Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Altadore

Took this photo back on 24th June, at an amazing garden in Calgary. We had just visited a gentleman's cactus garden and then called in to wander around this nearby garden. I thought these Clematis flowers were so pretty.

Yesterday, I spent the whole morning looking at the plants at Strathcona Park Ravines (here in the city). From there, I went to a volunteer shift for the afternoon. In the evening, a handful of us went to visit a gentleman's cactus garden. He has them all in pots and, each winter, digs up each pot and brings it inside his house. Next spring/summer, he places them all outside again - such a huge amount of work, but he loves his cacti. And we enjoyed our visit : ) Nearby, we visited another garden, which is beautifully landscaped and has such a gorgeous variety of garden plants. This glowing Iris is just one of them.

Oh, boy, I think I dazzled my own eyes as I scrolled down on this image, LOL! These very pretty Echeveria succulent flowers caught my eye when we visited a gentleman's cactus garden here in the city. He lovingly brings in all his pots of cacti each winter and then digs holes and puts them all back outside each summer. He kindly allowed us to return again recently and proudly showed us each and every one of his plants. He is an elderly man and I think either one or two of my friends have offered to help him with this massive task that has become too overwhelming for him to do on his own. Sorry the actual quality of this cropped photo isn't better - grainy doesn't begin to describe it, LOL - but I needed something bright on this gloomy, wet day..