This image shows how well the Garden design team worked with the Chihuly team to integrate the art with the garden.

Last night the Dallas Arboretum hosted dinner and drinks for all of the volunteers that have made the Dale Chihuly exhibit such a success at the Garden. All year long most nights have been sold out. The Arboretum managed to extend the exhibit through year end and all but a few nights in December are sold out already. This has been the most popular exhibit ever at the Arboretum with Chihuly Nights drawing several hundred thousand visitors. Go see it if you can.

Joy Mathews, Manager of Adult Education at the Garden, managed to get an invitation to the event for the small group of photographers who volunteer their time and expertise to the Arboretum. Even though I visit the Arboretum often and volunteer there it was pretty special having the gardens all by ourselves for a few hours. I hope these photos will give you an appreciation of just how special the Arboretum and this exhibit are.

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