All of the pictures included in today’s post were taken Tuesday on our family gather at fmg. The new FFF banner is a sculpture by artist Jim Dine and is one of my granddaughter’s favorites.
gorgeous and new to me, called astrantia
bromeliad inside
closeup of this stunning blossom
another inside bromeliad
inside flower bed
Giant Dale Chihuly installation in skylight at fmg
pitcher plants. they have multiple boxes on the rooftop garden
sitting on a patio looking up at the sky
heuchera (coral bells) blossoming
“oregon grape” an invasive species in the barberry family
creative architecture at the snack patio in greyscale
pitcher plant family
pitcher plant blossom. ooh la la <3
love these veined leaves
i’m in heaven with these plants
more pitcher plant family members
sedum and a purple flower
pitcher plant roofs
a perfect water lily bud
speechless at their beauty
variegated lily pads
Tao Talk 
Loved the sweet video with your granddaughter and the koi.
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Happy you liked it. Every time we go to fmg is like Christmas morning.
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Yes, the Koi fish looked very hungry
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Yes they did. They never leave any leftovers when we feed them.
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I love the pitcher plants….all of them… and the sculpture is awesome!
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Glad you like them, Max. I’m wondering if I could try and grow some. The sculpture is a zillion individual pieces fused together. It amazes me every time I see it.
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Those plants are great…you should try. I wonder if they are hard to grow?
It is pretty amazing and I didn’t know that it was pieces fused together.
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here is more info on the sculpture:
https://www.meijergardens.org/sculpture/gilded-champagne-gardens-chandelier/
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all of them are great…but I love the frogs as well as the Chandelier at the start…really cool sculptures!
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p.s. I don’t know if they are but I know it has to be boggy turf for them. If I do I’ll be posting on it in the blog.
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A cute video! Adorable :D
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Thanks, Carol Anne. I love the conversations we have with each other.
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Nice pics, but the clip of grandma and grand child clearly steals the show! :-)
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Thanks, Christian. She’s my joy :)
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I can only imagine, Lisa. She sounds so cute in that clip! :-)
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:)
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These are beautiful photos Li. Thanks for sharing your visit with us
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You’re very welcome, Sadje :)
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🙏🏼🌈🙏🏼
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Wonderful lush flowers. Lovely lily pad (I don’t think I have seen variegated lily pads before) Thank you
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Glad you enjoyed the flowers and my pleasure on sharing them, Suzette :)
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spectacular images, Li💗🌹💕
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Cindy, thanks! :) <3
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Gorgeous! 🤍
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Thanks, Nancy!
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