What's in Bloom

>In the Entry Garden you will find:
Tricyrtis formosana ‘Samurai’ (Toad Lily); the most popular cultivar, it has variegated foliage with creamy almost gold edges.

In the Garden Hall Courtyard:
Actaea simplex ‘Black Negligee’ (Black Bugbane); Black foliage and stems with purple-tinted white flowers.

In the Garden Hall Courtyard:
Aconitum ‘Cloudy’ (Monkshood). This cultivar is characterized by its upright habit. Soft blue and white flowers are held upon thick, strong, flowering stems.

In the Show Garden:
Pinus thumbergii ‘Oculus-draconis’ (Dragon’s Eye Pine). It gets its name from the banded yellow and green needles which give the illusion of an eye.

In the Nature Garden:
Aciepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed); An Ontario native, it has striking orange flowers in summer followed by these spectacular seed pods. This plant is a primary food source for Monarch butterflies.

In the Knot Garden:
Iris germanica ‘Immortality’ (Tall Bearded Iris). A beautiful white iris known for its consistent rebloom in late summer/early fall.

>The fall gardens at TBG are full of spectacular colourful blooms!
In the Show Garden North you will find:
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Summer Sorbet’ (Bluebeard) left, with Agastache ‘Summer Glow’ (Anise Hyssop) and Petunia [Supertunia Vista Bubblegum] (Petunia).

In the Show Garden South:
Eunonymus phellomanus (Eunonymus) another blog repeat performer showcasing its seasonal value, this time featuring its colourful fall fruit

Also in the Show Garden South:
Taxodium distichum ‘Peve Minaret’ (Bald Cypress), a dwarf form of the bald cypress growing approximately 5 cm a year

In the Kitchen Garden:
Colcasia esculenta ‘Tea Cup’ (Taro, Elephant’s Ear) which features an unusual leaf from that holds water like a tea cup! It reaches four feet with dark purple stems.

In the Knot Garden:
Anemone x hybrida ‘Whirlwind’ (Japanese Anemone), a large white semi-double flowering anemone reaching 67-70 cms and blooming through late summer to October.

In the Entry Garden:

>In the Show Garden you will find:
Ilex verticillata ‘Nana’ (Winterberry) hardy in Zones 3-9. The flowers are insignificant but it produces large bright red berries

In the Water Garden North:
Sedum (Autumn Joy) = ‘Herbstfreude’ (Stonecrop) with Aster laevis ‘Bluebird’ (Smooth Aster). A classic perennial, ‘Autumn Joy’ is arguably the most popular of the sedums with pink flower heads deepening to bronzy red. A great plant in combination with fall flowering asters.

In the Show Garden:
Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’ (Stonecrop) with Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’ (Bugleweed). The Ajuga’s almost black leaves make a stunning combination with the sedum’s golden yellow evergreen foliage which turns reddish-orange in fall.

In the Herb and Show Garden:
Rhus typhina (Tiger Eyes) = Bailtiger (Cutleaf Sumac) with its stunning fall colour combines exquisitely with Dahlia ‘Embrace’ (Small Semi-cactus) (Dahlia) from the TBG’s Dahlia collection.

In the Entry Garden:
Acer griseum (Paperbark Maple) known for its stunning bark. Hardy in Zones 4-9.

In the Entry Garden:

>In the Garden Hall Courtyard you will find:
Anemone x hybrida ‘Robustissima’ (Grapeleaf Anemone), a shorter variety with strong flowering ability late into fall.

In the Show Garden North:
Dahlia ‘Granny Norman’ (Medium semi-cactus Dahlia). With the change in season, dahlias at the TBG show spectacular blooms and colour.

Also in the Show Garden North:
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Phantom’ (Pee Gee Hydrangea), featured once before and now turning colour for late summer/ early fall display. Great for cutting.

In the Entry Garden:
Panicum virgatum ‘Cloud Nine’ (Switch Grass), a great specimen providing a stunning focal point in the garden.

Also in the Entry Garden:
Pennisetum alopecuroiudes ‘Cassian’ (Fountain Grass), a beautiful clump-forming grass that provides flowers through till winter

>In the Entry Garden you will find:
Calamagrostis brachytricha (Korean Feather Reed Grass), a stately ornamental grass with blooms up to 25 cm which performs long after other plants have faded.

In the Show Garden North:
From Proven Winners, a grouping of new plant introductions including a coleus, Solenostemon scutellarioidea ColorBlaze ‘Dipt in Wine’, left, paired with Sedum telephium ‘Xenox’ (Stonecrop) and below them Heuchera ‘Venus’ (Fancy-leaf Coral Bells).

In the Show Garden South:

In the Water Garden West
Hibiscus ‘Kopper King’ (Swamp Rose Mallow) one of the more popular perennial hibiscus for its white flowers with pink veining and dark coppery foliage.

In the Water Garden North:
Physostegia virginiana ‘variegata’ (Obediant Plant). While this plant is known for its late summer flowering and is prone to run, this variety stays in place and provides lovely variegated foliage along with lavender blooms. It is shown here with Verbena bonariensis (Brazilian Verbena) with its upright branching stems and magenta purple flowers and Sedum telephium ‘Black Jack’ (Stonecrop), a dark foliage variety.

In the Water Garden West you will find:

>The week of August 25-31

In the Garden Hall Courtyard a terrific late summer grouping of Anemone x hybrida ‘September Charm’ (Japanese Anemone) with Anemone x hybrida ‘Party Dress’ (the darker pink of the two anemones). In the foreground, Tricyrtis ‘Tojen’ (Toad Lily).

In the Water Garden North:

Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’ (Showy Stonecrop) with Sedum ‘Postman’s Pride.’ Both are terrific selections and are hardy to our climate. They show well even through winter after their flowers have dried. Postman’s Pride is a dark-stemmed variety gaining popularity.

In the Garden Hall Courtyard:

Acer palmatum var. dissectum (Dissectum Group) ‘Garnet’ (Japanese Maple) with an underplanting of Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’ (Japanese Forest Grass)

>Dahlias: Join head gardener Sandra Pella for Dahlia Daze on Tuesday August 25 froom 1-3 p.m. at the TBG.

The north side of the President’s Choice Show Garden has many varieties of Dahlias including Dahlia ‘Pooh’, an example of a Collerette flower-type. Here it is set of by Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight.’ Dahlias’ peak time for blooming is late August through September and they will continue into October until frost.

In the foreground and flowering now: Miscanthus sinensis ‘Huron Blush’ (Japanese Silver Grass) with the variegated Miscanthus sinensis ‘Dixieland’ (Maiden Grass) which will flower later in August through September.

Chelone Iyonii (Pink Turtlehead) Nature. A native plant which is also popular in white.

In the Water Garden West Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’ (Perennial Sunflower). A giant sunflower known for its lemony yellow blooms on tall stalks.

Iin the Water Garden East Helenium ‘Rubinzwerg’ (Sneezeweed) with Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’ (Black-eyed Susan). The Helenium is a good example of the hot reds, oranges and yellows that are prominent now in the garden.

In the Entry Garden Origanum laevigatum ‘Herrenhausen’ (Ornamental Oregano). A great plant for the perennial border which also makes a good groundcover when combined with other taller flowering plants such as Perovskia.

>In the Nature Garden you will find:
Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) with Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’ (Black-eyed Susan)

In the Herb Garden:
Rhus typhina (Tiger Eyes) =’Bailtiger’ (Cutleaf Sumac) with Monarda didyma (Beebalm)

In the Water Garden East:
Phlox paniculata ‘Robert Poore’ (Summer Phlox)

In the Entry Courtyard:
Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’ (Fleeceflower)

In the Entry Garden:
Eupatorium purpureum ssp. maculatum ‘Gateway’ (Joe Pye Weed)

>The north side of the President’s Choice Show Garden has different varieties of Dahlias. Join Sandra Pella for Dahlia Daze on August 11, 18 and 25 at the TBG.

Dahlia ‘Dana’ [Small Semi-Cactus]

In the Garden Hall Courtyard:

Panicum virgatum ‘Heavy Metal’ (Switch grass)

In the Westview Terrace:

Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’ (Summersweet)

In the Entry Garden you will find:

Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea ‘Moorhexe’ (Moor Grass)

Helenium ‘Rubinzwerg’ (Sneezeweed)

In the Demonstration Courtyard:

Echinops ritro (Globe Thistle)

>In the Entry Garden:

Sanguisorba tenuifolium ‘Album’ (Chinese Burnet)

Hemerocallis ‘Pardon Me’ (Daylily) with Echinacea ‘Vintage Wine’ (Purple Coneflower)

In the Demonstration Garden:

Lysimachia clethroides (Gooseneck Loosestrife)

In the Westview Terrace:

Phlox paniculata ‘Starfire’ (Summer Phlox) with Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’ (White Snakeroot)

In the President’s Choice Show Garden:

Hydrandea paniculata ‘Phantom’ (Pee Gee Hydrangea)