Five new projects from South Korea, France, Montréal and Toronto will be featured at the 21st edition of the International Garden Festival. The new gardens will be on display at Les Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens from June 20 to October 4, 2020.
Métissages is the theme for the 21st edition and the new installations offer hybrids of colours and textures drawn from marine life, the environment and cultures from around the world.
Visitors will additionally have access to over 25 gardens, each one pushing the frontiers of contemporary design and offering a mix of curated environments, natural experiences, horticultural staging and human creativity.
The five gardens include:
Augmented Grounds

by Soomeen Hahm, Architect, Jaeheon Jung, Architect and Yumi Lee, Landscape Architect Seoul
Augmented Grounds is inspired by the traditional sash of the Métis nation of the Western Plains. The garden represents harmony through colourful ropes that are tightly laid on top of sculpted terrain. The garden is made possible by using smart construction technology that uses augmented reality for its layout and installation.

Corps de résonance

by Charlotte Barbeau, Designer, Leila Desrosiers, Designer, Félix Roy, Environmental Designer and Jean-Benoit Trudelle, Architect
Montréal
Corps de résonance is a musical folly that takes form in a forest glade. Visitors move in and around this giant instrument that comes to life in the playing, vibrating along...