Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada: Sculptures of Ivan Higgins
From the front, Ivan Higgins' place looks like any other garden center. But out back is an extensive wooded yard filled with often bizarre concrete sculptures, which Ivan has been making since 1976. Lots of contorted human bodies.
Cosby's Garden Centre
- Address:
- 4122 Nova Scotia Trunk 3, Brooklyn, NS, Canada
- Directions:
- Cosby's Garden Centre. Hwy 103 exit 19. Drive east, then turn left onto Nova Scotia Trunk 3. You'll soon see the Garden Centre on the left.
- Hours:
- M-Sa 9-5, Su 10-5 (Call to verify) Local health policies may affect hours and access.
- Phone:
- 902-354-2133
- Admission:
- Donations welcome.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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The modest entrance to Cosby's Garden Centre welcomes you to what seems like a setting with just a few nice concrete sculptures. But the back reveals an entrance to a fantastical world with a myriad of large sculptures in garden and woodland settings. On these paths you will encounter beautiful art pieces everywhere you look. There are many dozens of them. Wear good walking shoes for the woodland paths.
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The concrete sculptures, with titles such as "Mystical Warrior," are all made by Garden Center owner Ivan Higgins, who's been at it since 1976.