Spring prelude Indoor Garden
the Butchart Gardens
West Coast inspired garden, where lush tropical plants meet native materials to create a vibrant oasis. The delightful fragrances that waft through this space transport you to a springtime wonderland, making you feel as though the season has already arrived. With swollen flower buds and an array of colorful blooms, this garden is to impress and visitors eagerly anticipate the true arrival of spring. immerse in breathtaking display of nature's beauty!
Caring for the gardens is the next important step in ensuring the spectacular display carries through the entire summer.
Watering practices ~ Soil amendments ~ Mulching ~ Right plant, right place
the gardens welcome a variety of birds & bees that feed on the nectar of summer flowers
the seed mix is composed of 30 different varieties of flowers & is a custom blend the vast selection of seeds allows for a longer bloom time in 2024 the meadow began flowering in mid-June & continued for much of the summer
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Dahlias are a fantastic choice for summer gardens
their compact size makes them versatile & easy to manage while offering similar color and vigor to their counterpart, the much larger classic Dahlia varieties.
also interesting & unique
Helichrysum
thianschanicum
& Alternanthera dentata
