Reford Gardens
Carbone by Coache Lacaille
Paysagistes, Nantes, France
Photo credit: Louise Tanguay
Each new project is inspired
by the context and by those
for whom the project is
intended to be used; it is
also the pretext for new
experiments.
A special mention was made
by the jury to DRESS UP!by
Ran Hwang, artist, Sangmok
Kim, architect, Sungwoo
Kim, architect, Shin Hee
Park, fashion designers from
Seoul, South Korea / Beijing,
China / New York, USA. The
garden will be presented at
special events throughout the
summer.
About the International
Garden Festival
The International Garden
Festival is the leading
contemporary garden festival
in North America. Since its
inception in 2000, more
than 150 gardens have been
exhibited at Grand-Métis and
as extra-mural projects in
Canada and around the world.
Presented at Les Jardins de
Métis, at the gateway to the
Gaspé Peninsula, the Festival
is held on a site adjacent to
the historic gardens created
by Elsie Reford, thereby
establishing a bridge between
history and modernity,
and a dialogue between
conservation, tradition and
innovation. Each year the
Festival exhibits conceptual
gardens created by more than
seventy architects, landscape
architects and designers
from various disciplines in a
pristine environment on the
banks of the St. Lawrence
River.
The International Garden
Festival is presented with the
financial assistance of many
public and private partners:
Canada Council for the Arts,
Canadian Heritage, Canada
Summer Jobs, Conseil des
arts et des lettres du Québec
and Emploi-Québec. HydroQuébec has been the lead
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sponsor of the Reford Gardens
since 1999.
About the Reford Gardens /
Jardins de Métis
A National Historic Site and
Québec heritage site, the
Reford Gardens / Jardins de
Métis are an obligatory stop
for all those visiting eastern
Québec. Cultural space and
tourist destination for over
50 years, the Reford Gardens
is one of the most popular
attractions in the Gaspésie
region, providing visitors with
experiences for every sense.
Located on the banks of the
St. Lawrence and Mitis rivers,
they were created between
1926 and 1958 by avid
gardener and plant collector,
Elsie Reford.
The Gardens are open every
day until October 2, 2016.
Children 13 and under are
admitted free of charge.
Season’s Passes are available.
www.refordgardens.com