But while bottle trees are homemade garden art, I have photographed professionally created glass sculptures everywhere I go, especially in Dale Chihuly’s fantastic glass garden in Seattle and ...

The bottle tree was brought to the Americas during the slave trade in the 1700s. The folk art tradition still has its heaviest presence in the deep South, and it made its way up into rural Appalachia.

The Art-ful Garden . Originally published July 1, 2007 at 12:00 am Updated July 1, 2007 at 2:00 am ... The bottle tree, as you can imagine, is a real conversation starter.

Bottle trees can be real trees — living or dead — with bottles slipped over the branch tips; metal frames like Betancourt's; simple wooden posts with pegs; or pretty much any form the creator ...

The Minnie Evans Bottle Chapel at Airlie Gardens in Wilmington is a lesser-known landmark art lovers want to see. Created in 2004 by Virginia Wright-Frierson, the chapel is a tribute to artist Minnie ...

Along a wall around the garden, another exhibit with hundreds of water bottles screwed onto posts is called, “Plastic, Plastic Everywhere, 999,000 Bottles of Plastic on the Wall.” Advertisement ...

One of my favorite gardening traditions is the bottle tree. Whether they are actually trees or yard art made of wood and dowels or metal rebar, the sight of colored ...

The story of David Latimer's garden sealed in a bottle has captivated green thumbs around the world, leading to widespread sharing on social media platforms over the years. A post on Reddit in ...

The story of Englishman David Latimer's long-thriving garden sealed in a glass bottle has captivated people for years, leading to widespread sharing on social media platforms. A post on Reddit in ...