Saturday, June 15, 2019

Just a Magpie

When taking flower pictures I must admit that I'm first attracted just to the bright coloured ones, I'm just a magpie.  So when we stopped at the Town and Country Garden Nursery just outside Owen sound yesterday, my first pictures were just of whatever was blooming, the brighter colour the better..

While we were still outside the roses immediately caught my eye, especially this beautiful red one.

But it was this deep pink one behind it that was wafting a beautiful fragrance.

There were some interesting colours in Hydrangeas.

 And a stand of a few annuals that they still had in stock.

Great colour on this Petunia.


And I like the bright red of these Geraniums.
 
But couldn't safely get into the greenhouses which had significant bumps across the thresholds, or had the aisle blocked like this - a common problem in crowded stores.

   This was actually back down the road at the Ice Cream Place, a beautiful Spirea in full bloom.




16 comments:

  1. Such beautiful flowers, I love them all but the spires is amazing! Thank you for the kind words today on my blog,

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  2. So nice to see all of these beautiful flowers …

    All the best Jan

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  3. Having helped take care of my mother-in-law when she was in a wheelchair, I quickly learned that seemingly small obstacles can be an absolute barrier to anyone in a wheelchair.

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  4. it's a good season of colour, we have pretty mild winters here so still lots of colour in my garden.

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  5. I realize the blooms easily catch our eye but there's much more to a plant than blooms.

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  6. Like you I am attracted to colors as well but the Magpie connection never occurred to me. A Mad Hatter perhaps or even a Gadfly, but a Magpie. Well that sent me to Google to see about this Magpie fella and it told me there the Magpie was the most intelligent bird in the world. I'm telling ya Stew we Magpies gotta stick together.

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  7. Garden centres are a hazard for people walking on two legs, let alone for occupants of a wheelchair.

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  8. I also love the bright flowers. and in a garden against the greenery they are stunning!

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  9. Oh, beautiful flowers! I could almost smell that rose myself. :-)

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  10. Beautiful colours in those Flowers.
    Many retail outlets have similar problems with their aisles.
    Wishing you a Happy Fathers day Stew.
    Be Safe and Enjoy the changing season.

    It's about time.

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  11. They always look lovely at the garden center ... but if I bring them home ... a week later they're always looking... not so lovely ♥

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  12. I always like to just go and look...or maybe I should say I enjoy looking even if I don't buy. But it is seldom that I come home empty handed.

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  13. Garden stores are like catnip for me.

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