NYBG Kiku 2007

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36 photos

One of several "group" bonzai that really appealed to...
Another view of the maples. They were part of the Kiku...
This is one Kiku plant that has been "trained" for 11...
A little closer view of the Ozukuri. The stems are...
Another ozurkuri. The bamboo and teak sheds were built...
This was the third ozukuri. The exhibit runs from Oct...
Another "Group" bonzai of some fir trees.
This was perhaps my favorite bonzai (unless it was the...
A closer look at the ginkos.
We had a glorious day for our trip. The kiku were...
A second type of kiku ... called Ogiku. The plants are...
A close up ... they all had white tags with Japanese...
The pavillion with the rows of Ogiku
Similar view ... the purple drapes and red tie backs are...
A view of one arm of the conservatory building. The...
A third type of Kiku, called Kengai. Again these are...
The entire perimeter of the courtyard was lined with...
Another view of the cascading kiku. There were large,...
The courtyard has two enormous water lily ponds in the center.
Also developed for the kiku exhibit were miniature...
A view across one of the water lily (and other water...
This raised bed had many varieties of maples. The beds...
A geometric bamboo sculpture by Tetsunori Kawana was in...
The major sculpture was surrounded by poles of bamboo...
Another view of the raised beds ... this one with maples in it
Another landscape, with the small rocks signifying water flow.
... and the larger rocks are "scholar" stones that...
I liked this landscape a lot...there were a lot of...
One more view of this area
A broader view of a raised bed with maples in it.
The pavillion of cascading kiku with one of the lily...
Looking across the pond at the Kengai ... note the size...
More Kengai
We even found a water lily for me.
Caught dad a little off guard in front of the bamboo varieties
After all that, we were hungry and went to "Arthur...