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Happy Spring! If the bulbs coming up in my own garden weren't enough of a sign...
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it's official- yesterday was the first day of spring. And Today, in anticipation of my own flowers coming up, I went to the Spring Bulb Show at The Botanic Garden on the Smith College Campus.
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The conservatory the show was in.
Wow, was it gorgeous! And the smell was amazing- I wish I had some way to capture it and share it with you, like the equivalent of a picture but for a scents.
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Is this an amazing tulip or what?
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These sweet daffodils were very small and all clustered on one stem I think.
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These pink ones were my favorite- don't you just love the shape of the petals!
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I bet with all this color that it would feel bright even on the grayest days...but the clear blue sky and sun shining through the glass seemed perfect.
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Wow is really all you can say about this yellow-orange one.
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They also had a little gallery exhibition called TulipMania it told some of the history surrounding the phenomenal popularity of the tulip in the Netherlands during the 1600's. Did you know- a single bulb of a fancy style flower could have sold for as much as $500,000 (in today's dollars). I love tulips- but I'm glad they don't cost as much as a really nice house. Because they were so expensive and so sought after- tulips started showing up in arts and crafts. It was actually cheaper to commission a painting of tulips than to buy a bulb. The Tulip also became a motif in items like furniture, needle work, and pottery.
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Throughout the show they had these wonderful signs. One at the entrance said they were from Flora's Feast: A Masque Of Flowers Penned and pictured by Walter Crane 1889.
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A few more flowers- I really did take a ton of pictures (this isn't the half of it). I think I might make note and greeting cards with some of the shots.
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Hi Meg, I saw your comment on my blog, thansk for dropping by. I will send your comliment to my sister, she will be so happy to hear that.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers in your photos are so beautiful, I like tulips the most. Too sad that we don't have 4 season here in Malaysia and that's no way to grow tulips here.
Craftpassion, Thanks for looking at this post- although you can't grow tulips I'm sure you have other wonderful flowers that we could never grow here because it gets so cold!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Spring is coming!!! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Joanne,
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for spring I seriously look at my little garden at least twice a day (when I leave for work and come home from work) to see how the flowers are progressing. Ok I admit it- I was looking for them even before they came up I was so desperate for winter to be over! : )