This is only one of the stunning attributes of the new Skyline Garden, an area that once was an oft-missed part of the Garden today is a destination. ' floating fiddlehead' is an abstraction of fiddlehead ferns (which are edible) manifest as a French parterre garden, quietly floating on the Aquatic Plant Pond. I think you'll find this garden as stunning as I do, even if you didn't see what it was before, which was great, but this is grand! This transformation is absolutely remarkable. The new Skyline Garden is mind-blowing spectacular! I've been visiting the Atlanta Botanical Garden since 1987, two years before the Conservatory opened. They're reflective of the Atlanta skyline, seen in the not-too-far distance. ' totems', a collection of approximately 40 purple columns, are interspersed throughout the Anne Cox Chambers Flower Walk that leads to the new Robinson Gazebo, which overlooks the new Skyline Garden. Be sure to meander through the entirety of this space.the orchids and other plantings are marvels in and of themselves. You'll find 'chalices' in the Low Elevation Orchid Display House in the Fuqua Orchid Center. ' chalices' is stunning! I first thought these bright, shining cylinders were made of various colors of acrylic or some other synthetic material, but they're tubes filled with colored water! Knowing that, this installation's name makes total sense, and makes it even more exquisitely elegant. The approximately two dozen discs and ovals in this display range in diameter from 4 feet to 15 feet.they're huge, and yet the float. The question this display begs is, ' How deep and wide do the roots of these trees extend as water fuels their highest branch and leaf?' Ponder that knowing that these are some of Atlanta's oldest hardwoods. For the first time since the the Canopy Walk opened in 2010, Garden visitors are akin to NYC tourists gazing at skyscrapers.all eyes up! And they're my favorite color, a stunning contrast to the surrounding ocean of green leaves. ' dilating pupils' is my personal favorite of the 11 installations. 'The Curious Garden' | Atlanta Botanical Garden | Photo: Travis S.

The 11 site-specific installations were created to not only help tell the story of the Garden's plant collections and conservation efforts, it's intended to provoke discussions and questions about nature.and it does exactly that, along with mesmerizing one with bold color, clever displays, and quite a few 'curious' discoveries.

Well, intent aside, this Atlanta Botanical Garden exhibition is absolutely fantastic! If you're like I was, you might not immediately know what ' The Curious Garden' is about,what it represents, what its intention is.

The curious garden 2010