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My special valentine sent me flowers today at work. Tulips are my favorite and I just love how they brighten up my mood whenever I look over to them.
We are relaxing and getting some Chinese take-out tonight. We haven’t had Chinese food in months and I’ve been craving it. I can’t wait to go home and have a spring roll. It’s the little things in life, esp sharing those things with the people you love.
What are your plans tonight?
So while Price and I were at Polly’s Pancake House for a great breakfast, I spotted some bees attacking some lady elsie may rose bushes. My affinity towards bees has nothing to do with my blog name. I just love what they provide the world. They work their little buzzing asses off to pollinate flowers and as a result make the world a beautiful place. Let’s not forget the delightfully delicious honey.
So whenever I have a chance I snap a few photos of bees in action. Typically I have to perfectly time my photo as they are whirling around my head and hopping from flower to flower. Well, not this time. I stood around for 5 minutes watching this little bee on a mission to cover every single part of his body with pollen. I could barely distinguish his little legs apart as they were so completely covered. We left before I could see him fly away but I wish I could have see that brightly yellow speck trying to fly with all that extra pollen weight on him.
Happy Hump Day!!!
I took today off to go to Brimfield. Can’t wait to share what I get!
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As part of my June surprise date we went to see the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls, MA. (After that we went zip-lining but more on that later!) If you have not heard of the Bridge of Flowers it is an old 400′ trolley bridge that has been filled with beautiful plantings that are a favorite to everyone who sees it. Quickly after it was taken out of service in 1927 it began to be overrun with weeds. In 1929 the bridge began it’s full transformation the eyesore to become a ‘thing of beauty’, as it was envisioned by resident Antoinette Burnham. Since then the bridge has been voluntarily taken care of by the Shelburne Falls Women’s Club. The bridge, and it’s 500+ varieties of flowers, is such a great spot to visit in New England.
of course my favorites…
I highly suggest visiting the Bridge of Flowers (April 1st – October 30th). Wander around aimlessly while taking tons of beautiful pictures. Then grab some lunch at McCusker’s Market (on the western side of the bridge) and enjoy it siting along the Deerfield River.
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When I realized we would be in CT for Easter weekend I just knew we would have to visit the New York Botanical Garden for their annual Orchid Show. I had gone previously with Emily and her mom in 2009. I loved the show then so I wanted to see it again and this time introduce Price to NYBG and the show. This is their 10th annual show and this time the design was from French botanist and artist Patrick Blanc. Blanc is known for his use of vertical space and how his plantings are on the vertical plan. It’s always a wonder to me how they stay up or how they are weeded. I had actually attended a Patrick Blanc lecture previously so I was very excited to see his work in person for the The Orchid Show: Patrick Blanc’s Vertical Gardens.
We enjoyed our walk to the exhibit through garden. On our way we snapped photos of the countless robins we saw on the sprawling lawns and of the numerous varieties of daffodils that edged the walkways.
Stunning, vivid, bright, fragrant.
It was such a beautiful day. The weather was nice, skies clear, and flowers were in various states of bloom on the property.
When you walk in the conservatory you are greeted in the Palms of the World area with a large structure in the middle of the fountain. It’s lush with greens and orchids. This is ‘classic’ Patrick Blanc style of design. Reminds me of his work on Musée du quai Branly.
NYBG transforms the historic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory into lavish, excotic, tropical wonder that is filled with orchids for the show. However, the conservatory is a year round exhibit space so it is always filled with palms, flowers, and other plants from around the world showcasing the variety of plant species that are indigenous from different climate zones.
There is a lot of helpful signage to help you learn about Orchids. As a designer I found the presentation clear and that helps you process the information you are reading.
In this pot alone there were over a half dozen diffident kinds of orchids. The dark purple ones hanging off the tree very vary fragrant. I would have loved to have that scent bottled or put into a candle.
We moved throughout the conservatory following the way through to Lowland Tropical Rain Forest…
to the Aquatic Plants and Vines Area.
There flowers everywhere you looked in this room. Lilies in the fountain, potted flowering plants, and orchids hanging from overhead. The orchids hanging were so delicate looking and added a whimsical touch when walking through the space.
From there we continued to walk through the conservatory into the Upland Tropical Rain Forest. I was intrigued with a extensive palms and ferns species there were housed in the hall. From small potted pones to towering high ones that resembled trees- it was really quite amazing.
And that that point we were only halfway through the Conservatory! So much to see, smell, and experience!
Please check back tomorrow for Part 2 for my recap and photos of the Orchid Show.
The Orchid Show: Patrick Blanc’s Vertical Gardens is running at NYBG from March 3-April 22. While you are visiting be sure to tag your tweets on Twitter and photos on Instagram with #orchidshow. 🙂
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Besides the fact that moving has brought us a lot more natural light, it gave us some natural beauty to look at too. Our walk home before was limited to yew hedges and few flowers. Now our 2 block walk is filled with a lot of bright flowers. So since we have moved, I have been snapping shots of the flowers with my iphone.
-at our new favorite sushi place-
-across from the Newton Highlands T stop-
-from a hanging basket at a store at the corner-
-The yard that these flowers are in is really taken care of and is stunning-
-My favorite flower-
All of this makes me love Newton Highlands even more. I enjoy the display of flowers that town puts out, as well as local shop-owners and the residents on our street. The best is that these are only the flowers on the direct walk to and from the T station. There are so many other beautiful things to look at in the surrounding area.
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