Mosaiculture Exhibition 2013 at Montreal Botanical Garden
Considered the world’s most prestigious competition of horticultural art, the 2013 edition of Mosaiculture
is currently on display at Montreal Botanical Garden in Quebec, Canada.
More than three million flowers were raised in greenhouses throughout
Quebec, and then shipped to the gardens in May, where designers wrapped
them in steel meshes to create living works of art.
The sculptures are
created using steel or aluminum forms that are wrapped in metal mesh,
filled with earth and planted with flowers, ivies and grasses whose
foliage provides texture and color. Interior watering systems and
growing medium were added so that the flowers could last all through the
summer till the end of the exhibition on September 29.
Some 50
works graces the 2.2 km circuit through the enchanting grounds of the
Botanical Garden. The theme this year is “Land of Hope”. About 200 of
the world’s most talented horticultural artists are taking part in this
international competition, representing 20 countries. Entries have come
from cities in countries as far as Turkey and Uganda, with China and
Japan heavily represented.
The
mosaiculture sculptures will complement the vast collection of 22,000
plant species and cultivars, some thirty thematic outdoor gardens,
cultural gardens, Tree House and 10 exhibition greenhouses at Montreal
Botanical Garden.
Mosaiculture originated in Montreal in 2000.
It is now a prestigious international competition, staged every three
years in a different city, with funding from governments and the private
sector. Last time, it was held in Shanghai, before coming back to
Montreal again.
Mosaiculture runs 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day until Sept. 29.
Sources : amusingplanet
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