Gail sends us this article and photos:
Bold & vivid colors in the entry gardens,set the stage–our senses were sparked and would finally explode as we attempted to take it all in. This cycle repeated each time we entered a new vista. Yet, we each ended the day having achieved our own personal experience with an individual interpretation of what we had seen that day. I hope you enjoy some extra pics from our tour of the Meijer Gardens.
A vertical garden in the cafeteria / dinning area
Air plant in the Arid Room
Madagascar Palm
A different variety of pitcher plant
Sculpture in Victorian Room
Orchid in the Victorian Room
Orchid in Victorian Room
Located in the Tropical Room was the Titan Arum-which bloomed this year. Although it’s past prime, it still was amazing to see
The Tropical room had many orchids. Flitting about the room were 6 varieties of tropical birds.
Beautiful flowers along with the massive well known horse sculpture. 
Various sculptures were scattered in the gardens:
These trees were planted in the Japanese Garden area. They are purposefully planted on an angle or slant, which is often seen in Japanese gardens
Doris has this in her native garden
A smoke bush covered with water drops
Seven sons plant
A rose found in the Farm Garden.
Stay tuned for some additional photos from the tour next Photo Friday
Monroe County Master Gardener Association 
I wanted to comment before Linda posts the next round. In the first groupings- the purple in the edge of the purple and yellow border are a relative of a coleus known as Plectranthus………not only was the purple a sharp contrast to the yellow but they have silvery foliage. The large sage–was a salvia argentea silver sage. In the second round, the first purple was a campanula- bell flower. the yellow the common tansy—found in native wildflower areas and lastly the rose found throughout the farm garden is known as Lisianthus-Eustoma Grandiflorum-a Native American wildflower that I must get for my garden!!! Jenny please correct me if I am in error on any of these……….gail