Thank you so much for sharing your lovely pictures with us. Brought a tear to my eye, since several years ago I was in the Vancouver area and due to time problems we had to scratch a visit to the gardens. Oh well; seeing all that lush loveliness would probably only make me feel inadequate as a gardener! Doesn't take much.

Nice pics! All the Siloams are such pretty little things, aren't they? Thanks for sharing - Kathy

I plant Heavenly Blues every year here at the end of the fence, then by the time the hollyhocks are done the MGs twine along the top of the fence (and sometimes up HH stalks as you can see). So far they aren't as robust as in years past and I have had to encourage vines to grow along the top by entwining them myself to the pickets. The vines on the window have just started to bloom as of last week. Lots of buds behind the leaves. Would you believe I spied two or three dark purple blooms of Grandpa Otts!? I pulled them asap! How many years has it been since I planted GO? 6? Every Spring I watch for seedlings and pull them - handfuls every day. They still manage to evade me.

Beautiful photos. I think I need one of those Hong Kong Orchid Trees!!! I have some seeds for a shrub type with red flowers that is related to it but haven't planted them yet.