garden envy in Nakusp, B.C.

I just a wee bit of garden envy when I visited the public gardens in Nakusp, where the moister and milder climate makes everything grow twice as big as it gets in Calgary (the fist-sized slugs did make me feel a little better though.)  The pergola gardens on the waterfront near the Leland hotel were gorgeous...

...with phlox, daylilies, rudbeckias, grasses and more in bloom, and the biggest joe-pye I've seen in my life,

...but it's the views from the inside which are most spectacular:

 

That's Daughter #1 and Daughter #2 (below) briefly enjoying running through the gardens before getting way too hot and wanting to head to the beach.

Fortunately, there was another, Asian style garden on the way:

And just to prove I was there, here's me in holiday mode (no make-up, no hair-do!):

But really, who even needs a garden (gasp!  did I just say that?) when you have this:

We had the public beach almost to ourselves (that's my 3 girls in the photo above.)

 

and our own, wilder private beach (above) backed by a wildflower meadow and cedar trees (below.)

Sigh.  But it's back to reality now.  And once I'm done some laundry I may have time to tell you about what I'm hoping to get done in the garden before the end of the summer...

 

 

 

Comments

[plantman]

Heh, yeah, I can back from Kelowna a few weeks ago. Monster sized hydrangeas - easily 7' tall. Hybrid roses all over the place. Visited Elysium - monster sized David Austin rose shrubs - some were 6'X6'! And they said that they all died back to the ground this year, so that was one seasons' worth of growth!

[The Ms. S.]

Looks like heaven, Janice! Glad you got some beach time 'and' garden inspiration. :)

[Aaliyah Aldaco]

Wow, what a garden. It's a lovely place. It's practically a small forest, or possibly a meadow, thanks to all those plants.

[Christian Renwick]

This garden is truly divine especially with those growing flowers and the sea nearby. I love how the pergola and flowers complement because of the variety of colors that make it picturesque. What a cool way to spend a vacation. I've enjoyed looking at your photos.

[Calgary Garden Coach]

Thanks Christian, "divine" is a very appropriate word! It is a very beautiful place.
Janice