A Love Letter to the Montréal Botanical Garden

Posted October 12, 2008 by Linda Maich, Visitor Services Assistant

Only two days left to enjoy my time at the Montréal Botanical Garden. So, I decide to walk in the Courtyard of the Senses where the signs that identify the plants are written in French, English, Latin and Braille. On the MBG website there is a quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the man who wrote the French classic, The Little Prince: “L’essentiel est invisible pour les yeux.” (The essential is invisible to the eye). With this in mind, I marvel at the beauty of the delicate snail flower, and then
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