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Elsie Reford created her gardens for her personal enjoyment. On rare occasions, she opened the gardens to the public. She did not ask visitors to leave, but did she particularly encourage them. On occasion, botanists and gardeners came for a visit. Among them was Henry Teuscher, conservator of the Montreal Botanical Garden. Having visited Elsie Reford's gardens on several occasions in the 1940s, he became convinced of their importance.

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Entrance to the private estate during the winter of 1960
1960
Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens, (Québec), Canada

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Estevan Lodge
Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens, (Québec), Canada

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The drive leading to Estevan Lodge
Around 1904
Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens, (Québec), Canada

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The start of work building the Long Walk
Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens, (Québec), Canada

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Building the High Bank
Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens, (Québec), Canada
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Credits:
Photo: Robert Wilson Reford

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Elsie Reford in the vegetable garden
Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens, (Québec), Canada
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Credits:
Photo: Robert Wilson Reford

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The project to expand Estevan Lodge
Around 1924
Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens, (Québec), Canada
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Estevan Lodge
1955
Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens, (Québec), Canada
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An article in the Progrès du Golfe
29 June 1962
Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens, (Québec), Canada

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An article in the Progrès du Golfe
22 September 1962
Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens, (Québec), Canada

Credits:
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

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Estevan Lodge
1963
Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens, (Québec), Canada
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Credits:
Archives nationales du Québec à Québec
Photo: Jean-Paul Bôdy