Canada Blooms part 4 - water features

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  1. Netty

    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    There were a lot of water features at Canada Blooms. This garden was called "Wet, Wild and Canadian" and was a collaborative effort between Genoscape and The Harrowsmith Gardening Digest.


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    Kind of hard to see the water flowing in the picture, but is was coming out the top and flowing down the sides of the rock
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    Ivy having a rest on one of the many carved log seats



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    There was another interesting feature garden that had a water feature. It was "Traverse", and was a garden that allowed you to step out of your urban home and step into a wild oasis, a place to unwind.



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    It had a lovely BBQ area




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    And then as you turn the corner ...


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    Here's a "Tuscan Retreat"




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    A wonderful water feature by James Garfield Thompson. This garden shows that man is not and intrusion and does not obstruct the natural flow of nature. It is a table made with a slab of natural stone




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    Just found another photo of the water feature with the elephant



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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Netty I can copy the 2nd, 3rd and 4th photographs please? Ian is going to demolish our waterfall and build me a new one. I'd love to have one that looks just like the one in your picture and might even persuade him to let me have a water course too with any luck.
     
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    Be my guest Eileen :)
     
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    I could just sit and watch the water features all day long. The plants all around and nearby the water made the feature complete.
     



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    Love the stone table fountain. Great photos over all.
     
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    Thanks Netty. :kiss:
     
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    I love the stone table too. It was a single, huge slab of stone about 6 inches thick. I couldn't help but wonder how much it would weigh.
     

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