The Promenade
A wandering woodland avenue where the garden reveals itself slowly.
A pleasure garden in the Colorado woods
A landscape
of marvels.
We envision a forest transformed—not tamed, but invited—into wonder. A place where art grows like moss, lights and laughter linger beneath the trees, and every path leads to a new delight.
Est. in imagination · growing by hand
I · The invitation
Merveilles · “Marvels”
The forest is not our canvas.
It is our collaborator.
Inspired by the spirit of historic pleasure gardens, Merveilles brings music, masks, mystery, and moonlight into the woods. It is not a replica of another age, but a living place for serendipity.
Follies, performances, lantern walks, games, suppers, and quiet clearings emerge slowly and deliberately. Some marvels will weather and return to earth. Others will evolve. All of them belong to the landscape.
II · The country roundabout
A true chart, fancifully drawn
From the Faire
to the high wilds.
Every marker is placed from real latitude and longitude. Select one to read its tale; use the filters to reveal different kinds of marvel.
Places and roads are projected from GeoJSON. Road lines are simplified for this illustrated chart; this is not a navigation map.
III · Within the garden gates
Choose a region
Where the paths may lead.
This is an interpretive property plan, not a survey. Select a region to discover its character, landmarks, and possible uses.
IV · Things found in the woods
A living archive of play
Follies, clearings
& curious devices.
The Gothic Orchestra
A strange ensemble in the trees: sound, sculpture, and nocturnal theatre.
The Mushroom Grove
A pocket of Fære devoted to scale, color, games, and improbable encounters.
The Vardo
A painted caravan and tiny chamber for stories, readings, and fortune.
The Dark Walk
A shadowed path for lantern light, listening, and a willing touch of mystery.
The Chashitsu
A small tea house where attention, quiet, and hospitality become the event.
V · Gather here
By invitation, by season
Not a park.
A stage for serendipity.
Merveilles is imagined as a home for intimate gatherings shaped by the land: small enough to feel discovered, deliberate enough to be beautifully hosted.
Nights
Music & moonlight
Acoustic performances, garden suppers, dances, salons, and lantern walks.
Days
Making & marvel
Artist residencies, workshops, picniques, symposia, and forest practice.
Stays
Camping in the glade
Small, reservation-only primitive camping connected to hosted events.
Begin here. With us.
Bring a vision.
Nest it in the grove.
Artists, tinkerers, dancers, gardeners, builders, cooks, dreamers: Merveilles is a place to make beauty, mischief, and meaning with the forest.
Write to the garden