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Garden Photo of the Day

Garden Photo of the Day


Les Quatre Vents - Botanical music

comments (3) September 5th, 2011 in blogs

mgervais Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor
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This little band of musical frogs is hidden in a series of tall arborvitae hedges. It's not easy to find, but when you do, your motion triggers a Dixieland jazz performance!

**All last week and this week, we've been 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 (3)

rwotzak writes: Fun! Something about this reminds me of The Triplets of Belleville. Posted: 9:08 am on September 6th
Deanneart writes: I absolutely love garden surprises like this!
Posted: 7:22 am on September 5th
gottagarden writes: OK - You've convinced me! One day I must make a journey to see these amazing gardens! Posted: 6:15 am on September 5th
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