My favourite road trip through Canada’s Maritime Provinces
There are three Maritime Provinces in Canada: New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. They are on the Atlantic Ocean on the east side of the country. These three provinces along with Newfoundland form the region known as Atlantic Canada. A road trip through the Maritime Provinces is a wonderful adventure and a great one to do with kids. That’s because there’s lots of variation and you can easily visit the three provinces in 10 … Read entire article »
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International Garden Festival, Quebec, Canada
Along the banks of the St. Lawrence River in the province of Quebec an international garden festival that receives worldwide acclaim is held every year. This is no ordinary garden show; some would call it weird; the founder says it’s contemporary. Since the festival began in 2000, 110 gardens from 15 countries have been selected by a jury to be part of the exhibition. 290 proposals were received from 31 countries for the 2013 festival and … Read entire article »
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A special place called Newfoundland
If you look at a map of Canada you’ll see a very large island sitting just off the most eastern coast. That island is Newfoundland and it, along with a section of the mainland called Labrador, is one of Canada’s 10 provinces. Governments call the province ‘Newfoundland and Labrador’ but the rest of us just call it Newfoundland. Newfoundland is sometimes referred to as ‘The Rock’ because that’s what it looks like, a massive rock with … Read entire article »
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Larkwhistle, the Canadian “Garden of Eden”
I suspect most every Canadian who has a passion for gardening has heard of Patrick Lima and his garden on the Bruce Peninsula north of Toronto. Although he and his partner, garden photographer John Scanlan, only started their garden in 1975, their garden has been an inspiration in a country where the history of gardening is rather thin. Patrick has written many articles and books about this garden called Larkwhistle. For many years the garden has … Read entire article »
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