Summerland in bloom….

Still in Penticton as the summer kicked off and the weather was heating up. We had decided to stay put in Penticton until after the Canada day weekend……. being crumbly old retired people we generally try to avoid travelling on holiday weekends, and also wanted to make sure we actually had a spot with power with the increasing heat ( yup…the cat needs air conditioning…LOL).

As it was too hot for hiking, the plan for this day was to go back to the Ornamental Gardens in Summerland. Last visit was in the early spring when we could see that there was an exceptional range of flora ….but not much was happening as it was still rousing from winter slumber.

This time the gardens were full of life…flora and fauna and many dancing butterflies….

The original house in the centre of the garden is surrounded by a rose garden. The fragrance as you walk through the roses was quite heavenly…..

The lookout to the rail bridge was much greener than last time we visited…..

The butterflies were plentiful…….but it took a bit of chasing to catch them sitting still……

The colours and perfumes ….abundant and beautiful……

I kept losing the photographer as I wandered, and he stopped to capture images.

The lower part of the garden has a vast collection of pines and firs of all sizes and shapes…….

and an even vaster (!!) collection of cacti………this time many were in bloom.

There is such incredible delicacy to the flowers that those big scary prickly cacti produce…..

Not sure what the weird pod tree was….but it was pretty…!!

The day was an extravaganza of shape, colour and smell…… and a lovely shady place to spend a hot day.

The visit this time fulfilled our expectations. It’s a beautiful old garden that has delightful little fairylike nooks…..

It may not be high on the list of tourist spots, but if you find yourself in the area the gardens are easy to access right off the highway and well worth the time to visit.

12 thoughts on “Summerland in bloom….”

    1. Next time you are out on highway 97 you should make Brandt stop there……!!! It was lovely even in the spring before everything was in bloom…I am sure it has many faces to show through the seasons…..

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    1. So glad you are enjoying…we were so hoping to be back in Sunbury this year…….Scott got his citizenship through in April so we had to wait for his passport to come through before we could cross the border…….I did mine yesterday so we are trapped (!! 😂) in Canada again til i get my passport….Maybe next year….. !!! 😁

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    1. Thanks for the feedback…..its hard to tell sometimes as we post if anyone is even interested as we throw each one out into the ether…….. 😃 so pleased that you are enjoying it…!!

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    1. Thanks Sylvia…we have been really fortunate weaving our way around the fires last year and this year…… we have missed most of the smoke too…we seem to keep moving at just the right time….. 😊

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