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   PeonyFan 02/12/2013

   Wow! This made my day!

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   Jay_Sifford 02/12/2013

   I appreciate this post. I love Chihuly's work and enjoy seeing its integration into a garden. I suppose I'm just a big fan of tasteful garden sculpture as it adds meaning and yet another layer to the garden experience.

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   bee1nine 02/12/2013

   Now- these are some fun creations and ideas to adopt/add for
   extra color and form to incorporate in our own gardens!
   LOVE IT!! Thanks Nancy for the pictures!

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   meander_michaele 02/12/2013

   Thanks so much for the visual treat, Nancy. My energy level went up a few notches just looking at the swath of red exclamation points...hope it stays with me throughout the day and I can be particularly productive! Do you happen to know if Mr. Chihuly himself participates in the selection of his sculpture pieces and their placements when a public garden features his work in a way such as this? And is this a permanent installation or was it just for a set period of time?

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   Quiltingmamma 02/12/2013

   Thanks for sharing this. I love Chihuly's work and particularly his garden and outdoor installations. I also like these gardens. As stated, looks like lots of variety. Lovely.

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   tractor1 02/12/2013

   Aggghhh... my eyes hurt...terrible photography! Please, if you're into garden pics spend more than $50 on a camera, and use a tripod. What a lost opportunity. :-(

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   user-7006902 02/12/2013

   I love the pale blue sculptures in the first photo the best. I watched a documentary on Chihuly and his display at KEW gardens - fantastic! Love the organic living shapes he creates and how they meld into the garden. What a treat for you - thanks for sharing it with us!

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   CCCDDD 02/12/2013

   Great photos
   Thanks for posting.
   Please ignore comments of tractor 1 whose mother didn't teach him "if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all".

   Joy

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   boards 02/12/2013

   Is there a permanent installation of Chihully's work in a garden in the USA? I would put that on my Bucket List. Thanks for sharing.
   Gloria

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    JudyBrown 02/12/2013

    Unfortunately the exhibit only ran from April 30 - September 30, 2010.

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    terieLR 02/12/2013

    BLING! I love glass in the garden ~ when tastefully done. Balls in the waterfalls! Must copy. ;)Thanks for the fun.

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    tractor1 02/12/2013

    boards:
    Check here: http://www.chihuly.com/

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    tractor1 02/12/2013

    My Kentucky coffee tree, I planted it as a sapling about ten years ago... according to the arborist at my favorite nursery (Storys.com) it's the only known specimen growing in this county... about ready to drop it's leaves in early fall, it's the last tree to leaf out in spring and the first to drop its leaves in fall.
    
    

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    tractor1 02/12/2013

    My Kentucky coffeetree.
    
    

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    Peg_McCann 02/12/2013

    If you come to Grand Rapids, take a side trip south and west to Fernwood Botanical Garden! There are a few good, specialty nurseries along the route, too.

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    cwheat000 02/13/2013

    Thank you for sharing this lovely garden. I am not a big fan of a lot of garden art, but this very cool. Tractor1 , I was not too familiar with the Kentucky coffee tree. I checked it out and it looks like an interesting tree. Are you going to try it as a coffee substitute? Beautiful blue sky in that picture.

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    tractor1 02/13/2013

    cwheat000: Kentucky coffeetree (one word) is either male or female, so far mine has produced no pods so I suspect it's male. The seeds are highly toxic until roasted. When taking photos I try to choose a time when natural conditions are advantagous.

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    cwheat000 02/13/2013

    Tractor1- http://www.amnh.org/learn/musings/FA01/h_mb.htm- check out this link. It has cool info on the Kentucky coffeetree's evolutionary past. I think you are right about it being one word, but a lot of uninformed websites have it spelled as two words. When I tried to spell it correctly this time, even my spell check got it wrong, and changed it back to two words. It appears that no animal has been stupid or brave enough, except man, to try and eat this thing, since possibly the mastodons.

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