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The City of Calgary horticulturalists sure know how to plant a lovely drift at the Senator Patrick Burns Memorial Rock Garden….


15 responses to “Flowery Friday: Senator Patrick Burns Memorial Rock Garden.”

  1. The Canadian Cats Avatar

    What are the name of those flowers? I have them. They aren’t black-eyed Susans cause they’re too small. Needless to say I love them.

    Jean

    1. Sheryl @ Flowery Prose Avatar

      They are indeed Rudbeckia – one of the gentlemen who works with the City’s gardens has commented and said that this cultivar is ‘Tiger Eye Gold’. The plants are not very tall. I am definitely looking for this cultivar for at home….

  2. Don Battiste Avatar
    Don Battiste

    Hi Sheryl. I am forwarding your comment on the Burns Rudbeckia bed to my managers, and to the young Gardener who thought of it. This bed semi-survived the hailstorm on Aug 4. As you likely know, the main Riley areas we severely torn up.
    Was your garden damaged?

    1. Sheryl @ Flowery Prose Avatar

      Hi, Don – I am so sorry to hear that the beds at the Burns and Riley gardens were damaged – that storm was something else. My flower garden emerged mostly unscathed, except for the delphs, which were smashed. We only had pea sized hail this way and it didn’t last very long.

      Thanks so much for forwarding my post! This particular bed was so eye-catching – I was delighted to see it. Both the Riley and the Burns gardens were spectacular this year, hope they rebound quickly.

  3. Don Battiste Avatar
    Don Battiste

    The Rudbeckia variety used in this bed was Tiger Eye Gold. It is short. Another name for a Rudbeckia is black eyed Susan.

    1. Sheryl @ Flowery Prose Avatar

      Thanks so much for letting us know the cultivar – I wasn’t sure which one it was. A beauty, that’s for sure!

    1. Sheryl @ Flowery Prose Avatar

      A real delight! ๐Ÿ™‚

      Hope you’re having a wonderful weekend!

      1. clarepooley33 Avatar

        Yes thank-you, lovely weekend and perfect weather ๐Ÿ™‚

  4. ontheedgegardening Avatar

    They certainly do! I love one rudbeckia, a hundred is splendid ๐Ÿ™‚

    1. Sheryl @ Flowery Prose Avatar

      Absolutely true! I was a big gaga over the sight of all of these….

  5. colorpencil2014 Avatar

    An impressive name for a cheerful flower..it creates a beautiful yellow carpet! xo Johanna

    1. Sheryl @ Flowery Prose Avatar

      Definitely an amazing sight…sure hope it has recovered from all the hail we received. Such a shame that so many gardens in the city were destroyed.

  6. Candy Blackham Avatar

    Thank you for visiting – and I love the drift of yellow Rudbeckia

    1. Sheryl @ Flowery Prose Avatar

      Your blog is a delight!

      Glad you enjoyed the photo…it was such a treat to come across this particular planting!

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