peace garden tour part 3

If you missed the parts 1 & 2 of our adventure of flower overload at the International Peace Gardens on the North Dakota and Canadian boarder. Here's some links peace garden tour pt.1 peace garden tour pt. 2 The Peace Garden is more than the Formal Gardens. The park has more than 100,000 visitors each year that enjoy the 2,339 … Continue reading peace garden tour part 3

peace garden tour pt. 2

Part 2 of the amazing International Peace Garden on the United States and Canadian boarder.  It straddles the 49th parallel, and the 25-acre formal garden's flowers is on the dividing line. The garden’s 2,339 acres include 888 acres in North Dakota and 1451 acres in Manitoba. The park plants over 150,000 flowers each year. So there is … Continue reading peace garden tour pt. 2

peace garden tour pt.1

international peace garden tour pt.1

I know summer is over…      we can certainly feel that winter is coming… I thought I’d share some photos from our summer adventure of visiting the International Peace Garden.     The International Peace Garden is at the heart and Centre of the Great Plains. The park is in North Dakota, USA and Manitoba, Canada.  It … Continue reading peace garden tour pt.1

secret garden tour 2018

I'm back...    Summer is always a crazy time, traveling, gardening, painting projects, etc. So I've falling down in the blogging department. Well enough with the excuses...   on with the pretty pictures from the garden tour. What garden tour? The Secret Garden Tour hosted by Minot Symphony every summer.   This year I only got photos of … Continue reading secret garden tour 2018

quick garden tip: cool weather annuals

Now all annuals are not the same or interchangeable. Some do better in early spring or summer or even fall. In places like southern California, you can plant cool weather annuals in the fall and they will do well until the summer heat takes them out.     In places with the traditional 4 seasons, … Continue reading quick garden tip: cool weather annuals