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One Week Later

Some things in the botanical garden change dramatically from week to week. Other things do not.

Here are some pictures. Compare to last week!

Remember the tulip field?

This next one, we looked at from a different angle last week, but it’s the same magnolia tree.… [Read More]

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Springing

We made our first visit to the Jardin Botanique this year, and to paraphrase William Gibson: spring has arrived, it’s just not even distributed. (As always, click on pictures to see ’em biggish).… [Read More]

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Flowers

I’ve been trying to write a post here about the situation with the unhoused in Montreal in comparison to Los Angeles. It’s turning into a term-paper-like research project, though.

So in the meantime, here are some nice spring flowers at the Jardin Botanique.

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I’m Sohrry

Sohry I’ve not been posting recently, been having some health challenges. Ready to get back up to speed now! Here are some flowers. Hope you’ll forgive me.

peonies, Chinese garden @ the Jardin Botanique

Some of these health problems were not so much caused by our bug-out to Montréal (though that was exhausting) but by the place we moved into.… [Read More]

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Jardin botanique

The Botanical Garden of Montréal is big and relatively expensive — $22.50 for adult admission, with a $5.50 discount if you live in the greater Montréal area. But if you get a $9 Accès Montréal card, you can have free access to the outdoor portions of the Botanical garden!… [Read More]

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Garden Morning

The arrondissement of Rosemont La-Petite-Patrie had a promotion this morning, widely advertised, of a gardening give-away day.

Translated notice on Facebook

Our neighbor in the condo organized a group to go and pick up some flowers and shrubs with the intent of creating another small garden plot in front of the building.… [Read More]