Last week at New Orleans Museum (NOMA) of Art, flowers were evident inside and outside of the building. Each year NOMA sponsors a wonderful wake-up to the spring season by inviting gardeners, artists, and designers to create floral arrangements that match or complement the art work. Some of these creations are as memorable as the art works.

This Crystal sauce arrangement could easily have been an accessory to the Rose Bowl Parade! I am astonished by the beauty and the creativity of the participants. Longue View Garden geniuses created a garden table and chairs that looked like it comes right out of the mind of Jim Henson.
The table was covered in moss and the chair braces were made with crossed gardening sheers.(See picture below)

The floral artists are challenged to create an arrangement to mimic a painting. The next one certainly met this challenge. You can see the impressionist painting through the flowers.

Be sure to mark your calendars for the next Spring Art in Bloom Exhibit. It only last for three to four days, so don't miss it!
Check out the New Orleans Times Picayune for more pics.
http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2014/03/art_in_bloom_2014_floral_creat.html