Port Credit & Brueckner Rhododendron Gardens

The Credit River, with all it's tributaries, flows a total of 1500 km down to Lake Ontario at Port Credit. The river was named by French Fur Traders, because trading goods were supplied to the native Mississaugas in advance (on credit) against furs which would be provided the following spring. A trading post was set up at the mouth of the river, now known as Port Credit, early in the 18th century.
Alongside this marina, we had lunch with Karen at "Helen's Fish And Chips".

It was a trying experience getting here, but hey, that's another story! (I've forgotten already Honey!) Let's say, you've probably seen the scenario before on the TV show, The Amazing Race.

After lunch, I was relegated to the back seat and Karen showed us to one of her pride and joys; the Brueckner Rhododendron Gardens.
Karen is one of the many volunteers that maintain and care for the gardens. She also authors a blog in the name of the gardens, to which I have provided a link at the bottom of this post.

Question: Do those two roses look out of place among the Rhododendrons and Azaleas?

click to enlarge and spot the Bumble Bee

For me there is nothing like a small brook and a bridge to feature in a garden.

The foreshore of Lake Ontario can vary dramatically from season to season. (day to day?). Winter sees it with ice and snow and looking bitter but in the other seasons it is a delight. Being spring offers the chance to see new life in the form of Goslings and maybe Sygnets.

A (notorious) Canada Goose and her new Goslings have adjusted to trusting humans in the space of a couple of weeks. Why notorious? I hear that they are not very toilet trained and en masse they can cause more than en mess!

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Brueckner Rhododendron Gardens Blog


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