Orchids in NYC

Yesterday, when it was gray, cold and windy I ventured north to the NY Botanical Garden for warmth and beauty, specifically to the Orchid Show. It is one of my favorite shows of the year, a riot of color, unusual varieties and fabulous presentation. This year the show maintained the tradition of vivid colors and varieties. The overall theme was … Read More

Orchids and more

I could easily write many posts about the orchids at this year’s show at the NY Botanical Garden. As I mentioned yesterday, I don’t like the theme of the show. But the individual specimens are glorious. As the orchid show had just opened the day before, many of the plants were budding. Seeing trails of buds about to burst was … Read More