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International Festival of Gardens 2011

Photo © 2011 Louise Tanguay - Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens

2011 International Garden Festival — Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens. The 12th Edition of The International Garden Festival runs through October 2, 2011. The theme of this year’s festival: Secret Gardens… “a protective space full of emotions, mysteries and wonder connected to the natural world.”

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Darioush Winery Gardens

Darioush Photo © Alice Joyce

The Darioush Winery gardenscape surrounds a 22,000 square foot winery building, in a setting that celebrates Persian culture in myriad references to Persepolis. Wine lovers enjoy tasting the Bordeaux-style wines. Recently the 2007 Darioush Cabernet Sauvignon featured among the QRW Best of the Best in their Annual Blind Tasting. The winery’s delectable Cabs are wines to be savored. The ornate symmetry of the architecture, and the estate’s myriad artistic details demonstrate a joyful celebration of owners, Darioush and Shahpar Khaledis’ Persian heritage. Welcoming cast stone seating at the entrance offer a place for visitors to take in the scenery before entering the visitor center building.

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RHS Chelsea 2011

Chelsea Laurent-Perrier Garden Photo © Alice Joyce

Horticulture, History & Design : RHS Chelsea 2011 The Himalayan blue poppy repeated a blue-hue theme in the show garden created by The Royal Bank of Canada. A green roof embraced the top of a cottage repurposed from a shipping container, with clean-lined pools to capture rainwater, and dry-stone walls planted up with succulents. In stunning contrast, a sleek, contemporary style defined A Monaco Garden …designed by Sarah Eberle for the Principality of Monaco. Each show garden – in its own way – emphasized the importance of water in garden design. As pools and fountains effectively refresh the spirit on a sunny summer’s day, the reflective quality of water emerged as a focal point in the inviting layout of the Laurent-Perrier Garden designed by Luciano Giubbilei.

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