Experimenting landscapes : testing the limits of the garden : Métis International Garden Festival

Garden festivals as showcases

Garden festivals are often a testing area for new ideas for landscape designers. On a small scale designers can experiment with innovative materials and explore emerging tendencies. The International Garden Festival in Métis in northern Quebec is probably the best-known festival in North America. This publication will explain the role of garden festivals in landscape design and present a selection of 25 gardens from Métis.

At the interface of art and landscape design Internationally renowned designers from Europe and North America Experimental designs in a challenging Northern environment