Chilliwack Farm
May 31, 2010
Just up the road from the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve is Hooge’s Hazelnut farm where we stopped for a visit. We drove into a driveway lined with Peony flowers dotted with an amazing amount of buds about ready to burst.
We stopped for a moment to take a quick couple of photos of a nesting Barn Swallow. She came out to chatter a bit on the overhead wires before heading back into her nest.
A little House Finch landed on another wire to see what was happening.
Just past the barn, the Hazelnut Grove is the most amazing site with row upon straight row of evenly spaced well-kept nut trees. In the grove, looking through to the other end, gives one a wonderful tunnel effect.
We weren’t surprised to find that the operators of this farm are very accomplished gardeners. Everything was in its place while moss baskets overflowed with beautiful flowers.
Roses obeyed the rules while Delphinium and Larkspur stood tall, straight and erect, even in the rain.
Pretty pink Clematis flowers enjoyed a corner of the house while colourful Columbine enjoyed another spot at the other end of the yard.
Interesting flower pot hangers sported Pelargonium, Bacopa, Lobelia and more.
Tayberry and Loganberry plants were trained carefully along a fence.
The lawn was impossibly perfect, cut with precision, the envy of any golf green attendant. This lawn at the front of the house is surrounded by the most idyllic garden with little replica mill house and water wheel. Behind the lovely Rhododendron in one corner, one of the resident Llamas peeked at us to see what we were doing.
There are three resident Llamas to enjoy there as well, Vicki, Chico and Sal, gave us an opportunity to take photos.
If you wish to find out more about this and other Chilliwack farms click on this link.
We often stop on our walks to have a visit with both of these talented people while they also enjoy a walk at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve. They are friendly and very knowledgeable people, who we really enjoy.
We are not authorities on birds, wildlife, plants, cameras or photography, if you are doing research on any subjects, please refer to a more educational site for advice and double-check whatever you research.
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