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It is already the middle of June - where has the time went? Within a week the Amelanchier berries have ripened and we have been sampling them along with the birds. The Dawycki Gold Beech trees have spectacular gold foliage I noticed while eating berries so I took a picture. In the Spring they were brighter and they will return to that brightness in the fall. These columnar plants are small now - only 10' to 12'' feet but they will be spectacular in a few years. The Hydrangea Standards are just pushing to bloom and there should be some fabulous photo ops next week. The mulberry trees are fruiting - I went to pick some berries to eat and it took days to get the purple juice from the berries off my fingers. The birds love them, they are really pretty colours with a combination of pinkish, red or purplish violet multi drupe berries. The trees are nice and full with their weeping form. The Gledistias are now forcing out new growth - spectacular yellow new foliage looks neat against the lime green older leaves. Beside them in the field is the Paperbark Maple. I noticed it because of all the neon green keys (seedlings). These are one of my favourite trees. The picutre doesn't do it justice but the bark of the Paperbark Maple is similar to that of a Birch only it is brown in colour which looks magmnificent in the winter. Not to mention the bonus of beautiful red fall leaves - so typical of the maples. Some of the plants that arrived last week are now healed in their beds. Check out the huge Japanese Maple - just gorgeous! And look how the sculpted pines look in the ground - looks like they have been there forever. The Hostas are starting to bloom - I could almost do an article on them alone! Next blog I will focus on the island bed - and add some of the pictures I took this week. Too many trees, too many plants, too many pictures, too much to say...I almost have to start doing this daily!