Mosaiculture - Garden "WOW"

Once every three years, there is an international competition in horticultural sculpture, called "mosaiculture" in a major city in the world. This year it is Montreal.  This is not topiary but rather creating sculptures out of living plants.  The greatest horticulturalists in the world, from 20 different countries, submitted plans a year in advance. 

Steel armatures were then created to support the works (some 40 feet high); they were then wrapped in steel mesh and filled with dirt and moss and watering hoses.  Then they ordered 3 million plants of different shades of green and brown and tan, and these were grown in greenhouses all over Quebec. 

In late May, these horticulturalists came to Montreal and planted all of their plants in the forms at the Montreal Botanic Gardens, and they have  been standing for three months now.  There were 50 major sculptures along a path two miles long.  They were incredible. 

These are three of more than 30 displays.   If you would like to visit a few and walk along the path with me, click on THIS LINK