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| - My favorite botanical garden is in San Francisco, when you wander down into the wood, surrounded by redwoods and a creek, with nary a city sound whispering through the pines. But this is a close second.
To me, a botanical garden is an escape from the city. I'm not really a plant person, despite my love of the botanical garden, but I love the opportunity to wander into my own quiet, and to have a nice view while I do so. This garden did not disappoint. The Chinese garden is a superb example, calming, and almost like I was transported miles and miles east. And its examples of bonzai were phenomenal. Not only did I learn a ton about the work that goes into bonzai, but I simply have to respect a 270 tree that is smaller than a toddler.
I also fell in love with the English vertical crevasse garden. Who ever heard of such a thing? Obviously some people, but not me. And now I want one. Thanks a lot, Jardin botanique.
When I'm back in Montreal I'll definitely visit again. Sure, my spouse might be left in peaceful repose on a chaise somewhere, but that's okay, I'll get my own city escape, all to myself.
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