FREDERIK MEIJER gardens & sculpture park

+158-acre botanical garden & outdoor sculpture park

+Grand Rapids Township, Michigan in Kent County

+April 1995

+13 years of planning & funding

+West Michigan Horticultural Society

+1990-Fred and Lena Meijer

+non-profit organization

+privately funded

+almost 200 staff

+more than 1,000 volunteers

+gardens, sculpture, the natural environment and the arts 

layout

Map

+Sculpture Collection+Horticulture

+Notable Gardens

ALWAYS GROWING.

ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL.

ALWAYS NEW.

The American Horse

+Nina Akamu

+Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci for the Duke of Milan in the late 15th century

+bronze,24-foot(7.3m) monument

Ranked top 100most-visited art museums worldwide

+more than 200 works in the permanent collection+modern tradition to the present 

SculptureCollection

Tana

+Mimmo Paladino

+textures to enhance the dream-like nature

+face appear mask-like

+eyes & mouth are open

I, you, she or he

+Jaume Plensa

+figures are seated on boulders

+shells

+faces are left unfinished

+represent a kind of silent conversation

Cabin Creek

+Deborah Butterfield

+wood image of a house

+spirit & form of an intelligent mare

Figure on a Trunk

+Magdalena Abakanowicz

+horror that she witnessed firsthand during World War II

 +created limbless forms that portray a

persistence of spirit and strength in spite of tragedy

Aria

+Alexander Liberman

+painted steel - more than 42 feet 

+elaborate melody sung by one voice

+organic shaped elements - music notes

+linear elements - music staff

+red colour - composition

Horticulture

+integrates the experience of striking gardens with fine art

+emphasis is on horticultural displays showcasing a beautiful array of plants from the Midwest

+specialized plants from regions around the world

+presentation ranges from planned and manicured to natural and native

GraceJareckiSeasonalDisplay Green-house

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TropicaConser-vatory

GwenFrosticWoodlandShade Garden

Amphi-Theater Garden

Lena Meijer Tropical Conservatory

+five-story

+largest of its kind in Michigan

+waterfalls and streams winding around lush vegetation

+plants from tropical habitats all over the world

+March & April - home to the largest tropical butterfly exhibition in the nation

Over 500 species from five continents

+main element of the facility’s framing system is structural steel

+186 tons of structural tubing

+104 tons for other support facilities & building

+structural steel provided aesthetics, strength & a maintenance-free environment

+design based around a modular, standard greenhouse system +structural system that is open is to provide the highest level of natural lighting +vented-glass roof system

Acclaimed Orchid Wall

+Leonard and Dora Rosenzweig Orchid Wall

+3,500 piece of orchid collection

Cacao Trees

+thin, brown branches and light-green, long, narrow leaves

+small white flowers to orange fruit - raw ingredient for chocolate

The Pandan

+vase-shaped plant

+giant leaves

+reach up to 20-feet-long

Gwen Frostic Woodland Shade Garden

+artist's favorite subjects, indigenous plants and animals

+spring - native trout lilies, daffodils, wildflowers and flowering shrubs burst into bloom

+summer - tall trees provide a canopy of shade

Plants that provide year-round interest and perform best in shady conditions

+Walking trails +Shade-loving plants+The kettle pond

Grace Jarecki Seasonal Display Greenhouse

+changing with the seasons(spring, summer, autumn, and winter) something beautiful to see all year long

+from the Butterflies Are Blooming exhibition in early spring , to the popular Railway Garden during the holiday season

Exciting displays that change with each season

The Caterpillar Room

+lifecycle of the Monarch butterfly during spring exhibition from March to April

+tiny black and yellow caterpillars feed on milkweed, spin a cocoon and emerge as Monarch butterflies

Summer Oasis +a tropical oasis in the summer months as plants native to the tropics find a new home

Chrysanthemum Wall

+an autumn spectacle, chrysanthemums, apples, cabbage and the featured Chrysanthemum Wall embellish during the fall

Railway Garden

+creating a winter wonderland as trains weave their way around holiday-themed horticulture

+30 iconic Grand Rapids miniature landmarks made of natural materials

Amphitheater Garden

+ home to the Fifth Third Bank Summer Concerts

+ terraced lawn seating, great views of gardens and sculpture, and lively acoustics, concert setting for guests of all ages

A special and unique concert setting

Lying Man+one of the most inventive figurative sculptors+Sean Henry+works through drawings and clay master models that are then meticulously translated into bronze

Terraced Seating+place for 1,900 guests to enjoy more than 25 concerts each summer

Lena Meijer Child-ren’sGarden

The Richard & Helen DeVos Japanese Garden

Michi-gan’s Farm Garden

Notable Gardens

Lena Meijer Children’s Garden

Family Fun

Storytelling Garden+spots to put on a puppet or theater show

Great Lakes Garden+interactive mini-replica of the Great Lakes

+Lake superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario

Kid-Sense Garden

+ Use all five senses+ finding a leaf that feels like a lamb’s ear+ discovering a flower that looks like an eyeball +sniffing a plant that smells like buttered popcorn.

Labyrinth

+ following the bricks to reach the centre

Michigan’s Farm Garden

Reminiscent of a 1930's family farm

1880’s Farmhouse

+three–quarters scale model of Lena Meijer's childhood home

Windmill

+supplying water and powering other machinery

Heirloom Vegetable Patch

+heirloom varieties—open pollinated types used for more than 50 years

Barn

+awarded "2005 Barn of the Year"

+symbol of a vanishing way of life

+four years in the making+welcoming a world of timeless tranquility+tranquility, simplicity and beauty are the very essence of a Japanese garden

The Richard & Helen DeVos Japanese Garden

The Journey Begins

Authentic Japanese Teahouse

+provides traditional Japanese tea ceremonies+it can be seen from every view in the Japanese Garden

Zen-style Garden

+Hoichi Kurisu+invite contemplation and seclusion

Waterfalls+four waterfalls grace+design to complement each other with contrasting feminine and masculine qualities

For the Garden

Jenny Holzer

+13 carved, granite boulders

+23 poems spanning 4 centuries of Japanese poetry

Four Open Squares

Horizontal Gyratory-Tapered

George Rickey

+20th century kinetic sculpture

+Stainless steel, 16 inches above water

Long Island Buddha

Zhang Huan

+large steel and copper sculpture

+human history-human violence often leads to the destruction of culture and its artifacts

It Will Continue to Grow Except at that Point

+Giuseppe Penone+non-traditional, natural materials as the basis of his work  +idea of mankind’s relationship with nature

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+Anish Kapoor+large granite carving+three highly polished circular disks which reflect the surrounding environment with mirror precision

Master Lecture Series+world-renowned gardeners, artists, authors and speakers each spring and fall

Classes & Camps +130 classes for all ages +30 engaging summer camps for children

Tranquility Zone: A Japanese Garden Environment for Families+for families in the Snell Education Center

Peter M. Wege Library+open to all visitors+materials on a wide variety

activities

+wood +stainless steel

+concrete +aluminium

+stone +fiber glass+steel +paint

+bricks +sandstone

+cement +iron

+bronze +granite

+glass +limestone

material used

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Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park. (n.d.). Retrieved January 18, 2016, from http://openbuildings.com/buildings/frederik-meijer-gardens-and-sculpture-park-profile-27839

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park. (n.d.). Retrieved January 18, 2016, from http://www.experiencegr.com/things-to-do/attractions/frederik-meijer-gardens/

Meijer Gardens. (n.d.). Retrieved January 17, 2016, from http://www.meijergardens.org/

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