These images are from last week's visit to the Frederik Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michigan:

1- Echeveria succulent flowers


2- Molen wax agave


3- Chihuly sculptures are present throughout the massive complex. Lime Green Icicle Tower (by Dale Chihuly).


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5- Golden ball cactus


6- I like how the gardens incorporate the Chihuly sculptures in the natural environment. Cattails and Copper Birch Reeds sculpture (by Dale Chihuly)


7- Zinnia


8- Aria sculpture (by Alexander Liberman)


9- Ponytail Palm Bark


10- Backlit leaf


11- Float Boat (featuring Dale Chihuly's iconic hand-blown Niijima Floats)


12- Thimble cactus