Tables full of peonies in the Villa Estevan, Les Jardins de Métis/The Reford Gardens. Denise Pelletier exhibited her wonderful botanical paintings this summer in the exhibition room.
Photo by Louise Tanguay
The newly named peony 'Elsie Reford', in honour of the woman who established the garden in 1926. The bust is of her son, Bruce.
Hazel Cook hard at work noting the names of gorgeous peonies!
The exhibition room of the Villa Estevan, filled with hundreds of peonies
The Court of Honour table
Dozens of pink lactiflora peonies.
Val and Ray Hosty manning the CPS information table.
Judges Judi Denny and Reiner Jakubowski making last minute checks of the Court of Honour peonies.
Members of the CPS braved steady rain on Sunday to visit the gardens with head gardener, Patricia Gallant.
Peonies arriving from the Montréal Botanical Garden. Patricia Gallant greets Renée Pichette, horticulturist at the MBG, Michel Dupuis, and their precious cargo.
Peonies from the Montréal Botanical Garden.
The weather did not dampen the spirits of these intrepid volunteers!
The sun came and went, but nothing could stop the peony shuttle bus...
The cold storage room the night before the show.
'Sarah Bernhardt' in peak form at the gardens.
The Long Walk in full flight, with peonies holding up strongly despite the rains, and Lilium, roses, and delphiniums to come.
A yet to be identified Peregrina hybrid in the garden.
A side bud of 'Mons. Jules Elie' in the Long Walk.
Peony bouquets, made up by our very talented volunteers, waiting to be displayed on the fireplace mantles in the Villa.
One of three rooms in the Villa Estevan which were filled with every colour of peony imaginable.
Copyright Canadian Peony Society 2005