This garden is only open to the public four days/year, none of which were when we were visiting Quebec. Luckily for us, some Quebec friends are members of the Ecological Society which owns (?), maintains (?) the garden. Of course, as one of the iconic gardens of the world, it is not to be missed. There is something around every turn, and hundreds of turns to take.

Quatre Vents, is really one of the top gardens in Canada, if not North America. The thought and care in creating the garden is incredible. The garden is orientated on North South, East West lines. There are long sight lines along these axis that give long views, fun for cameras.

It is open to the public 4 Saturdays a year.

We bought our tickets six months in advance for the English tour which is relatively new. Many of our group of 20 were French speaking and could not obtain a ticket for the French tour. Arrive early for parking. Washrooms are Johnny on the spots in the parking area. No eating is permitted on the tour. The tour is 2-1/2 hours with little opportunity for sitting. The whole process was very well coordinated by the volunteers. It is not called Quatres Vents for nothing . . . it can be very windy and our group were wearing jackets for the tour in August. There are 30 small gardens with many focal points and much attention to detail which is pointed out by the guide. Colin Cabot was at the end of our tour which was magnificent. I would return again in different month. Only open four times a year, the funds collected go to a charity. If you have difficulty walking you will find this challenging. As this is a private home, many steps do not have any rails and can be very uneven. Our guide was excellent and made the tour come alive.