Some pictures of Heronswood, 7/9/2013

Woodland Aster (Aster divaricatus, Eurybia divaricata)

Rodgersia (aesculifolia?)   

Blue and Yellow

Tree peony seedpods 

                                             Astrantia major (Masterwort):

Japanese Anemone:

Mahonia and hops:

Buddleia is blooming:

 Daphniphyllum:

Dan Hinckley was asked by the guests of the garden about this interesting thing in the next picture.
It looks like (salamandra?) eggs on native juncus:

Colchicums:

Lobelia tupa:

Viburnum opulus Nanum:

Acer pseudoplatanus Eskimo Sunset, Sycamore maple:    

Beautiful dark blue hydrangea:

False Solomon's seal:

Fascicularia bicolor and ferns growing in the huge fir's roots

I hope you enjoyed.  Thanks!

***Copyright 2013 TatyanaS

The Garden of the Great Depression. Cascades of Time, Alberta, Canada

         This garden, opened in the middle of the Great Depression, in 1936, is different.

 I can't recall any other garden that looks similar.

          It was designed by architect Harold C. Beckett as a geological garden reflecting the evolution of rocks and plants in Canada's Rockies.

          Canada's government financed the project with the condition that 'relief ' workers would be used on it. The financing lasted until the cost reached $50,000. 

          The project was never finished, but  even what was done is pretty impressive. 

As the sign in the next picture says, it's like a memorial to its designer, the laborers who built it, and that era.

I was lucky to visit the garden when there weren't  many other guests.
But, I read that it almost never  crowded and often gets overlooked by tourists.

The garden is framed by big mature trees, was built like a terrace and has extensive stonework.

They say it has about 50,000 plants.

           These garden structures are made from tree trunks with burls.
Burl is a tree growth, in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. It can be caused by stress connected to an injury, virus or fungus.

                                                              I saw burls in Alaska, too.

                                                 The walk through the garden is enjoyable, and I had a chance to admire the 
                                                                                           surrounding mountains.

 The garden is maintained by the Banff National Park Service.

This is its administrative building:

If you visit Banff National Park, you might want to stop by
 and have a relaxing break in this garden given its interesting history.

***Copyright 2013 TatyanaS