Day 14.240: Who guards the seeds?

At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens on Friday, we also met the Guardians of the Seeds - five huge troll sculptures by Thomas Dambo in the woods:

Apart from being an adorable excuse to visit various parts of the gardens, it is also a little word puzzle which when solved leads to a sixth visit where the eponymous seeds are hidden - actually giant metal versions of tree seeds including this one that *really* resembles a dagger (at least in this form):

and, for those who found them, the option to collect a little reward on the way out: