- Physocarpus Ninebark Diablo
- Saponaria officinalis
- Viola adunca Early blue violet
- Calgary garden in July
- Garden Beds
- Garden soil
- Perennial Plants of the Year Zone 3
- Rain calendar
- Salvia genus in another Calgary garden
- Sedums or Stonecrop
- Native plants in another Parkdale garden
- Companion plants
- Colours in the Garden: Blossoms and Leaves
- Common invasive plants in Calgary
- Dry creek bed
- Friendship Garden
- Herb garden
- Jessica’s Joy
- Lilac corner
- Lilac Lane
- Neda N Neighbours
- Pink Potential
- Poppies-N-Roses
- Sama’s Saxifrage
- Tara’s Island
- Vegetable garden
- Melanie’s Medley
- Coach Light Island
- Herb garden
- Gift to the Street
- Fall 2016 Community garden
- Garden Growth by Google Earth, Maps and Street View
- Google spreadsheet Zone 3 plants
- May 16, 2018 What’s blooming in YYC?
- PCG Perennials and Herbs 2018 strategy
- Perennial circle
- Foxglove
- Roses
- How to plant bare roots
- Image map of Apple Tree N Roses in June
- Melanie’s Medley by numbers
- Perennial Onion cepa x proliferum
- Pinks
- Yellow and Orange Blooms or Leaves
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Gardening supplies
- Bow Point Nursery: Survival of the Fittest Huge selection of hardy bushes, trees. Also some native plants, native grass seeds (Sheep’s fescue)
- Western Canada Garden Soil My first choice for quality mulch, compost, and garden soil
Native plants in a Calgary garden
- Alberta Native Plant Restoration ALCLA Inc. Calgary, Alberta (1992-) .
- Bow Point Nursery: Survival of the Fittest Huge selection of hardy bushes, trees. Also some native plants, native grass seeds (Sheep’s fescue)
- Wild about Flowers One of my main sources for Native Perennial Wildflowers and Grasses and a promoter of native plants in landscaping and gardening.
Nurseries in Calgary area
- Bow Point Nursery: Survival of the Fittest Huge selection of hardy bushes, trees. Also some native plants, native grass seeds (Sheep’s fescue)
- Greengate Garden Healthy plants, wide selection, great fall sales, percentage of sale to Calgary Horticulture Society
- Plantation Garden Centre: Your Friendly Neighborhood Garden Centre Healthy plants with small but intelligent selection, Pansies in the spring! Great bargains in fall
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- Veseys Seeds Where I order my plants since 2014
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