Take a peek at the playful 2018 International Garden Festival​ installations

From a trampoline to a mini kayaking pond to colorful climbable structures, the 2018 International Garden Festival is open to all now through October 7. Nestled within the historic Reford Gardens in Grand-Métis, Quebec, this year's festival continues its exploration of play with “Playsages II — Go Outside and Play!”.

The 2018 installations are displayed with the six “playsages” from the 2017 festival. Collectively, they create an inviting playground where everyone can gather and play and enjoy the great outdoors.

Take a look at the new installations below.

↓ “aMAIZEing” by Marta Milà Pascual, architect + landscape architect; Marc Torrellas Arnedo, architect

↓ “Assemble” by Katie Strang, landscape designer; Christine Dewancker, artist and carpenter; and Craig Van Ravens, architectural designer

↓ “La ligne de 100 ans” by hatem+d [Étienne Bernier, architect, Marianne Charbonneau, architect, Mélanie Dereymez, architecture intern, Théo Jarrand, architecture intern, and Steeven Bérubé, 3D artist].

↓ “L’origine de la colonne” by Josep Congost and Louis Sicard, architects and artists

↓ “Les hélicoptères” by Carson Isenor, landscape designer; and Anna Thomas, MLA candidate. 

↓ “Le rocher très percé” by Humà Design [Stéphanie Cardinal, designer; Olivier Laplante-Goule, multidisciplinary designer; and Lorelei L’Affeter, artist] and Vincent Lemay, landscape architect.

“Carousel” by ISO [Nuala O’Donnell, intern architect, Maxwell Schnutgen, intern architect and Etienne Issa, architectural designer] – Vancouver (British Columbia), Canada

Additionally, the 2018 Festival is exhibiting extra-mural installations in Montreal, Quebec City and in other public venues near Reford Gardens:

Roof Line Garden by Julia Jamrozik, Coryn Kempster (Buffalo, United States) on the rooftop of the Musée de la civilisation in Quebec City. 

Champs de mémoire by Dominique Blain (Montreal, Quebec), Canada on the place De La Dauversière in Old Montréal, in collaboration with the Château Ramezay – Museum and historic site of Montreal 

Souvent me souviens by Deborah Nagan, London, United Kingdom, in Ste-Flavie 

Bascule by Cédule 40, Saguenay (Quebec), Canada, in Mont-Joli

You read more about the 2018 proposals here.