We left the rain behind as we crossed into Canada and over the Champlain Bridge into Montreal.
Today we were going to the Botanical Gardens for the Mosaicultures exhibit. This is an international competition held every three years in a different country - and this year it's Canada in Montreal.
The theme for 2013 is "Land of Hope" to highlight the protection of biodiversity on planet Earth. The theme serves as inspiration for artists from around the world who created living sculptures of hundreds of thousands of plants. The plants need care and pruning as they grow. We viewed about 50 sculptures in the Botanical Garden.
Here's an example of a design and the finished horticultural work of art.
"Mosaiculture" is a true art form. Most of the ones we saw were HUGE and amazingly intricate.
This shows some of the detail that was being pruned:
Each one was so fascinating, I really could not pick a favorite. But I especially liked the realism of the sculptures in the water.
No doubt about it, Geo's fave was a Japanese exhibit, Hachiko the Loyal Dog.
An entry from the United States was Farmers: the People who Feed the World.
Here are other sculptures we saw as we walked through the gardens.
I took a close-up of one of the deer.
More pruning:
The animals were fun.
Another photo (Mother Earth) seen here with the waterfall is truly spectacular:
Here's another view:
Another amazing one, symbolizing harmony with nature:
Here's one from a Canadian exhibit:
And this is only a small sampling of what we viewed...
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