Garden art is a wide-open topic. There are many styles of garden and possibilities for art in the garden. Bracebridge's Artful Garden is a showcase of what's possible. They feature more than 40 artists' work at the end of July. This is where I first saw Floyd Elzinga's Pinecones.
These pictures today are of Beth Powell's Canfield, ON garden. Canfield is south of Grimsby on the escarpment, about 30 minutes away.
There is everything from red wagons to dog houses, groupings of doors, a floating canoe garden and a Florida flamingo-inspired gazebo. And of course, there is much more than what you see here, as this is a large rural property and Beth is an ambitious garden artist.
Repurposing is popular garden art style in the rural garden with the the open spaces and more relaxed settings. Beth takes familiar objects and gives them new definition through groupings and plantings. They delight and fascinate, inspire and motivate. These are views of Beth's garden last year during the Hamilton Open Garden Week. Beth's private garden is open to the public by appointment - one of those great public gardens in your own back yard.
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