God Almighty first planted a garden; and, indeed, it is the purest of human pleasures. - Francis Bacon

Hello! I hope you're having a good summer so far! I garden in Montreal, Quebec which is in Zone 5. I'd like to share with you some beautiful images I am fortunate to witness in my garden during this gardening season. Also, I'd like to thank my sweet husband for taking the pictures. Many times, he had to get into pretty awkward positions to take them! These beautiful flowers and plants and their promise to share their beauty every year always lifts up my spirit. I hope that you will enjoy these flowers no matter where you live. And please come visit my garden anytime! I will be adding a gallery of individual flowers and plants which grow in my garden.

	This is my frontyard garden (taken July 2004).
A closer look (from the left corner) of my frontyard garden.
	An even closer look. In the foreground are "lambs' ears" with yellow "coreopsis" immediately behind it. Further to the left are orange "asiatic lilies".
A view of the right side of the frontyard garden. In the foreground are white "echinaceas" surrounded by yellow "rudbeckias" (black-eyed susans). Around the birch are buttercup "daylilies" which give out a jasmine-like scent.
	Approaching the gate towards my sideyard garden. Please come in.
The arbour which marks the entrance to the sideyard garden is flanked by climbing roses. The one on the left has delicate and fragrant yellow flowers which bloom in mid-spring (see inset). Sorry you missed that one. The one on the right is a mixture of red and pink flowers which is now approximately 15 feet in height.
	Past the arbour begins the winding garden path, a partial view of which is shown here. Further down towards the middle of the path, you can see the divider-like trellis which supports a couple of varieties of "clematis".
Still at the beginning of the garden path at a different viewing angle. I've got a variety of perennials lined up here. You can see the white "malva moschata alba" on the left and another variety of yellow "coreopsis" immediately behind it. To the right are red and white "Sweet Williams".
	There are a couple of 'wall' trelisses to the left of the path, which not only support plants but provide privacy as well. The first trellis supports a "John Cabot" climbing rose. The second one is now almost covered by "clematis" of the "Jackmanii" variety.
Taken just past the second trellis, this portion of the garden path abounds with "echinaceas", "rudbeckias", "hostas" and different kinds of lilies which show off their blooms and sweet fragrance at different times of the gardening season. My favourites are the white "lilies" at the back where the path starts to bend, shown here in full bloom.
	A closer view of the section of the path which turns towards the beginning of the shade garden, where several varieties of "lilies" and "daylilies" are planted.
Here's a portion of the shade garden where some types of my "hostas" collection are thriving.
	Another view of this area of the shade garden. Different kinds of "ground covers" grow underneath and around the "hostas", various types of "ferns" and other shade plants. In the background is a large "hydrangea" bush.