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While it is sad to see summer go... the colors of autumn are indeed spectacular! Acer ginnala #yycplants #fallcolors

The bright yellow flower of the unbelievably dependable Stella d’oro daylily. Hemerocallis x Stella D’oro #yycplants.

Who says you need sun to make things interesting. Ferns, Hostas and a spectacular Giant Goatsbeard fill out a shady corner. Aruncus dioicus #yycplants

Nothing better than the crisp white of a fragrant Lilac bloom. Syringa vulgaris‘ Madame Lemoine’ #yycplants

Not a bad way to spend an afternoon... almost perfect camouflage! Lilium asiatic var.

You know it is one of those years when one gets excited to see rhubarb ( Rheum sp.) emerging from the ground... and it is the 14th of April! #yycplants #wedeservespring

Plants being stacked to prepare for a winter slumber...see you in the spring! #yycplants #waxtheskis

Snow? No problem for a Jackman Clematis blooming in October. Clematis x 'Jackmanii' #yycplants #tooearly4snow #☹️

We say goodbye to annuals... but hello to the muted texture of fall! #yycplants #sweaterweather #hellofall

Nothing like the colors of the oak leaf Quercus macrocarpa to herald in sweater weather. #yycplants #sweaterweather

The dependable Fall Aster Aster dumosus 'var' brighten an October morning. #yycplants

Who needs flowers when you have amazing foliage colors...Ninebark, Dogwood, Barberry and Spruce. #yycplants

A garden that Red Lily Beetle has yet to find! Black Out Asiatic Lilies with a Limelight Hydrangea #calgaryplants

The textures of a shade garden, Hostas (var.) and Goatsbeard (Aruncus dioicus) #calgaryplants

Spring rain longing on the leaf of Lady's Mantle Alchemilla mollis #yycplants

The early pink blooms of Bergenia Bergenia cordifolia #yycplants

Even as it snows, Calgary is starting to show signs of Spring! Forsythia ovata 'Northern Gold' #yycplants

Another anomaly of 2016 in Calgary... A fresh green asparagus shoot on November 26! Asparagus-officinalis #yycplants

An exceptional fall means there is mint still available for mojitos during the western final! #gostamps #yycplants

A lilac bud looking more like late March than late November...maybe a bit of cold wouldn't be a bad thing #yycplants