There is a little piece of paradise in the middle of concrete and traffic In the north-central area of Regina. The Regina Floral Conservatory brings great joy to the gardeners in our family. The Conservatory is volunteer-run and welcomes informal visits (Isabel & entourage) and formal visits (weddings, anniversaries and teas).The Floral Conservatory was Isabel and Rufus lll's first "post-vent" destination. With Isabel comfortably off the ventilator and oxygen all the time now, spring called her beyond the wintery confines of Wascana Rehab Centre. For two hours we shed our wintery apparel and wheeled into glorious spring. Orchids, tulips, daffodils, primulas, narcissus, hyacinths, cyclamen, kalanche, shamrocks, and Easter Egg plants welcomed us for a visit.
Rose, the "Tea-Organizer" Volunteer laid on spring linens and china for our tea. She then provided us with a private tour of the back-room where the 1000s of bulbs come upstairs from winter storage, and school children are taught the basics of gardening and terrarium making (from large pickle jars). Rose sent a double white kalanche ("google" that one!) home for Isabel's window. And now Isabel and her neighbours check their terrace garden on a daily basis to see when their own tulips will emerge. Happy Spring, everyone!
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