Nov 19th, 2013

Dried, Designed & Demonstrative

by Jonah Holland

Text & photos by Brian Vick, Community Kitchen Garden Coordinator, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden

The Dominion GardenFest of Lights installation is nearly complete at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. For 2013, the theme will feature constructions from, or replicating, nature’s jewels — this year’s GardenFest theme after all is A Natural Love Affair. The details are multitudinous and magnificent. Here are a few for starters.

mouse house

A “Mouse House”, design & construction by Laurel Matthew. Note the poppy seed heads as table legs, and the acorn caps as feet on the sofa legs.

dragonfly made from seedpods

A dragonfly with maple seed pod wings. Design & construction by Lesley Madigan.

bee

A bee, with Silver Dollar plant seed pod wings, by Lesley Madigan.

A small detail on a large wall-mounted display. Design & construction by George Cowart.

A small detail on a large wall-mounted display. Design & construction by George Cowart.

About Jonah Holland

Jonah Holland is Digital Content Manager at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, where she has worked for 14 years overseeing social media, the blog, and the website. She is also a mom, yogi, open water swimmer, gardener, and seeker. She's been known to go for a walk in the Garden and come back with hundreds of plant photos, completely inspired to write her next blog post.

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