These are some shots of the water gardens and the Japanese garden sections of the Montreal Botanical Garden.
Lotus
Lotus
Lotus
Lotus pod
Waterlily
Waterlily
Bog plant
There was a nice rose garden here as well. Just one shot though. They were past their prime.
Gardeners outside of the Japanese Gardens – manual labour
100 year old bonsai maple
50 year old bonsai maple forest
210 year old bonsai
70 year old crape myrtle bonsai
little court yard
Japanese gong
fence using found materials
There is always water in a large japanese garden
Another shot of same scene
From a different angle
The lake
The lake. There were HUGE koi in there, but I didn’t get the shot, as my battery was getting low.
-- jroot
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MsDebbieP
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posted 112 days ago
oh now this is magnificent.
LOVELY
-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)
dini
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posted 112 days ago
So serene. Anyone here have the patience for bonsai? Not me. Too long a commitment to not-changing.
-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.
GrandmaT
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posted 112 days ago
Tranquil and beautiful!!!!
-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b