See The Bottle Houses and Gardens, Wellington, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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Original, colorful houses made of recycled glass bottles in a seaside setting with charming gardens. The Bottle Houses village contains a six-gabled house, tavern, chapel and gift shop radiating a symphony of sunlight-powered colours in a tranquil garden setting with a delightful goldfish pond and fountain. Enjoy the surrounding gardens and the serene music of the water fountain.  The first bottle house was built in 1980 out of approximately 12,000 bottles; it measures 20 feet x 14 feet with three main sections. Its six gables and the patterns produced by the careful choosing of colors and sizes of bottles truly makes this a unique building. The second building, built in 1982, with approximately 8,000 bottles. In this tavern-like hexagonal structure, one can admire a large selection of bottles collected by Edouard.  Whenever he came across a bottle that had a special feature, he preferred to keep it for display rather than using it in the construction. The third building constructed with approximately 10,000 bottles, in 1983.  At sunset, a symphony of light and colors streams in from behind the altar. Visitors are likely to sense a feeling of peace and tranquillity as they admire the final chapter of Arsenault's work.

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