As you enter the garden, a giant butterfly, resembling a work of art, awaits outside the historic Chateau Frontenac, a grand Canadian railroad hotel. Butterflies lead the way, encircling a turtle amidst lush bedding plants, representing the origin stories of many cultures worldwide. From elephants to breaching whales, lions, zebras, and the symbolic Canadian moose, the wondrous creations await inspection across the vast grounds. A meditative Mother Nature seems to embrace her world all around.
The circuit through the park takes visitors on a journey to a polar and marine world, a display of endangered species from America, Africa, and Australia, and the world of the Huron-Wendat Nation—a tribe that has lived in the St. Lawrence Valley in Quebec. Among the most moving floral tributes is one to Elzéard Bouffier, the shepherd immortalized in Jean Giono’s allegorical short story “The Man Who Planted Trees.” Nearby, a beekeeper tends to his creatures on a carpet of sparkling flowers, emphasizing the importance of bees to Mother Nature’s garden.
Renowned as a global leader in mosaiculture, Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal is a non-profit organization with an impressive track record. Since its establishment in 1999, the organization has participated in five international competitions, hosted seven exhibitions, and created over 100 captivating works in more than 20 countries.
