Here are a couple of photos taken this weekend in Metchosin - the erythronium are in full bloom right now, trillium also. I think the cool wet spring has made them flower later than usual. Jill Peterson >Vancouver area-bulb sites of interest? Last two weeks of April >Sue Evanetz (Wed, 14 Mar 2018 08:11:58 PDT) > Metchosen near Victoria is carpeted with erythronium about that time >On Mar 12, 2018, at 11:43 AM, Paul Tropheus <paultropheus@hotmail.com> wrote: >Thank you so much everyone for these ideas. I really appreciate it. ________________________________________ >From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> on behalf of Nicholas plummer <nickplummer@gmail.com> >Sent: 12 March 2018 12:34:44 >To: Pacific Bulb Society >Subject: Re: [pbs] Vancouver area-bulb sites of interest? Last two weeks of April >I would second (or third) the recommendation of VanDusen Botanical Garden. >It was very impressive last summer. Lynn Canyon Park has beautiful trails >and is a very convenient place to see a natural ecosystem if you don't have >a car to get out of the city. Butchart Garden was beautifully landscaped, >but the plants weren't as interesting as those in VanDusen, IMO. However, >the ferry ride from Tsawwassen out to Victoria, winding among many islands, >is utterly gorgeous and would be worthwhile even if there weren't anything >to see at the other end. We were lucky enough to see a pod of orcas, >although that isn't guaranteed. >Nick -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 20180415_165146.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 831560 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 20180415_084025.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 457355 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…
