A Tropical Floral Adventure at the Orchid Show!
It was a freezing cold and windy day winter’s day and sunshine, warmth and tropical flowers seemed impossible and so far away…but thankfully, it was the opening day of the Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Garden which meant that a tropical haven of color and joy awaited! The magical orchid show always comes at just the right time, when I’m so tired of winter and truly can’t bear more cold days and miss the summertime flowers so much…it’s always a miracle to get off the train and walk through the snowy grounds of the gardens to the beautiful Victorian glasshouse and step inside. I look around and I am instantly transported to a tropical paradise, forgetting the freezing day outside…
Colors upon colors and so many layers of bright and beautiful blooms everywhere I turned! Each surface was just covered with cascades of rainbow orchids stretching towards the warm sunshine and blue sky as I breathed in the the floral scents ~ it was like being instantly whisked away on a vacation, the “real” world outside completely forgotten.
These magical orchids were growing upon walls of the brightest purples, pinks and oranges, inspired by the vibrant and bold designs of Mexican modernist architect Luis Barragán. I loved this because it added even more color to the beautiful orchids and more color always means more happiness and joy!
I had to get closer and look at the vibrant orchids! They were blooming in every shade of pink, magenta, fuchsia, lavender, purple, coral, orange and yellow…a true rainbow of all the happy, tropical, summertime colors! And each flower blossomed in its own unique shape ~ looking at each one was like admiring a jewel. And the best part was, there were more and more orchids as I walked through the glasshouse, room after beautiful room filled with different types of blooms, like a magical orchid paradise…I think the show had more flowers than ever before!
I brought my sparkling new flower jewelry with me (I needed those bright talismans to ward against the cold winter day!) and I was so happy to see how they matched the orchids perfectly, they were right at home among the tropical blooms. I like to think that the vibrant orchids infused my flower jewelry with even more color, sparkle and joy, like a sprinkle of magical fairy dust…
And there was even a magical blue tree, covered with bright pink orchids…it was straight from a fantasy land which is truly what the orchid show is ~ a tropical haven of color and joy where every surface is blooming with flowers! I didn’t want to leave, I wanted to stay in the warm and sunny glasshouse admiring the endless orchids and discovering beautiful new blooms…
I hope the orchid show brought you lots of color and joy too (and a little vacation from the freezing winter!). The sparkling flower jewelry in the photos will be in full bloom and ready to be picked from my enchanted garden very soon! I’ll send another Flower Fairy Newsletter next week sharing how each flower magically bloomed and letting you know exactly when you can pick your favorite! I hope you are staying warm and cozy and finding color and joy even during these grey days!