Comments on: Spring Sprouts in Living Color

By: skeptis

skeptis — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 22:27:51 +0000

Yeah, I'm always surprised at the diversity on that little green 'island' in the middle of downtown. I went again yesterday for a few hours (first sunburn of the season!) and we saw a huge pileated woodpecker, tiny bright blue butterflies and a half dozen hawks riding the thermals overhead. Lots of large white trilliums and a few red ones were in bloom along with lots of Dog tooth violets. False Solomon's seal are coming up now too. It's especially surprising anything grows there considering how badly managed the park is.

By: Matt Mattus

Matt Mattus — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:55:03 +0000

Thanks everyone. Skeptis – I love Mont Royal, had friends who used to live on it…I never realized that it had so many plant gems growing on it, it sounds so nice!

By: skeptis

skeptis — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:34:46 +0000

Love to watch all the spring buds here in Montreal, Quebec – we have a (very) little bumpy forested hill called Mont-Royal smack dab in the middle of the city and I've been going every few days to see the wild ginger, bloodroot and now dog tooth violets and trillium come out in succession with Mourning Cloak butterflies flying nearby. Very weird to then step back into busy traffic:)

By: Tatyana@MySecretGarden

Tatyana@MySecretGarden — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:21:32 +0000

Hi Matt! Emerging life… exciting and yes, colorful! Love the ferns! I have one crambe which has never bloomed yet.This is its third year in my garden. I'll be curious to see the picture of your crambe blooming. Woven fence on the last picture is neat!