Wendalane Farms » Flowers

Wagons Ho!

Bob — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:08:02 +0000

We’ve been known to occasionally complain about the amount of traffic on our road. This year we’ve taken a different approach and decided to put the wagon out with some of our sunflowers on it and try to slow down the odd speeder who might be looking for some flowers. The price is right $5 for a 1/2 dozen, and they are about as fresh as you can get them. Once the zinnias start coming on we’ll add a couple mixed coloured bouqets of those as well. We plan to have the wagon out 6 days a week from morning until night. For those interested in the drive out, we’re located on the Canborough Road between Wellandport and Attercliffe in Southern Ontario, Canada. You’ll see the wagon.

Leaning Towards Sunflowers

Bob — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:53:50 +0000

It’s always neat to watch Sunflowers track the sun. After they’ve established themselves and get to a certain size you’ll see the heads always pointing towards the sun. Here the sun is going down and you can see the sunflower head dipping down as it goes.

Before and After

Bob — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:24:24 +0000

I’ve been meaning to take more of these types of shots to show just how much things can change in two months. Yep, that’s the same bed from almost the same angle.

Sunflowers Finally

Bob — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:07:18 +0000

We had an extremely cold June/July and that directly affected how fast the sunflowers grew and matured, but finally they have started to bloom. This is always a great time of year as it fills our market van and our market booth with tons of colour.

Grimsby Market

Bob — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 10:57:36 +0000

Here is a picture of our booth at the Grimsby Market. This market runs from May to October, and from around 3:30 until it starts to get dark. We are very happy with our booth, and our neighbours at this market. To our left is Jim and Mary of Warner’s Orchards and you can see some of their fare below. To our right is Fern of The Bee and Me who sells honey and eggs. Good neighbours make for a better market, and we certainly appreciate the ones we have.

Lily Almost

Bob — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:34:25 +0000

There are lilies throughout the farm wherever Jen has found the desire to plant them. She knows better than I which colour is going to jump out when they go from bud to bloom. My guess for these is yellow, but I’ll probably be incorrect.

Zinnia Plugs

Bob — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:27:29 +0000

It’s about time we start to post pictures of things actually growing. Here you see some newly planted zinnia plugs straight from the greenhouse into the dirt. It will take a bit for them to “catch” but once the roots get down good and we get some hot weather they’ll soon fill the bed with greenery and flowers.

Flowering Trees

Bob — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:22:37 +0000

We bought this tree at a fundraising auction two years ago. Last year it flowered out beautifully, then caterpillars devoured every leaf of the tree and we thought it was a goner. Than a few weeks later all the leaves grew back. Here it is in all its glory in mid May.

Daffodil

Bob — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:01:28 +0000

The first blooms are out, and of course they are the daffodils. The hint of yellow here and there when you walk outside is awesome. Tulips should be coming on soon as I see most of them are in bud stage. It seems a little late, but every year is different.

To Weed Or Not To Weed

Bob — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:46:48 +0000

Sometimes a whole bunch of plants grow in one spot and we have a discussion about whether they are weeds (probably) or a reseeded flower from last year. Usually it only takes two to three weeks before they reveal their true identity. Then it’s either the hoe or the watering can depending on the outcome.