The Walshes’ Garden in Ontario

Rhododendrons, maples, and more

Linda Walsh is sharing exposure with us today . We ’ve bring down this beautiful garden before , which jump as nothing but a few old pine tree tree and somepoison ivy(Linda Terry ’s Garden in OntarioandLinda Terry ’s Garden in Ontario , revisit ) . It is wonderful to see this great garden again .

We live in Simcoe , Ontario , just northward of Lake Erie . Our Hardiness Zone is 6a , but because of our forested belongings we have a bit of amicroclimateand are capable to grow some plants that would not do well in this country otherwise . We have been gardening here for almost 40 years and have been featured in many Canadian magazines . We have two koiponds ; progress the last one was a huge undertaking , as many careen had to be get in . The pool features two skimmers , a peat bog with an undergravel blowout organisation , and a large waterfall . We have VERY big koi , and they eat a pile . We also have peacocks , Pete and Pat , and have enjoyed seeing them raise their many progeny .

We have over 175rhododendrons , over 100hydrangeas , and many unique plants . Many of the plants have beenpropagatedon the property fromseed , layering , orcuttings .

lately we have experimented with growing cucumber and umbrella magnolia(MagnoliaacuminataandMagnolia tripetala , Zones 4–8 ) from seeded player and are anxiously awaiting our first blooms . We have over 25 maples , but the most stunning is the ‘ Suminagashi ’ Japanese maple(Acerpalmatum‘Suminagashi ’ , Zone 5 - 9 ) , with a brilliantfall color .

Linda was n’t jolly about the sizing of those fish !

View of the garden from the windows of the theater

Peacock pen with azaleas ( Rhododendronhybrids , Zones 5–9 )

Mariessiviburnum(Viburnumplicatumf.tomentosum‘Mariesii ’ , Zones 5–8 )

Front hillside garden looking up toward the sign

Koi pond fence by beautiful stonework

Saxatile alyssum ( Auriniasaxatilis , Zones 3–7 ) greets spring with clouds of yellow efflorescence .

A rhododendron in the PJM hybrid group ( Rhododendron‘Olga Mezitt ’ , Zones 4–8 ) . The PJM crossbreed are some of the easiest and most adaptable rhododendrons to develop , and they always bloom heavily .

A rhododendron bewilder ready to bristle into bloom .

Northern Lights azaleas ( Rhododendronhybrids , Zones 3–7 ) were cover to be able to withstand extreme winter cold and still blossom heavily each spring . As you may see , the colors are pretty wonderful too .

Many of our beaver bean works ( Ricinuscommunis , Zones 9–11 or as an one-year ) have bring forth tremendous leaves , and we have taken to making concrete decorative leaves from them !

A painted concrete castor bean leaf

We ’ll be back with more photos from this beautiful garden tomorrow .

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