A Moai on Bowen? The impressive statue has found a new home in the spectacular garden of John and Eileen Lord and it surprised visitors at this month’s Bowen Island Garden Club open-house held last Sunday. Close friends from North Vancouver gave the statue to John and Eileen as a gift about a year ago, but as it had spent ten years in the elements, it required some repair work. Clement Van Strein, from the Bowen Garden Centre was up to the task.
The Lord garden is a beautiful blend of exposed ground rock softened by creative planting, secluded shady nooks, meandering paths that lead the wanderer from the impressive view point, past the pond and its lovely cascading waterfall through to the wild grass area, then full circle back to the green house full of bushy tomatoes plants. Asked how many hours are spent gardening, the very tanned John Lord replied with a smile “many!”
