Redford Gardens in Grand-Métis, Québec, Canada is set to host the 13th edition of the International Garden Festival from June 23 to September 30, 2012. An amazing array of botanical feats will be on display – from a cloud of vines suspended over helium-filled balloons to a suspended dymaxion garden to a gargantuan structure of algae-filled tubes reaching skywards.

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These gorgeous Fractal Gardens was created by Legge Lewis Legge for the International Garden Festival in Métis (Québec, Canada). Composed of a group of 21 low planters on wheels, the garden can be rolled and arranged into infinite patterns. The set consists of seven planters comprising three different shapes and plantings. Each “diamond” contains two angles that are multiples of 1/14th of 360°, allowing the pieces to fit together both symmetrically and asymmetrically.

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