Patriotism in the Garden

A Canadian gardener celebrates her country’s 150th birthday

Sharon Vickers has portion out some unbelievable photos of her garden in Surrey , British Columbia , Canada , with us before ( if you missed the most recent 1 , fit them outhereandhere ) but she also sent in this wizard set photos that show how she switched up her garden ’s color scheme in 2017 to celebrate Canada ’s hundred-and-fiftieth natal day . Canada ’s flag is red and white , so she deploy spate of lustrous reddish and white waxbegonias(Begonia semperflorens , Zones 10–11 or as annuals ) to twine her garden in a celebratory , patriotic color scheme .

View of the garden with each layer edge in a color of the Canadian flag . annual are pure for a statement like this , since it is so easy to commute them each year . mayhap loyal colors are n’t your thing , but you could easily play with gloss strategy or unexpected ideas with your annuals . If you detest the final result , just try something different the next year .

snowy and red begonias skirt a tree diagram . If only the tree were a maple tree diagram , it would be a great recreation of the Canadian flag !

ordinarily Sharon edges her beds in ashen blossom . The bright Bolshevik gives a different effect , glowing vividly against the green foliage behind them .

Another eyeshot of one of the Canadian natal day bottom . Here the Patrick White amount from zonal geraniums ( Pelargonium × hortorum , Zones 10–11 or as yearbook ) .

Looking down the seam . Is it just me , or does the curving border of the layer mimic the look of a flag dither patriotically in the idle words ?

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