what a delightful time I had on Friday for my first visit to Voyage by Fleurs de Villes at The Leaf…
went with a friend who hadn’t made it to The Leaf before and it was such a treat to show her this gem…
we went around 2 pm and the parking lots were all full… we found a spot when someone left, at the very end of the gravel lot… even though there were many people, there were a good number of hangers to make leaving coats outside the biomes easy…
there was a lineup to get into the biomes, but it moved quickly and most people went directly into the Mediterranean Biome for the display, but we went through the Tropical Biome and admired the lush growth… my friend said she thought it was like the old Conservatory, but on steroids, lol… the plants are getting enormous and we were dripped on a few times, maybe from the humidity…
from there we moved into the Mediterranean Biome to see all the beautiful mannequins…
there were many people when we started our tour, but by the end it had thinned out nicely… I took photos of all the descriptions as it was so crowded around each one, lol…
after we sat and reviewed all the pictures we took, we decided on our favourites and filled out our ballots before heading home;-)…
Tuesday, a friend picked me up and we had a wander through the Diversity Gardens…
it was her first time there and I enjoyed being the tour guide, lol…
we were so busy catching up that I barely took any photos…
I did take some of a few grasses we thought might work in the garden between the cedars which might cover it a bit more of the chain link now that the neighbours have removed their planters…
from there, we drove over and walked through the English sand Leo Mol Gardens…
we spent some time relaxing on a bench by the pond and learning about Pokémon as I have just started playing again and now have my own account;-)…
went for a drive to Selkirk with a friend and found the eavestrough extension that I’ve been looking for…
once at home we extended it, drilled holes in the bottom, and laid it out along the back of the pond garden…
a few twist ties and the trough portion came down straight along the sun’s rays and then was hooked into the extension…
we might straighten it out a bit more once everything dies back in the garden, but by next spring it won’t be visible at all and will put rainwater all along the garden;-)…
quite a while ago my neighbour brought me a birdhouse that he had made from leftover fence bits…
it was very cute but I left it on the deck and it fell over and the perch broke off… a friend was here and took it home so that her partner could repair it…
recently got it back and found a spot to hang it up…
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