{"id":2060,"date":"2020-07-31T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-31T21:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2021-08-12T14:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T19:58:09","slug":"atlanta-botanical-garden-imaginary-worlds-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/?p=2060","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta Botanical Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <em>&#8216;Imaginary Worlds&#8217;<\/em> installation at <a href=\"https:\/\/atlantabg.org\/visit\/events\/imaginary-worlds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Atlanta Botanical Garden<\/a> had just opened when my husband, mother-in-law, and I visited on May 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Plants are used to comprise the outer &#8216;skins&#8217; on the figures. The exhibit is very creative, structurally interesting, and particularly beautiful to me, due to my love of plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4072-e1532720179998.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2092\" class=\"wp-image-2092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4072-e1532720179998.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4072-e1532720179998-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4073-e1532720193855.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2093\" class=\"wp-image-2093\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4073-e1532720193855.jpg 640w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4073-e1532720193855-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4074-e1532720214237.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2094\" class=\"wp-image-2094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4074-e1532720214237.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4074-e1532720214237-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4075-e1532720224925.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2095\" class=\"wp-image-2095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4075-e1532720224925.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4075-e1532720224925-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We first enjoyed an open sun garden bursting with Poppies &amp; Daffodils, Irises, &amp; so many kinds of beautiful blooms. There were chairs set up for a wedding, and a bride taking photos above the garden area. What a lovely &amp; gorgeous place for a wedding! I have not yet identified all of the flowers I took photos of, but will in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4076-e1532720251170.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4076-e1532720251170.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4076-e1532720251170.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4076-e1532720251170-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Poppies and Wow!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The company that created the &#8216;Mosaiculture&#8217; exhibit for the Atlanta Botanical Garden is <a href=\"http:\/\/mosaiculture.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Mosaiculture of Montreal<\/a>.&nbsp; There are some cool photos &amp; video of their work on their website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4090-e1532721034924.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2106\" class=\"wp-image-2106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4090-e1532721034924.jpg 640w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4090-e1532721034924-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4095-e1532721046596.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2107\" class=\"wp-image-2107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4095-e1532721046596.jpg 640w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4095-e1532721046596-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4108-e1532721067819.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2110\" class=\"wp-image-2110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4108-e1532721067819.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4108-e1532721067819-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4100-e1532721083456.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2109\" class=\"wp-image-2109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4100-e1532721083456.jpg 640w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4100-e1532721083456-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was fascinated by this interesting new art form. I had not experienced plants this way before. This style of using various plants on the outside of a structure is very different than topiary, and added another layer to my enjoyment of plants as functional art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4097-e1532721212793.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4097-e1532721212793.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4097-e1532721212793.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4097-e1532721212793-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4080-e1532721286491.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4080-e1532721286491.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4080-e1532721286491.jpg 640w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4080-e1532721286491-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the Mosaiculture installation, we also really were amazed by the Fuqua Orchid Center &amp; the Conservatory. I could do any entire separate post on orchids, so I will just include some photos I took for now. The orchids were breathtaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4144-e1532721380938.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2102\" class=\"wp-image-2102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4144-e1532721380938.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4144-e1532721380938-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4145-e1532721399573.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2103\" class=\"wp-image-2103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4145-e1532721399573.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4145-e1532721399573-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4146-e1532721419190.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2104\" class=\"wp-image-2104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4146-e1532721419190.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4146-e1532721419190-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4092-e1532721430985.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2105\" class=\"wp-image-2105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4092-e1532721430985.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4092-e1532721430985-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn&#8217;t get a single photo of the edibles garden, unfortunately. I was so glad they included an edible garden, and I remember in particular the espaliered apple trees, the paw-paw tree, and the yellow blooming cabbages as standing out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4086-e1532721505538.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4086-e1532721505538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4086-e1532721505538.jpg 480w, https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/IMG_4086-e1532721505538-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>I think these tendrils are epiphyte roots, but not sure &amp; will identify later. It was surreal to walk under the super long, thin strands that fell from very high up in the building.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oakleaf Hydrangeas were absolutely outstanding, and there was a strong smell of&nbsp; Jasmine throughout much of garden.&nbsp;The Canopy Walk offered a unique perspective high up in the tree canopy, and the stroll was like a dream come true for a tree and forest lover like me. The entire afternoon was truly a delightful experience, and I can&#8217;t wait to return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8216;Imaginary Worlds&#8217; installation at The Atlanta Botanical Garden had just opened when my husband, mother-in-law, and I visited on May 5th, 2018.&nbsp; Plants are used to comprise the outer &#8216;skins&#8217; on the figures. The exhibit is very creative, structurally interesting, and particularly beautiful to me, due to my love of plants. We first enjoyed &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/?p=2060\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Atlanta Botanical Garden&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,6,2,100,12,21,8,53,7],"tags":[119,29,31,101,120,38,28],"class_list":["post-2060","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bushes","category-edibles","category-landscapeplants","category-native-plants","category-perennials","category-profiles","category-shrubs","category-succulents-2","category-trees","tag-atlanta-botanical-gardens","tag-georgia","tag-native-plants","tag-oakleaf-hydrangea","tag-orchids","tag-perennial","tag-zone-8"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2060"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2784,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2060\/revisions\/2784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/georgiagalgardens.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}