The Cascades Of Time Gardens are a little oasis just minutes walking distance from downtown Banff and this morning Pam took us to these beautiful gardens but not before showing stunning views from both sides of the bridge overlooking the Bow River.
Parks Canada took over the Brett Sanatorium and Hotel built in the 1880s, when it burned down in 1930 and converted it into the present day gardens. Ontario architect, Walter Beckett, planned the Parks administrative building and the gardens in the ~12 acre site, which in 1935.
The gardens were made as a geological garden to explain the geology of Banff National Park. But they evolved into a rock garden with rustic features and extensive floral bedding. Over 50,000 flowers are planted every year.
We wandered along the gardens many pathways and discovered timber and stone pavilions & gazebos from burr (burl) trunks now preserved to create amazing features to the gardens.
We heard how the gardens are forever changing during the seasons and despite a recent heavy hail storm today we enjoyed delphiniums, anthuriums, peonies, begonias, cosmos, petunias and many more & watched the bees were gathering nectar.
We started our tour with the backdrop of Cascade Mountain and finished the tour viewing the same mountain from these beautiful and relaxing gardens.
Early September Patrick started his tour taking about Banff National Park at these beautiful gardens with that magnificent scenery. Photos added.
