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The Garden of the Future

The Garden of the Future is an inspiring landscaping that make most of the people who visit it reflect. It is no avant-garde techno but rather my vision of an utilitarian garden, focused on recovery and recycling, addressing food and environmental challenges of tomorrow. The Garden of the Future is a very original landscaping wherein the edible and medicinal plants grow alongside tropical plants. Agaves, chard, cabbages, palm trees and rosemary are highlighted by various structures made of reclaimed steel and glass. The focal point of this garden is a huge industrial tank converted into a lounge and adorned with a curtain of blue bottles contrasting beautifully with the orange oxidized metal. Another attraction that is sure to surprise and delight is a giant spider, made with a variety of metal pieces recovered by the artist welder Jeffrey McDonald, that seems to spring out from the vegetation in search of a prey. I’m betting that this urban garden will be particularly appreciated by younger generations who wish to reduce their ecological footprint on the Earth.

The Garden of the future is permanently installed in the Daniel A. Séguin Garden, in Saint-Hyacinthe, 45 minutes from Montreal. You can visit it from june till september, every day from 9:30 to 16:30.

The creation of the Garden of the Future would have not been possible without the generous support of these sponsors :

Sponsors

Address

The Garden of the Future
Daniel A. Séguin Garden
3211, Sicotte street
Saint-Hyacinthe (Quebec)
Canada
(450) 778-6504 ext. 6462

Web site

Other gardens

The Glass and Metal Garden

The Essor Comestible Garden

Biosphere

Extreme horticulture?

Extreme horticulture is an original and suprising way - sometimes downright mystifying - to grow edible and ornamental plants where normally the nature perhaps would not, using a maximum of imagination and creativity. It is not necessarily avant-garde techno, but rather a vision of an utilitarian urban horticulture, focused on recovery and recycling, addressing food and environmental challenges of tomorrow.

How to contact me

If you have any questions about your plants and your garden, do not hesitate to ask me through the comments related to each post of this blog. You can also ask me questions on the following social networks. It will be my pleasure to answer you!


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