Bonnybank Bed and Breakfast

05/21/2026

Part Two: Escarpment Room flower delivery.

05/21/2026

No one can sneak up these old creaky stairs!

05/19/2026

I graduated from the University of Guelph in horticulture and agriculture. I know I’m supposed to cut out old wood from shrubs like these lilacs. But this is why I can’t do it - the lilacs greet us through the two windows of the Night Owl bathroom, two stories up! In the journal of how the house was built and the gardens made it shows this as the official Lilac Walk, 1938.

05/12/2026

My town, my bank, my Willow and back home along the lane. The old pear tree in blossoms white and a Carolinian redbud greeting.

05/11/2026

This looks amazing! Let me know if you go to see this? Before or after you stay with us!! ;)

The Canadian premiere of ANCHORBALL: A Curious Art Journey is coming to RBG this summer!

Explore the vibrant sculptural universe of artist and contemporary sculptor Ken Kelleher, internationally known as Anchorball. This massive outdoor exhibition transforms the garden into a vivid sculptural landscape where bold characters, imaginative narratives, and contemporary form merge with nature and blooms to create a world that feels full of wonder, yet deeply recognizable.

Featuring 18 monumental sculptures ranging up to 12 feet tall, the exhibition introduces visitors to an evolving fictional universe populated by playful and mythical characters. Visitors can also discover a hidden digital world using augmented reality, extending the experience beyond the visible landscape and inviting moments of surprise, play, and exploration throughout the garden

Come experience a joyful fusion of nature and art designed for curiosity, fun, exploration, and imagination.

Included in your Garden Admission ticket or RBG Membership. Book your tickets now at rbg.ca/anchorball

ANCHORBALL: A Curious Art Journey
June 20 - September 20, 2026
📌 Hendrie Park, Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Rd W, Burlington

05/01/2026

Heading down the bank to the Twenty Mile Creek, we find Mrs Canada Goose flattened over her 4 eggs, in her nest on our dock. Mr Goose vigilant nearby in the water. I got Willow dog onto her leash and away from our tenants. (Or we are the tenants!) Then back up to the house Willow alerts me to another Mr Goose patrolling the lane along the edge of the blushing peach orchard. April 29, 2026.

04/28/2026

Here it is! I found the video from January 31, 2020. In the same spot she splashed through in the last reel. Here she is 2 years and three months old.

04/26/2026

With Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉I started doing the Children's Programme for the Niagara Peninsula Hawkwatch Openhouse in maybe - 1996 when I founded Niagara Nature Tours! It was was always held on Good Friday but the Openhouse has not been held the last couple of years due to the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authorities concerns about parking for the Openhouse.

04/23/2026

April 22, 2026 splish splash. “I was a rollin’ and a-strollin’, reelin’ with the feelin’ Movin’ and a-groovin’, splishin’ and a-splash in’

04/15/2026

I turned around and look what has happened in the blink of an eye! What joy.