Marcy Juran can get lost in the intricacy of dandelion heads gone to seed, the undulating waves of grasses lining the roadside, or patterns of light streaming through the petals of buttercups in the sun. She is intrigued by the intricacy of fern fiddleheads and the twining vines of bindweed, as well as the improbable chiseled perfection of the seeds in a milkweed pod. Her work explores the wild and untamed flora of her native New England, as she captures and collects specimens in her travels, often just minutes from her home in coastal Connecticut. Through a combination of layered scans, she creates a series of fantastical “imagined gardens”, in defiance of seasons and microclimates. Although considered weeds by many, she finds these roadside natives to be possessed of an exuberant beauty and grace often lacking in their more cultivated companions, and admires their visual fragility which often masks a surprising hardiness. As the built environment encroaches upon open space, and climate change threatens the diversity of our native species, she finds it ever more compelling to look closely and bear witness to the glory and resilience of this humble botany before it disappears under more pavement.