By Johnson 
Happy Monday GPODers!
I hope you all had a lovely weekend. To hopefully keep that loveliness going, we’re starting the week with a garden full of bright color, vibrant greenery, and four-season interest in Quebec. Christine McGregor has shared delightful scenes from various corners of her award-winning landscape.
Hello, Happy New Year. I found your link on @cottageandblossom Instagram. I am sending you pictures from our Rosemere, Quebec, Canada gardens. I have been gardening forever really, and cannot remember a time in my life without lush surroundings indoors and outdoors. Our gardens have won numerous awards throughout our time in Rosemere. We bought our land on a corner plot and built our home in 1998. Gardens quickly followed, changing almost yearly.
Here are some pictures. Thanks so much for viewing.
Christine McGregor
To start off, a truly magical patio seating area reflects the serenity of the garden that surrounds. Right away you can tell that Christine has an eye for design with how easily and cohesively she combines several different hardscaping materials.
Aside from the lovely vignettes and garden rooms that Christine submitted, she also shared several fantastic close up of vibrant blooms and other bold plants. Even something relatively common, like the purple and pink blooms of a lacecap hydrangea, are that much more enchanting through Christine’s lens.
Getting up close and personal with a bright red poppy (Papaver orientale, Zones 3–7) bloom.
Another spot to take in Christine’s beautiful gardens or soak up some sun. The deep green evergreens that surround helping to keep the area cool and private.
From curated and refined to natural and wild beauty, Christine’s designs keep you on your toes. As someone who admires a modern, minimalist design as well as a rambling meadow, I love that Christine is able to mix and match her aesthetics.
Gorgeous gardens can be found around every corner. A group of small trees creates a lovely little shade bed in Christine’s front yard, while also successfully obscuring the driveway on the opposite side.
Aside from all of Christine’s ornamental designs, she also saves room for a gorgeous edible garden. Stone steps help make maintenance easier while adding another design element to her productive beds.
And another close up shows Christine’s edible beds are just as colorful as her ornamental ones. A bright purple kohlrabi looks just as good growing in the ground as it will on your plate.
Of course, in autumn there is still plenty of color to revel in. A silver maple’s (Acer saccharinum, Zones 3–8) red foliage is a stark and bright contrast to its dark bark.
But even in the dead of winter, plants in Christine’s garden make the space whimsical. The branches of this frozen weeping crabapple tree looks like icy winter wind blowing above and around the snow.
On a hot summer day, Christine’s pool has to be extremely enticing. However, I think I would have a hard time pulling myself away from her enchanting plantings and the meandering paths that cut through her various designs. Even in a small area there are so much layers of interest to admire.
As she mentioned above, Christine keeps her surroundings lush indoors as well as out. This ficus is absolutely thriving in its big clay pot.
Lastly, a rabbit peeking out from one of Christine’s beds. I can imagine that wildlife like to enjoy Christine’s gardens just as much as human visitors do!
Thank you so much for sharing all of these spectacular photos from your garden, Christine! It’s easy to see all of the time and attention put in your outdoor spaces with so much life and vibrancy jumping out from every snapshot.
As winter continues to trudge on, we can all use a dose of color more than ever! If you have some lush, vivid photos of your garden from past growing seasons, we’d love to see them on GPOD! Follow the directions below to submit your photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.
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