Adventure In Whistler B.C.

 During our visit to Vancouver, we made sure that we joined a tour to visit Whistler in British Columbia. We drove for almost two hours north west of Vancouver through the Sea to Sky Highway route. We drove through never ending lakes and mountains all the way to Whistler. When we reached our destination, we toured the village with its mostly ski and summer sports shops, restaurants and hotels. But our most adventurous experience was the gondola ride to reach the Whistler Mountain peak that is about over 7,100 ft top elevation. The gondola ride to the peak took about 30 minutes in itself. Then we were excited to try the new Peak to Peak Gondola ride which travels from the peak of Whistler Mountain across the valley below to reach the  Blackcomb Mountain which is over 7,494 ft top elevation. Both mountains are famous for winter skiing sports and was the site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. When we reached the top, it was cold, magical and was like heaven on earth. Then like a miracle, suddenly the snow fell on the peak. It was like being in winter wonderland while the snow fell and moving on top of the trees and being so close to the sky. When we returned back to land, we explored the village and discovered pristine rivers with flowing water so clean and  the air is so clean. Whistler is a natural gem that is worth to visit regardless of the season. 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This weekend, we celebrate Canada Day, thankful for our diversity and abundant natural beauty that surrounds our whole country from coast to coast. 

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Proudly Canadian: Royal Bank Of Canada Garden

 Today we are celebrating Canada Day across the nation. To celebrate Canada Day on the blog, here is one of the award winning gardens presented at the Chelsea Flower Show in London last May through the Royal Bank of Canada Garden. This garden was designed by British garden designer, Matthew Wilson who is the managing director and principal designer at Clifton Nurseries. This garden was designed by Matthew to also show RBC's Blue Water Project which is a 10 year global programme for water conservation and cleaning. The garden was designed to be easy to live with and demonstrated that home gardens can be sustainable and easily managed. The flowers and plants in this garden were so pretty and well blended together including the gigantic bonsai plant in the middle which turned out to be 150 years old! The RBC Garden was one of my favourite gardens during the Chelsea Flower Show. I heard some really positive reactions from the spectators around me and we even hoped that it will win the People's Choice Award. Unfortunately, the People's Choice Award was won by Prince Harry's Sentebale - Hope In Vulnerability Garden. This RBC Garden was awarded the Gold Gilt (Medal) during the show. This garden has been a truly proudly Canadian garden during the Chelsea Flower Show as it not only represented the goals of the RBC Blue Water Project but has also shown Canada's active participation in preserving nature and in our national trait of always helping others. 

 

  The garden was divided into three sections: a zero irrigation dry garden, a central water and harvesting and storage zone and an edible garden. 

 

 

After the Chelsea Flower Show, the Royal Bank of Canada Garden will be relocated to the Earl Mountbatten Hospice on the Isle of Wight, with the help of  UK charity Greenfingers. 

Happy Canada Day!

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