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Welcome to my blog. Here I have tried to capture the adventures of our little family and the trials and tribulations of our never ending garden project(s). Take a look around and leave a comment if you wish. Thanks for stopping by. Jer.

4/25/2009

Enjoying the weekend


What a beautiful start to the weekend. Although, it is supposed to storm pretty good tonight. Ben, Olivia and Isaac spent all day out in the back; Isaac especially loves running around out there, but there is always time for a cookie!

4/19/2009

New additions

The good weather the weekend got the garden juices flowing again. We took a trip to Whistling Gardens and picked up a few things. The owner is a great guy and when he is done his setup is going to be amazing. He has a lot of rare and hard to find conifers and japanese maples. We picked up Acer Palmatum 'Purple Ghost', Acer Palmatum 'Aka Kawa Hime' (dwarf Coral bark) and a young Weeping Norway Spruce.
They are all young specimens, but should grow pretty quickly from what I read.

Acer Palmatum 'Aka Kawa Hime'


Acer Palmatum 'Purple Ghost'


Picea Abies 'Pendula'

4/13/2009

Goshiki Kotohime





On the way thru Niagara on the Lake to visit my folks on the weekend, we stopped at a nursery that I have been wanting to get to for a while. It is called Mori Gardens and it is one of the best that I have been to. They have a great selection of Japanese Maples and other rare plants.
I was on a limited budget and could only go with one this time, so I chose a small Goshiki Kotohime Japanese Maple. Should get about 4 ft x 4 ft and has some nice spring colouring on the leaves.
Definitely have to make it a routine to stop here on the way thru.