The wild roses (Rosa rugosa) blooming at Ashbridge’s now perfume the air with their enchanting scent. © BCP 2010 Really, can there be anything more beautiful than a newly opened wild rose on an early summer’s day? So lovely to look at, and even more entrancing to smell. Walking along the path at the part […]
A beautiful blue butterfly feeds on bittersweet nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) at Ashbridge’s Bay in June. © BCP 2010 Here’s what’s recorded elsewhere on my site as quote of the day: In June as many as a dozen species may burst their buds on a single day. No man can heed all of these anniversaries; no […]
Irises (Iris germanica?) in Woodbine Park on the first day of June. © BCP 2010 Since this website is supposed to be about what is wild in our city, I guess you could say I am cheating a bit here. The irises above, after all, aren’t wild. They are the work of the wonderful gardeners […]
One of the last remaining trilliums (Trillium grandiflorum) in bloom in Earl Bales Park Friday, April 30, 2010. © BCP 2010 Trilliums in Toronto? I had no idea! I had never been to Earl Bales Park (on Bathurst St., north of Wilson Ave.) until last weekend. (So many wonderful parks to explore, so little time.) […]
A wild apple tree (Malus domestica) explodes into bloom at Ashbridge’s Bay, April 20, 2010. © BCP 2010 The days keep warming up and the joys of spring keep unfolding. It’s as perfect (and how wonderful that it’s so early) a spring as I’ve ever witnessed. Today I’m posting several shots of one lone wild […]
