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Garden Travels: A Visit Through the Pages of Harry Potter

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Harry Potter garden

Harry Potter garden

Have you ever visited a garden taken from the pages of a book? I recently had the rather unusual experience of reliving one of my favorite book series while walking through a truly unique garden.

Over the past couple of posts, I’ve been sharing the adventures of my latest garden travels which took me to Buffalo, New York. During the week that I spent in this lovely city, I had the wonderful opportunity to tour many gardens, and a few stood out, but none as much as this one.

Harry Potter garden

I was in Buffalo for the GWA (Garden Communicators) annual conference and part of our time was spent touring a variety of fabulous gardens.

Our bus pulled up in front of a beautiful Dutch colonial home, whose owner is Jim Charlier, noted area gardener as well as graphic designer. 

While the beauty of the front landscape encouraged further discovery, I was not prepared for what awaited us as we passed through the back garden gate.

Harry Potter garden

A picturesque garden shed stood sentinel in the side yard painted with purple and orange accents, however, it was what surrounded this small structure that was attracting the most attention.

Harry Potter garden

A storybook garden invited visitors to explore the plants from the pages of Harry Potter.

Harry Potter garden

Using his imagination, Charlier, used his artistic skill and gardening knowledge to select plants to represent the magical plants from the books.

 The 'Mirror of Erised' from Book 1.
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The ‘Mirror of Erised’ from Book 1.

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A 'Portkey' from book 4.

A ‘Portkey’ from book 4.

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Neville's pet toad 'Trevor.'

Neville’s pet toad ‘Trevor.’

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Window boxes contained lovely plantings, including English ivy that trailed over the edges.

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If you think that this garden would attract kids, you’d be right. Charlier’s inspiration for this storybook garden was to get his daughter interested in gardening. 

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Although this Harry Potter garden may have been initially intended for his daughter, it was fun to see how many adults exclaiming over the originality and artistry, including me.

After visiting the garden, I had the strong urge to begin reading through the Harry Potter series again.

Have you ever seen a storybook themed garden?

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