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The garden


Photos by Veronica Sliva and Judy Eberspaecher


Above: the pond just waking up in springtime with the Japanese maple coming into bud and the ghosts of the bamboo in the background.


Below: the centre island garden that was created from soil excavated from the pond. The tall tree in the centre above and at right below is the cherished Redwood.


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udy Eberspaecher and her husband Alex bought a house on a third-acre, six-sided lot in an Oakville cul de sac 30 years ago. It


is surrounded by a school playground, a creek and one neighbour. It couldn’t be more perfect for a place in the city. It’s quiet, hidden and appears quite rural. They like it that way. The kids grew up here, played in the creek and climbed the trees. Judy and Alex can pursue their passion for feeding and watch- ing the birds. “We even have a resident screech owl,” marvels Judy. Alex built a home for it and it moved right in. This is a garden that grew with the


family, that found its expression in a million little ways that reflect who Judy and Alex really are. They had time to shape the garden at their own pace, building its bones, literally, one stone at a time. The garden is a treasure trove of memories sealed in the rocks and stones that they carried home from places such as their cottage on Georgian Bay, and from fishing trips to other places such as Moon River, Nova Scotia and Pickle


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