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Les Quatre Vents - The blue moon bridge

comments (5) September 1st, 2011 in blogs

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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This Chinese moon bridge and its reflection create a gorgeous blue oval on a calm day. I've always wondered if it's hard to walk on one of these steeply-arched bridges...then I found a photo that showed me what I should have guessed all along...stairs!

**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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Comments (5)

JD39 writes: absolutely stunning!! love it! Posted: 4:57 pm on September 9th

sheilaschultz writes: The reflection is incredible. Posted: 2:03 pm on September 1st

arboretum writes: what an exquisite concept. i am guessing that it is called a moon bridge the same way that a round window in a chinese garden wall or fence- is called a moon window.breathtaking.
best,
mindy
www.cottonarboretum.com/ Posted: 12:48 pm on September 1st

fldirt writes: I am in love with this bridge! Fabulous.
Posted: 6:41 am on September 1st

LindaBrandon writes: Fabulous! Posted: 3:43 am on September 1st

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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.