flowers

Here’s a great photo collage of Ottawa’s tulip beds from Luciana Nechita . These photos were taken on Thursday night. The Tulip Festival officially begins on May 4. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/april-tulips.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Tulip Festival Guide ...

The latest in our continuing series on dandelion appreciation . This one is from Jean Labelle , used with permission. [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/151.365.2011-25C2-25BB-Labelle-Phot.jpg) ** ** ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Nature and GardensGuide _ If you liked this post, please consider subscribing to our blog via email, Twitter, Facebook or RSS. ...

[ ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/fromhereonend/5756813066/) Dandelions and an old barn near Almonte. A great photo by Robert L. , who included a nice quote with this photo on his Flickr page: _ "He who hunts for flowers will finds flowers; and he who loves weeds will find weeds" ...

[  ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/IMG-20110521-00009.jpg) Photo by Maddie Gower Enough [ complaining ](http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/royal-wedding/Kelly+Egan+dandelions+make+crazy/4823039/story.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter) about dandelions, let's celebrate 'em. After all, they are on proud display in lawns and parks all over the city. Here's my proposal for an annual ** Ottawa Dandelion Festival ** , starting in 2012. ...

Really liked this photo from David Scrimshaw of an old parking meter in Chinatown that’s been re-born as a decorative planter. See also: Where Parking Meters Go To Die . [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Meter-Planter-589-crop.jpg)

After spending all of Victoria Day pulling out weeds in the garden, we thought it would be a good time to re-visit a feature from our archives. Three years ago, local gardener Rene Trim contributed a weekly column full of great gardening tips. ...