These gardens are in and among the Top 5 North American Gardens worth traveling for. These gardens overlook a tidal river valley which showcase the gardening methods, designs, and materials used for more than four hundred years.
Their motto:Stop and Smell the Roses
They have a 2015 Canadian Garden of the Year Award
A fast fact- If you see a dragonfly, know it only has a life span of 24 hours.
These photos were taken BEFORE we entered the property! Already some beautiful flowers!
This is the house where all the day-to-day business occurs for the gardens. At the back of it is a cute little gift shop.
These containers are just gorgeous!
We began in the Rose Garden. The literature states they have over 270 varieties of roses! I had no idea that rose bushes could be taller than Zoom Zoom!
This house is a replica of an Acadian home back in the late 1600s, before the expulsion in 1855.
The garden had 3 ponds-an upper, middle, and lower. The ponds were surrounded by several varieties of trees. Some we had never seen. They incorporated rock gardens and sculptures to enhance the beauty of the area around these ponds, too.
These last photos are just some beautiful shots from around the gardens.