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Les Quatre Vents - Water and reflections

comments (3) August 30th, 2011 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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Continuing the series of photos from Frank and Anne Cabot's gardens at Les Quatre Vents in Quebec, here are some shots of water and reflections from other parts of the garden.

**All this week and next, we're featuring photos of the gardens at Les Quatre Vents, the home of Frank and Anne Cabot in Quebec. If you'd like read more about this garden, check out this interview with Frank Cabot that ran in the April 2005 issue of Fine Gardening. Frank also whote a book about the garden. You can get it on Amazon here.**

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Les Quatre Vents - Curved and circular steps

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The gardens of Les Quatre Vents

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sheilaschultz writes: Thank you Michelle, for giving your GPOD participants the opportunity to see the beauty of so many public and private gardens. The view from your lens, both physical and mechanical, bring a bit of magic... at least to me. Posted: 2:24 pm on August 30th

blondeartist writes: Michelle, I wish I had your job. Getting paid to share beauty like this. Not a bad gig. Posted: 7:59 am on August 30th

Lisianne writes: I usually tend to dislike gardens that aren't a bit chaotic; however, I find this set of photos quite soothing. I love the symmetry and can almost feel the stillness and solitude. Posted: 7:13 am on August 30th

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Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog!

Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images to mgervais@taunton.com with GPOD in the subject line. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.