Earth Goddess — Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal

💡 4 things to know

1. Steel, liner and soilWelders built a framework of thin rods and sheet steel, covered it with a liner and filled it with soil; every spring an irrigation system is attached and thousands of plants are “plugged” in. Atlanta Botanical Garden Checked
2. Delivered in 23 piecesShe came from Montreal in 23 fully planted pieces on at least three tractor trailers, and was craned into place. Atlanta magazine, 19 May 2023 Reported
3. Thirteen irrigation zonesHer hollow interior houses the irrigation, split into 13 zones; the arm and hand alone take three, so the gardeners can water the fingertips separately. Atlanta magazine, 19 May 2023 Reported
4. Haircuts every two weeksStaff shear her about every two weeks to keep her lines sharp, and in winter her hair is strung with lights for Garden Lights, Holiday Nights. Atlanta magazine, 19 May 2023 · Atlanta Botanical Garden Checked

📍 Where to see her

🗓️ Sightings

1. 201427 Jun

   Photographed by Eric Yarnell

2. 202319 May

   Atlanta magazine: 10 years old

3. 202628 Apr

   Visitor account · Grantham Garden Club

Every stamp links to its source. The green stamp is a dated photograph (camera date). Amber stamps are reports; the newest, a visitor’s account published on 28 April 2026, sets the status stamp.

📰 On the record

✅ The facts

Title

Earth Goddess. Atlanta Botanical Garden · Atlanta magazine, 19 May 2023 Checked

Maker

Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal. Atlanta Botanical Garden · Eric Yarnell / Wikimedia Commons Checked

Year

Arrived in May 2013 for Imaginary Worlds, the garden’s 2013–14 exhibition. Atlanta magazine, 19 May 2023 · Atlanta Botanical Garden Checked

Owner

Part of the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s permanent collection after the exhibition ended. A 2026 visitor’s blog says the garden bought her for $1.5 million in 2010, which does not fit her 2013 arrival; we follow the garden. Atlanta Botanical Garden · Grantham Garden Club, 28 Apr 2026 Conflicting

Place

Cascades Garden, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Atlanta Botanical Garden · Eric Yarnell / Wikimedia Commons Checked

Height

25 feet. Atlanta Botanical Garden · Grantham Garden Club, 28 Apr 2026 Checked

Plants

18,000 annuals, according to the garden’s undated page; Atlanta magazine put it at about 17,000 in 2023, varying by a thousand or two each year. Most of the colour comes from foliage rather than flowers. Atlanta Botanical Garden · Atlanta magazine, 19 May 2023 Reported

Status

A visitor’s account published on 28 April 2026 describes seeing her in the garden; the garden still lists her in its art collection. Grantham Garden Club, 28 Apr 2026 · Atlanta Botanical Garden Checked

Our photo

Eric Yarnell, 27 June 2014 (camera date), CC BY-SA 4.0. Eric Yarnell / Wikimedia Commons Checked

🔗 Related

• People Made of Plants (10 Photos): the SAU collection with the Earth Goddess

All sources (5)

Official

• Atlanta Botanical Garden: “Earth Goddess”, undated art collection page. 25 feet; Imaginary Worlds 2013–14; Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal; permanent collection; steel framework, liner and soil; 18,000 annuals; blooms May–October.

Press

• Atlanta magazine: “10 facts about the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Earth Goddess, who turns 10 this year”, Lia Picard, 19 May 2023. Debut in May 2013; 23 fully planted pieces; 13 irrigation zones in the hollow interior; shearing about every two weeks.
• Grantham Garden Club: “Earth Goddess by Terri Munson”, 28 April 2026. A visitor’s account of seeing the 25-foot sculpture; also claims a 2010 purchase.

Photos

• Wikimedia Commons: photograph by Eric Yarnell, 27 June 2014 (camera date), CC BY-SA 4.0. Its description names Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal and the Cascades Garden.

Street Art Utopia

• Street Art Utopia: “People Made of Plants (10 Photos)”, 20 October 2026. The SAU post with this work.

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