Bows of colors that match the glass balls decorate the wooden chopsticks and spoons that provide the manmade portions of this tree's ornaments.  What appear to be small pieces of bromeliads or ferns make up the natural part.  Swags of fabric complete the look, though they don't show in this shot.

The Conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 27, 2012
Showing up close the slightly skewed take on the season's traditional red / green color scheme.

The Conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 27, 2012
A background image of paint splattered on a brick wall in New York City near the High Line Park.
A wall mural near the High Line Park in New York City shows a typical scene on a bustling street while, in the foreground, a bicycle on the sidewalk waits for repair.
A bicycle repairman on a sidewalk near the High Line Park blends into a wall mural depicting New York City in the middle of the 20th century.
A modern day wall mural representation in bright color of Alfred Eisenstaedt's famous photograph of a sailor kissing a nurse in Times Square on V-J Day in 1945.
A number of bright and colorful flags, waving wildly in the wind, on a sunny day at the flag pavilion at Rockefeller Center in New York City.
Bows of colors that match the glass balls decorate the wooden chopsticks and spoons that provide the manmade portions of this tree's ornaments. What appear to be small pieces of bromeliads or ferns make up the natural part. Swags of fabric complete the look, though they don't show in this shot.

The Conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 27, 2012
Bows of colors that match the glass balls decorate the wooden chopsticks and spoons that provide the manmade portions of this tree's ornaments.  What appear to be small pieces of bromeliads or ferns make up the natural part.  Swags of fabric complete the look, though they don't show in this shot.

The Conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 27, 2012
Bows of colors that match the glass balls decorate the wooden chopsticks and spoons that provide the manmade portions of this tree's ornaments. What appear to be small pieces of bromeliads or ferns make up the natural part. Swags of fabric complete the look, though they don't show in this shot.

The Conservatory at Matthaei Botanical Gardens
Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 27, 2012
See photo in original gallery.