In 1987, sculptor George Pichl bought 9 acres of
undeveloped land north of Grafton. With only the
roughest idea where the project might lead, George
started what has become a sprawling sculpture
garden project with the excavation of several small
ponds, three of which incorporated small islands.
This landscaping effort was further developed over the course of the next 10 years with the planting of almost 400 spruce, pine, larch and maple trees. So successful was this venture that tall spruce trees now shade several small stocked fishponds. This man made micro-forest compliments hundreds of native white cedars to form the evergreen backdrop for dozens of imaginative sculptures George has added throughout the garden in the intervening years.
Several wooden bridges, three of which cross Shelter Valley Creek in the north end of the garden, have been constructed to link paths and mowed areas.
In 1998, a small Viceroy home was erected on the property as George prepared to move in on a more permanent basis. Since moving from Toronto in the Spring of 1999 George has produced dozens of wood and welded steel sculptures and even a few stone and cement assemblages to inhabit his garden creation.
This landscaping effort was further developed over the course of the next 10 years with the planting of almost 400 spruce, pine, larch and maple trees. So successful was this venture that tall spruce trees now shade several small stocked fishponds. This man made micro-forest compliments hundreds of native white cedars to form the evergreen backdrop for dozens of imaginative sculptures George has added throughout the garden in the intervening years.
Several wooden bridges, three of which cross Shelter Valley Creek in the north end of the garden, have been constructed to link paths and mowed areas.
In 1998, a small Viceroy home was erected on the property as George prepared to move in on a more permanent basis. Since moving from Toronto in the Spring of 1999 George has produced dozens of wood and welded steel sculptures and even a few stone and cement assemblages to inhabit his garden creation.
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These are placed year round throughout the approximately three acres, which forms the central sculpture garden in the middle of the property. Always looking for further opportunities to create landscape sculpture, George views his property as a work in progress.