The Kemper Center for Home Gardening at the Missouri Botanical Garden once again has a big tree decorated with Gourdaments. What is a “gourdament?” you may ask:

Bunny had no trouble choosing a favorite!

Ladybug found her favorite quickly, as well:

There were others that I thought were particularly special:

The creativity needed to decorate each of them blows me away!

In addition to the gourdaments, there are other decorations on the tree, including a lot of natural adornments, candy cane mice, and the elusive Henry Shaw:

It’s a beautiful tree!

If you stop by the Kemper Center, you can vote for your favorite of the gourdaments…the real challenge is how to choose just one!