Winnipeg In Bloom

<- Previous Page . Next page -> <- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 -> HELEN PTASZNIK: VOLUNTEER TOUR GUIDE ENGLISH GARDENS This is a very peaceful garden when you come through here. The paths are soft, it's cool, it's shady. You get a sense you are in an entirely different place. This is a place you can come in the morning and nurture your soul and just sit and watch. Coming to this garden is an inspiration. Lots of tourists come here people from different parts of Canada, different parts of the world, because they are under the impression that we are a cold, cold climate and that nothing really grows here. Here at the English Garden at this time of year it's a riot of colour. MAURICE LARSON: ENGLISH GARDENS SUPERVISOR The gardens are a perfect spot to come and experience of what we have learned over time: yellows and blues. One of the favourite areas of the garden is the red garden and our use of red and black this year. We have a black peony poppy which is absolutely stunning and the colour is so intense. People are amazed by that. HELEN PTASZNIK: VOLUNTEER TOUR GUIDE ENGLISH GARDENS There's no better place in Winnipeg to see a garden, there is nothing on this scale. If you want to see this garden at a specific time come in the evening. The sun is low, it's quiet and that is when the smells really come out. I see young couple sitting on the benches looking at each other rather than the flowers but you can really tell they are enjoying the atmosphere the ambience the quiet. They are just drinking in the garden. MAURICE LARSON: ENGLISH GARDENS SUPERVISOR, CITY OF WINNIPEG Come and smell the fragrances and see the change, the flowers, the shading during the day. There is so much beauty that you can observe. Another thing people are fond of is remembrances of the garden. So peonies may remind them of their grandmother and days they visited the garden together. So we are striving to help them recreate those memories and gardens are memory. Everyday you see people leaving the garden with a smile on their face and then we feel we have done our job. A garden is a delight to the eye and a solace for the soul. - Sadi <- Previous Page . Next page -> <- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ->

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