There were a lot of surprises at the Naples Botanical Garden today, but the most unusual one was propped against an easel when we walked into the Florida Garden. This garden is designed and kept up by the Naples Garden Club and one of the members “painted” this picture.
I love it when art is so beautiful it comes alive before our very eyes.
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This is so awesome! I think I might try this for my patio this summer. Fun to think and plan such things during snowy weather. 🙂 Do you have any idea of what was used for the back on this? Just wondering how deep you need it for the plants.
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There is a lot of interest in this so I’ll make some photos of how it is done and post them next week. 🙂
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Thanks! Look forward to seeing more.
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Now – THAT’S creative!
I’ve never seen such a thing. If you get a chance – please take a whole photo of it. Even if the detail is not clear – I bet it’s so pretty to look at.
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If I can I will, RoSy. It is beautiful because of the varied textures and colors. It is a three dimensional painting.
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that is one of the coolest ways to use a frame!! I would have liked to have seen what it looked like sitting on the easel – but the section shots of it are beautiful.
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It is big so to get the whole thing, I have to stand way back and the detail of the sedum is lost. I’ll try again next week.
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well thanks for the reply – and wow – if you do get a shot of the whole thing I would LOVE to see it.
oh – and the lizard on the edge of the frame was so extra cool – this series was truly like a good “painting” in that there is more and more to discover upon further viewing!!
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Thanks. 🙂
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AMAZING! I wish I could do something like this.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
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Oh, isn’t this simply splendid – sedum sculpture – beautifully shot.
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Thanks, Tish.
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Hmm. Wonder if it is possible to hang on the wall? 😉
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If you don’t mind having dirt on the floor. 😀
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haha. 🙂 perhaps not then. have a rabbit. its enough hair and dirt everywhere as it is.
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🙂
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Wow, I never saw the likes of it. With a living lizard too! How serendipitous his arrival was for you. I can’t stop admiring these images. 🙂
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I’m so glad you are enjoying it. I tried to get a photo of the whole, but then the plants became too small to distinguish what it was.
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What a wonderful talent!
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Isn’t it fun. 🙂
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A living picture – how wonderful! 🙂
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My friend thought it was a painting when she first saw it from a distance. It would be a fun project.
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Beautiful!
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Thanks, Sheri.
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Sorry my laptop seems to do things it wants to do just like my smart phone. Mmmmm … pretty eerie.
Anyway, I have a frined who grows orchids and does live paitnings with bromeliads. Isn’t it fascinating the way they can create such a visual beauty.
Naples … almost in my backyard since I live close to Sarasota. ~~ : – )
Lovely !
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Yes, I have seen such beautiful painting of orchids and bromeliads. So many of the plants in this “painting” are even prolific in my garden up north as ground covers in those areas that are so dry and hot that nothing else will grow. Thanks for your fun comment, Isadora.
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Oh, I misunderstood. Was it a painting?
My friend makes framed gardens in a frame that are real. She uses chicken wire stapled on the back of the frame and adds bromeliads, orchids and air plants to moss. You hang it on an outside wall and let nature do its thing.
It looks even nicer with old antique or worn out frames. A nice fun project.
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This wasn’t a painting – it was planted. Sorry.
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Good … I thought my brain was playing tricks on me. Mmmmm … am I showing my age by saying that? hehe
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And you think I would notice – we really need to be gentle with each other, huh. 😀
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