My Winter Conservatory

I have a conservatory greenhouse, originally built in 1915.  It was dismantled, refurbished and moved to my place in 1993, thanks to Jamie Goad, the well-known Toronto architect.  This is a beautiful structure in the Victorian tradition.  I have recently started using HDR image processing, and the greenhouse images really benefit so that there's both a beautiful blue sunny sky and the details inside.

Canada Blooms - Inspirations of Spring

Canada Blooms was so inspirational last week.  The perennial greenhouse was a delight of flowers, grasses, and fern leaves unfolding.  I took my favourite images and have made a set of greeting cards.  Here they are:

Can't Wait for Spring

Charlie Dobbin, the horticultural director of Canada Blooms spoke at the Etobicoke Horticultural Society last year about the Canada Blooms show.  I was fascinated by the forcing greenhouses and the work it takes to get the materials ready on schedule.  I asked to visit the forcing greenhouses and this week had the opportunity to see the large greenhouses with trees, shurbs and perennials leafing out. 


Here's what the balled, bagged trees look like.

Of course, here's what's coming out.

And here is a sour cherry in bloom.