Membership Green Survey Initiatives Results
SEASONAL FLORALS It's planning time for the Club gardens and Gardener, Ainsley Thompson, is carefully curating colourful spring blooms to amaze you. Get acquainted with the floral medley that await us as the seasons change in 2022 SNOW CROCUS (Crocus sieberi subsp. atticus) The highly-prized crimson red spice Saffron is derived from the dried stigma of a different species of Crocus (Crocus sativus). 1700 bulbs have been planted around the Club property.
LADY VAN EIJK Also known as Darwin Hybrid Tulips, this flower grows large, vibrant flowers on strong stems, and are amongst the tallest types of tulips (22-24 inches tall). This lipstick coloured variety of tulip often blooms mid season, mostly in April.
Tulips are related to another popular spring flower, the lily. They are both part of the Liliaceae family, as are onions, garlic & asparagus. PANSY Those born in the month of February get to claim the pansy as their birth flower. Purple pansies are some of the most popular, which plays off the hue of February’s birthstone, the amethyst.
MUSCARI 'WHITE MAGIC' Particularly fragrant, Muscari ‘White Magic’ flowers are known to be deer and rodent resistant. This flower is also perfect for attracting bees and butterflies to your garden. By planting these flower bulbs we are helping our pollinator friends flourish.
NARCISSUS 'THALIA' DAFFODILS Narcissus blooms, for many gardeners, are the first visible signs of spring. These daffodils will thrive and multiply with little care on your part, creating a glorious landscape and a horticultural legacy.
Much like the Muscari White Magic, Narcissus 'Daffodils are shunned by deer and rodents, helping to keep them away. SLAWA The Slawa Triumph Tulip, also meaning "fame" in Polish, offers admirers a dramatic display in the mid-spring garden. With petals of deep burgundy that feather into colors of coppery-orange, they shift hues as the edges brighten into peach and yellow.
BLACK PARROT Parrot tulips are whimsically-shaped, unusually-colored tulips which have been developed from mutations of certain late-flowering tulips. The petals of these tulips are serrated, or "fringed". The Black Parrot is award winning for its uniqueness and being one of the darkest tulips available.
Pansies are one of several edible garden flowers! They have a mild minty flavor and make for a lovely edible flourish on a salad or dessert. ♦ arbutusclub.com
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