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"Everything that slows us down and forces patience,
everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature,
is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace."
MAY SARTON
quote found at guyaboutthehouse.com
It's so smoky and hazy today. My goodness, we hardly know what blue skies look like anymore. Thankfully it wasn't so bad on Thursday when we visited the St Albert Botanic Park. The gardens were stunning in their summer glory. To think there is such a place to visit right here in northerly Alberta—what a gift. A huge thank you to the many committed volunteers of this wonderful place.
Today I'm dedicating this post to my dear friend, Sandra Lambiotte. I miss her so much here on my blog—she would have stopped by, and together we would have celebrated all this beauty. I think of her often and her dear Michael who is missing her more than we can ever know.
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It gives my heart joy to share these photos from our visit with you. Happy day, beautiful friends!
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"Flowers always make people better,
happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine,
food, and medicine for the soul."
LUTHER BURBANK
quote found at guyaboutthehouse.com
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"Gardeners tend to be the most adaptable of human beings. In fact,
gardening . . . trains you to be flexible, and to find consolations
where you can. So the poppies never came up and deer ate the roses?
Well, the irises looked great, and the lilacs were fabulous."
CONSTANCE CASEY
quote found on guyaboutthehome.com
So true!
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"There is a garden in every childhood,
an enchanted place where colors are brighter,
the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again."
ELIZABETH LAWRENCE
quote found on southernliving.com
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"There is nothing I like better at the end of a hot summer’s day
than taking a short walk around the garden. You can smell the heat
coming up from the earth to meet the cooler night air."
PETER MAYLE
quote found on guyaboutthehome.com
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"I think this is what hooks one to gardening:
it is the closest one can come
to being present at creation."
PHYLLIS THEROUX
quote found on www.southernliving.com
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Wishing you a beautiful day,
Brenda
Photo credits:
All photos on this post are mine
Dear Brenda,
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to enjoy the flowers from your garden visit. The different blooms are all so unique and beautifully formed. I smiled at the quote from Constance Casey about the flexibility of gardeners. Things are different every year in my garden and I'm learning to just appreciate what comes up.
Like Lorrie, I found the quote about flexibility very apt! My garden never quite follows the plan that I have for it, plants appear from nowhere, but somehow it all seems to fall into place. What a lovely place you visited.
ReplyDeleteSandra was such a kind and gentle person and I think of her when each new flower comes into bloom ~ a true and forever loved friend and gardener.💗
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures! You have a wonderful way of capturing what you see to share with us. The gardens look so lush, a glimpse of heaven right in our midst!
ReplyDeleteYour photos of the flowers are spectacular and your gardens are beautiful. So true about the flexibility of Gardners
ReplyDeleteSummer is the best for flowers, and your garden is a splendid example! So wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous flowers!
ReplyDeleteThe purple florals are my fave!
That photo of the Delphinium is wonderful! When my garden is made over, I must put in Delphinium! Also you always share the best quotes!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures, Brenda. Such gorgeous blooms and amazing colours! Looks like you had a wonderful outing, soaking in all the wonder of the gardens.
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