Orchid Exposition
I love looking at orchids. Every time I visit a Botanical Garden I make my way to the Orchids display. The last time I was able to see an abundance of Orchids was when I visited the New York Botanical Gardens. Wow, I just checked the date of that post, and it has been too long.
Next month, the Annual Pacific Orchid Exposition, the largest Orchid show in the United States, will be taking place in San Francisco. The show is running February 20-23 and I am sad that I cannot attend. In a few years, when my daughter goes to college in the Bay Area (my plan, not hers) I will make sure to visit her while the Orchid Exposition is open. Hopefully it will coordinate nicely with the Fancy Food Show.
All Images Courtesy of the San Francisco Orchid Society
Aren't these pictures stunning? Have you ever attended a flower show?
Let's Wander to the Orchid Show
This is going to be total eye candy today. Sandy, from the blog You May be Wandering, is giving us a flower show tour. If you are not familiar with Sandy's blog, she writes about all things travel related. Her information is great, but I just love all the beautiful images she posts. Totally Pinterest-Worthy.
"A woman loves orchids because it makes her feel like she is floating on a cloud of possibility"
-from the movie, A Perfect Man
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is one of the great treasures of New York City. My family and I have been members for years. We enjoy strolling through the beautiful gardens and seeing what is in bloom - spring bulbs, azaleas and flowering trees; summer roses and perennial gardens; and fall foliage at the height of its color. And, while most people wouldn't think of visiting a botanical garden in the winter, the Holiday Train Show is truly enchanting. Another annual exhibit happens each March just when we have all had just about enough of winter in the New York area, The Orchid Show.
A few weeks ago, I stepped inside the large Victorian glasshouse also known as the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, where the 11th annual Orchid Show was being held. I was instantly transported to a tropical oasis and surrounded by thousands of spectacular orchids.
The NYBG Orchid Show is the largest curated orchid show in the United States and contains over 7,000 orchid plants representing species from Australia, South America and Africa. This years show was designed by one of the NYBG's own, Francisca Coelho.
The NYBG was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. Coelho decided to bring some of the fallen trees inside to incorporate into the design of the show.
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| All photos are by Sandy at You May Be Wandering |
The Orchid Show will continue at the New York Botanical Gardens until April 22, 2013. It is definitely well worth a day trip up to the Bronx to view this beautiful exhibit.
Thanks for the tour, Sandy. I love to stroll through Botanical Gardens.....wherever they are.
You can check out Sandy's blog and see all the travel related things she posts about, here.
New York Botanical Gardens
Happy Monday!