Hey students,
I really enjoyed learning about this type of art form called Mosaiculture..... It is something I would like to do with any interested students. Just let me know. So...check this out in the meanwhile....
Once every three years, there is an international competition in horticultural sculpture, called "mosaiculture," in a major city in the world. This year it is Montreal. This is not topiary but rather creating sculptures out of living plants. The greatest horticulturalists in the world, from 20 different countries, submitted plans a year in advance. Steel armatures were then created to support the works (some 40 feet high); they were then wrapped in steel mesh and filled with dirt and moss and watering hoses. Then they ordered 3 million plants of different shades of green and brown and tan, and these were grown in greenhouses all over Quebec. In late May, these horticulturalists came to Montreal and planted all of their plants in the forms at the Montreal Botanic Gardens, and they have been standing for three months now. There were 50 major sculptures along a path two miles long. They were incredible.
Check it out and COMMENT on what you thought about it. Enjoy...
http://myvirtualgarden2.blogspot.com/2013/09/mosaiculture-exhibition.html
