In these city gardens, designed and
produced by landscaping experts,
gardening enthusiasts can discover
a host of new ideas for beautifying
their outdoor environment.
New concepts and themes will
be presented from time to time.
This brochure shows the layout
of the City Gardens, as well as
details on the partners who
contributed to them.
Enjoy your visit!
1. Antechamber
This is an intimate space, full of light and shadows, ideal for living, dreaming and sharing laughter.
From the arbour to the bed of moss, our senses are awakened and gratified, as we watch the wind caressing the tall grasses, inhale the heady scent of the lavender and taste the sweet juice of sun-ripened grapes.
Wood, stone and brick combine seamlessly with plants to create an elegant garden that is just right for relaxation and contemplation.
"There, all is naught but order and beauty,
luxury, calm and voluptuousness."
Charles Baudelaire
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Design :
Marie-Andrée Fortier
Phone : 450 794-2118
Production :
École Professionnelle de Saint-Hyacinthe
Phone : 450 773-8401
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Partners :
Briqueterie Saint-Laurent, Laprairie
Pépinière Abbotsford, Saint-Paul d'Abbotsford
Ferme Florale, Saint-Bruno
Carrière Ducharme, Havelock
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2. Chartreuse wave
The "Chartreuse Wave" theme is all about form and movement in a city
garden. It seems as though the rock in the centre of the garden was tossed
there like a pebble in a pond, creating a series of waves. The
concentric rings formed by two rows of red bricks create an illusion of
movement. Between the rows, ground cover plants, perennials and shrubs
form chartreuse green waves, punctuated with splashes of blue and dark red
perennials. As the plants bloom in succession, they reinforce the
garden’s ephemeral quality and the sense that the waves are in constant
motion. The chartreuse green plants electrify the garden, brightening up its
shady corners and contrasting with the strong colours of an urban
setting. This unpretentious plant palette serves to highlight the form,
movement and nuances of the "Chartreuse Wave."
Simplicity. Form. Movement. The very essence of this garden.
Design and production:
Hodgins & Day Landscape Architects
Phone: 514 989-2391
Web Site : http://www.hodginsandday.ca |
Partners :
Centre de Jardin Brossard (plants)
Hodgins & Day (inert materials)
L'Artisan inc. (landscape design) |
3. Bird-friendly garden
This garden is meant to attract and shelter winged visitors native to Québec.
It is designed to meet the dietary needs of birds that eat fruit, insects and seeds and provide them with shelter (conifers, nesting boxes), water and materials (grasses) for building their nests.
The plants used are native to Québec.
With time, visitors will be able to see and hear birds nesting or visiting here, particularly at dawn and dusk.
For more information on designing your own bird-friendly garden, pick up a brochure at the horticultural information desk in the Reception Centre or at the Tree House.
Design :
Frédéric Pilette, graduate of the Montréal Botanical Garden School of Horticulture
Production :
Montréal Botanical Garden School of Horticulture, Fondation de la faune du Québec
Partners :
Fondation Marie-Victorin pour la nature et les sciences
Centre du Jardin Deux-Montagnes (plants)
Permacon (paving stones) |
4. Dusk in the monastery
Come on a journey to the past, to visit the traces left by medieval monks in the days when monastery
gardens were havens of greenery cloistered by walls, trellises or wattle fencing. There, safe from attack,
the monks preserved their knowledge of medicinal and culinary plants.
This little garden is evocative of one of these enclosed medieval gardens, or a hortus conclusus. Like
them, it has a simple layout, but a much wider variety of plants. New plants have taken over the space,
mingling freely with the initial design.
Design :
Stéphane Trottier, graduate of the Botanical Garden School of Horticulture (CSDM) (2002)
Phone : 514 827-1662
Production :
Botanical Garden School
Phone : 514 872-1480
Kim Vergil (Rustic twig furniture)
http://www.kimcreations.net |
Partners :
Ardobec (stone for the wall and bench)
Students in the landscape design production program
Institut de recherche en biologie végétale
Pépinière Oka Fleurs (grasses)
Permacon (paving) |
5. Japanese Garden
Inspired by the traditional art of Japanese landscaping, this garden invites visitors to contemplate nature. Stone, water and plants combine here in this verdant showcase to create a symbol-laden landscape.
The stones evoke the mountains of Japan.
Off to the side of the path, the waterfall and pond remind us of the passage of time-water is the symbol of life.
The plants put on a subtle, constantly changing show throughout the seasons, perfect for meditation.
Design :
Claude Gagné
Phone : 514 872-0607
Production :
Étudiants de l'École d'horticulture du Jardin botanique
Phone : 514 596-4134
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6. "Thirsty? Not me!"
This design features drought-resistant perennials that don’t require
frequent watering. The soil was first amended to broaden the possible
range of plants, themes were
then chosen and plant species grouped according to their growing needs.
The sandy, well-drained soil of one part of the garden features a white
garden, a rock garden and a dry garden, while a wildflower meadow grows
in another corner on soil amended with peat moss and mulch. All kinds
of inspiration for a city garden that will keep looking good even in
the hot summer heat.
Design :
Sandra Barone, landscape architect
Phone : 514 739-9257
e-mail : sbarone@videotron.ca
Production :
École des métiers des Faubourgs-de-Montréal (CSDM) |
Partners :
Perennials:
Jardins Michel Corbeil
Phone: 450 472-4358
961 boul. Arthur Sauvé, St-Eustache
Pépinière Oka Fleurs
Phone: 450 479-6963
1945, Chemin Oka, Oka
Paving stones:
Permacon |
7. Colour portrait
Feast your eyes here on the play of colour and brilliant light.
Each colour in this lovely portrait comes to life under the visitor’s
admiring gaze. This colourful garden is a showcase for garden designers
skilled at the art of painting nature and unveiling the secrets of
light.
Design and production :
Regroupement des concepteurs et conceptrices de jardins du Québec
Phone : 450 778-6504 Ext. 378
Web page : http://ita.qc.ca/design-jardins |
Partners :
Pépinière Abbotsford (plants)
Ferme florale de St-Bruno (plants)
Pépinière Auclair (plants)
Jardenia (garden accessories)
Transpavé (paving stones)
Services paysagers Dominique Filion
(paving stone installation) |
8. Minimalist exploration
In this space, the designers have taken a minimalist approach, clearly reflecting a new way of creating contemporary gardens.
The tone is influenced by modern architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and seeks to distill ideas so as to strengthen and highlight them-less is more, in his famous dictum.
The simplicity of shapes, materials and colours gives the garden a sense of calm, purity and relaxation.
Design :
Stuart Webster & Associates Landscape and Garden Design
Phone : 514 876-0178
Production :
Paysagiste Robert Caucci
Phone: 514 766-8390 |
Partners :
Dig This (garden accessories)
Centre horticole Auclair inc. (plants)
Permacon (paving stones) |
