finally made it to The Leaf – Diversity Gardens…

what a special place… it is already stunning and I can’t imagine how great it will be as everything grows into the space…

I was so happy to see that a portion of the allée is still there… for years I would walk around it to get my steps in and I thought it had been removed… the trees are just beautiful…

after we crossed it, we moved into the various gardens… they were all distinctly different…

the Indigenous People’s Garden is an enclosed circle of amazing artwork depicting spring to winter, with a fire pit in the centre and seating for numbers of people… I could envision sitting in this quiet space and meditating…

the Kitchen Garden was filled with fruit trees and the most amazing sunflower plants, as well as herbs, flowers and vegetables…

again, nice benches with morning glories growing behind them for sitting…

the Performance Garden is set up as an amphitheatre and reminded me of wonderful times when we camped and attended numerous events at such locations…

part of the Sensory Garden were these great steps up and down some hills… great fun, although going up was better than coming down, lol…

enjoyed all of the critters in the Gardens… I think the butterflies were my favourite…

it was windy and all the grasses were rippling… lovely…

although there are a few ways to enter the gardens, I was very enamoured with this one…

the Water section had the coolest spheres…

all in all, a great place for a contemplative walk or a walking tour with a friend…

looking forward to my next visit…