Quebec International Garden Festival

Life without Walls explores our relationship with nature and how we dwell in the landscape. It recognises that rather than being separate, humans are a part of nature, that we are one with the mystery, beauty and magic of life. This garden breaks down the walls, invites nature in, and celebrates the radiance of life.

The garden is a matrix of flowering plants; the rooms of a dwelling – created by timber columns and a wireframe supporting the doors, windows, and pictures – inviting people to refocus their gaze on the beauty all around. Each frame, each window, each doorway invites visitors to look again, to have a new perspective, and to open doors that lead to a more compassionate understanding of our place in this magical world.

A simple trodden path takes each visitor on a journey through these colourful fields, bringing joy into the rooms of our lives. The path winds through a sequence of framed views, constructed from local architectural salvage, painted white, to not distract from the abundant and beautiful planting.

Magic can lie inside too!