The Fletcher WIldlife Garden is a project of the Ottawa Field Naturalists run by volunteers. There is a formal garden area, trails through the woods and fields, and wild flowers.
The area has been badly invaded by dog strangling vine which is a notorious invasive plant that grows quickly anywhere it gets a chance. The volunteers have done a great job of removing it, but there are still some areas affected. The vine is aggressive and has tiny flowers
A good number of summer wildflowers were blooming. Scroll over for ID
Touch-me-not (Impatiens)
evening primrose
evening primrose
woodland sunflower
woodland sunflower
joe pye weed
comfrey
wild bergamot
A few flowers from the formal garden
blazing star
lobelia
cardinal flower
Cardinal flower are also in the hummingbird garden. A ruby-throated hummer made a brief appearance.
A female downy woodpecker was enjoying the peanut feeder
A cotton-tailed rabbit and a chipmunk in a tree provided the four footed wildlife contribution
A few plants had reached their berry producing stage. Scroll over for ID
purple flowering raspberry
rowen
false solomon seal
There were several swarms of Japanese beetles on the wild primroses
A rust infection was making red spots over the leaves on a serviceberry tree
The entire area has taking on an overgrown feeling with all the rain we have had. The damp forest floor was offering up a few mushrooms
Adjacent to Fletcher is Canadensis "The Garden of Canada". There have been signs announcing it for several years. At this point it amounts to a very few sculptures and one small garden. Beyond that there are fields of wild flowers and long grass with a few paths cut through..
chicory
Canada thistle having gone to seed
sow thistle
sow thistle seed head
milkweed seed pods
