Quebec City Gardens
To begin with, this is the provincial capital for the Province of Quebec in Canada and one of the most storied cities in North America.
Small displays of flowers are almost everywhere in the city - container gardens abound and are an added bonus to this charming old city.
But while it is an amazing city for wining and dining and living the good life, it is not particularly a city of large public gardens.
Unless you count the Plains of Abraham garden.
The Plains were the site of the battle between the English forces of General Wolfe and the French and French-Canadian armies of General Montcalm (both Generals died during this battle) that was eventually won by the British. France ceded Canada to the Brits essentially abandoning North America.
This particular garden is a masterwork of garden maintenance. I have seen it twice now, several years apart. Once in July when it was expected to be looking good and again in August when it should be starting to fade a bit. But with good use of both perennials and annuals, the garden remains strong and attractive. There are no weeds. There are no spent flowers hanging about. Everything looks like a storied picture-book garden.
In my humble opinion, Quebec City itself, the old city with great restaurants and fine dining and living history (not to mention the fairs and festivals that are part of the charm of this fine place) is a superb city to visit and enjoy. This garden (free to visit) is well worth taking a half hour out of your tourist pleasures to sit and soak in a bit of garden bonhomie.
