LIVING One of the blooms Carson Arthur will be adding to his garden this year are dahlias, which he intends to plant alongside his vegetables to encourage pollinators.
ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY LANDSCAPE DESIGNER, TELEVISION PERSONALITY AND ALL-AROUND GARDENING GURU CARSON ARTHUR SHARES HOW HE TRADED CITY LIFE FOR COUNTRY STYLE by CARSON ARTHUR
IT ALL STARTED when the Bank of Montreal went on record saying that almost 50 per cent of Canadians would be moving in the next five years. It got me thinking that a mass exodus away from higher-priced cities was inevitable, and a few years later my partner and I bought a home in Ontario’s Prince Edward County. We purchased this “farm” as our eventual retirement home, with lots of areas where I could start the gardens that I dream about. If you haven’t been to Prince Edward County yet, it is quickly becoming known for the wines and farm-to-table culture that the upscale restaurants provide. In 2019, more than one million tourists came to “The County” looking for a rural experience and to sample some world-class wines and foods. In addition to the wineries, breweries and restaurants, visitors were spending more time at the farmers markets and the roadside vegetable stands.
THIS GAVE ME A FANTASTIC IDEA…
Our home came with a small two-acre lot attached to the property and a line of trees clearly divided it into two separate spaces. Originally, we didn’t have a specific plan in mind for this space, but the more I looked at it, the more I realized 22
LUXE MAGAZINE CANADA SPRING/SUMMER 2021
