Amphibian Pond, 1993
The pond has been established for nearly 2 years now, and you can see that there is some aquatic growth in the pond. Around the pond, things are very different today. A hedgerow curves around the baseball diamond (which is not part of the garden site) and tall trees (the New Woods)block views to the barn and Prince of Wales Drive in the distance.
Amphibian Pond, perhaps 1995 or 1996
This photo is undated, but is probably from 1995 or 1996, as a photo from 1993 shows no cattail growth and here, the cattail growth is well-established. The photo is looking west past the barn, which is now red, and obscured by the tall trees of the New Woods which surround the pond and block views of much of what is seen here.
18 June 2007
Look at the difference: The pond in early summer, June 2007
As can be seen, that flat green meadow, became a cattail filled pond, surrounded by lush growth of trees, flowers and shrubs. The barn, green in the early photos, is now a bright red.
Backyard Garden, 1992
This photo is looking west toward the Interpretive Centre, across what would soon become the Backyard Garden (BYG). Here you can see that it was just a flat mowed expanse of grass. Contrast it to what it looks like now!
01-OCT-2012
Backyard Garden - October, 2012
Contrast this shot, with its lush beds, trees, shrubs and flowers, to the first shot of the BYG in 1992 when it was one long rectangle of mowed grass! This is the garden, 20 years on!
Creating the Backyar Garden, October 1992
Looking east over the Arboretum to the Rideau Canal. Today this site is full of shrubs, trees, flowers, and you cannot see either the Arboretum or canal.
Building the Backyard Garden pond, Nov. 1992
Another view of the pond construction in the Backyard garden. Today, the pond is surrounded by shrubs, trees and flowers, and is home to many green frogs, and once, even a young painted turtle.
Building the Backyard Garden Pond, Nov. 1992
The pond was one of the first things to be created in the new Backyard Garden back in 1992. In the following photos you can see how it looked the following year.
BYG pond, newly constructed, 1993
This photo is looking east from the back of the Backyard Garden toward the Interpretive Centre. In the 19 years since this photo was taken (as of 2012), the garden has undergone a dramatic transformation, but the pond still exists, although it looks very different.
The Interpretive Centre and Backyard Garden, 1993
Looking toward the Interpretive Centre, past the new pond. The garden is now beginning to take shape.
23-JUL-2009
The Interpretive Centre and Backyard Garden, July 2009
This is the garden 17 years later!
Backyard Garden, 1993
Looking east from the Interpretive Centre toward the newly created Backyard Garden pond. The recently created rockery is on the right of the photo.