ATLANTA-- A new cast of giant plant sculptures based on the characters of “Alice in Wonderland” blooms at the Atlanta Botanical Garden this spring.
Alice’s Wonderland Reimagined – opening date to be announced – features a return of some of the enormous topiary-like sculptures presented in 2019’s Imaginary Worlds: Alice’s Wonderland joined by several new sculptures. In addition to a towering White Rabbit and sprawling chess board with Cheshire Cat perched nearby, look for a 16-foot Red Queen playing croquet and an all-new 14-foot Alice rotating in the Howell Fountain pool as she plummets down the “rabbit hole."
The sculptures are created through the centuries-old art of mosaiculture in which steel forms are covered in fabric, filled with soil and planted with thousands of living plants to form a colorful carpet.
The Garden first introduced guests to the art in 2013 when it presented the United States’ first major exhibition of mosaiculture produced by International Mosaiculture de Montreal, a nonprofit group that has staged wildly successful displays of its work around the world.
In addition to this year’s temporary exhibition, presented through November 1, guests will be greeted by two permanent sculptures that are legacies from previous shows – the iconic Earth Goddess and the lovable Shaggy Dog.
Visitors may enjoy the exhibition dramatically lit at night on Thursdays during Cocktails in the Garden from 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. once the botanical garden reopens following the coronavirus pandemic. It’s currently closed through April 30.
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