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Description of Maria Josep Tort
These gardens, formerly called 'Brusi gardens', are located at the foot of the southeastern slope of the Monterols hill and delimited by the streets of San Elías, Copernicus, Marc Aurelius and Brusi. They were part of the summer residence of the Sagnier family, a saga of renowned architects and engineers.
The current house, restored in 2005 as a civic center, was built in 1900 by the illustrious architect Enric Sagnier. It is a quadrangular building with an eclectic style with modernist influences and some Gothic ornaments. It seems that a cave had water for the property and the garden had a tennis court and a small steam train for children.
The garden has two accesses, one on the Tavern street and the other on the Copérnico street which is located on a higher level, from where we can see the garden as a whole. It is not a particularly lush garden since the herbaceous and shrub layer is practically nonexistent, but it is attractive to be able to contemplate some centenary trees that were part of the old garden, such as some chestnut trees ( Aesculus hippocastanum ) that are 'They were on the side of the access road to the house, from Carrer Sant Elies and a very tall oak tree ( Quercus ilex ) that surpasses the height of the seven-storey buildings on the back.
We also find some specimens of very robust palms and some unique species such as a centenary tree-lined portico near the children's area and a set of bottle trees ( Brachychiton populneum ) that are remarkable for their considerable thick trunk and height. Around the house there is a group of old acacias and, arranged alongside the wall that lands with the Montserrat Institute, a set of white, tall, thin, white pine trees that are reminiscent of the primitive Mediterranean vegetation that populated this place.

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