kiku

Some friends invited us along to visit the NY Botanical Garden's incredible Kiku exhibit. First we walked through a gallery that explained how the artists achieve each form of the chrysanthemums, then on to see the flowers themselves. We walked in awe of the time and energy required to bring each style to fruition.

The artist here uses rocks and mums to recreate the mountains of Japan in the fall.

The pond was a much bigger attraction for the younger kids, but Dante and Elias managed to absorb some of the exhibit as well.

This bamboo structure outside the conservatory was a big hit, tho less so once we made it clear that the kids could not, in fact, run through it and whirl around the posts. Buzzkill.