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France

Alchemy in Provence .. Jardin de l'Alchimiste

Garden of the Alchemist Red Opening to White Photo © Alice Joyce

The Alchemist’s Garden – Le Jardin de l’Alchimiste, adjoins the lovely Renaissance manor housing a charming country hotel in Provence: Mas de la Brune, a Bed & Breakfast lodging. Nestled in the bewitchingly blue Alpilles mountains of France, the garden opened to the public in 1999. The owners worked with renowned designers Arnaud Maurieres and Eric Ossart to create a uniquely conceived, contemporary gardenscape here in the charming Provençal village of Eygalieres.

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California Wine Country

Luxurious Sonoma Lodgings .. Vintners Inn

Vintners Inn - Summer Scene (Alice Joyce photo)

Lodgings at the Vintners Inn offer a luxurious retreat set within a 92-acre vineyard landscape. The Inn’s 3 separate buildings comprise 44 rooms and suites featuring French country decor, each with a private patio, or a balcony with lovely views. Book a room with a fireplace and Jacuzzi for a particularly heavenly respite from the workaday world. Enjoy drinks and a light meal in the Front Room Bar & Lounge adjacent to the famed John Ash & Co. restaurant, or make reservations for dinner. John Ash is known for introducing the ‘locavore’ approach to Sonoma County, with the creation of seasonal cuisine sourcing local ingredients.

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Culinary Gardens

A Culinary Banquet.. Rooftop Garden, Vancouver's Fairmont Waterfront Hotel

Fairmont Waterfront, Vancouver - In the Garden Facing Hotel

A long-awaited visit to Vancouver, B.C. included a blissful stay at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, where my room’s comfortable, contemporary decor and great views acted as a prequel to my tour of the hotel’s rooftop culinary garden. Installed around 1991, the hotel’s roof garden had been on my radar for some time. At 2,100 square feet, the 3rd floor green oasis is rightfully celebrated as one of the first living roofs in a city that now boasts the largest green roof in Canada, the nearby 6-acre Vancouver Convention Centre.

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