Ernie, who immigrated to Canada
from a small town in Greece, comes by gardening naturally − his whole family was into gardening. Dianne, of Italian heritage, was also well versed in garden- ing, food preservation and some of the other finer things in life. “We grow grapes over the arbour in
the yard. I wanted to use them for jelly, but Ernie said ‘Forget that, we’re making wine.’ It’s good though because we defi- nitely end up using it,” she laughs. Being a lake house, the couple spends
the majority of their time outdoors in the warmer months. They have a large deck lined with thirteen planters they fill with different annuals every year, and a yard filled with nooks for sitting and winding paths with smaller gardens popping up everywhere. Always changing and evolving − they are the consummate gardeners, always adding new plants. When the couple lived in Winnipeg,
their garden held approximately 300 perennials; according to their estima- tions, their lake home has around 100, a number that increases every year. Here, they take their time and enjoy making changes to the gardens when they feel
like doing them. Life at the lake is lush. x
Above: Jackmanii clem- atis growing happily on the trellis.
Below: Hostas brought out from their city garden.
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