I’ve been feeling a bit more spry lately (yay!), and today we ventured to the BotGarden to check on the plants and have lunch out.
After eating, we checked out an area that’s been newly hardscaped. For years it had been very underused, to the point of seeming abandoned by the gardeners. As we approached the area, I could see that one of my favorite small beds of succulents and cacti was gone, replaced by a line of boring, identical shrubs.
Oh, no!
HOWEVER, when we got into the redesigned area, whew, the plants from That Very Bed had been planted in many new beds, with vastly expanded square footage.
Whew!
With great happiness, we headed to the orchid conservatory to see what might be in bloom, as OrchidDaze has just begun. [I do not subscribe to their spelling distortion.]
The orchid diversity is stunning. These are tiny and hang down from their vegetation, here perched on a branch.
Compare to this huge branch of many blossoms, all open at once.
And this one is a knock-out for its color…and that it’s the size of a saucer.
27 January 2018 at 12:52 pm
Dave L says:
Glad they saved the plants. Enjoyed the post on a not so cold but cloudy day in Michigan. No bright colors out our back windows except for the red Adirondack chairs on the deck! Sounds like the foot/ankle is coming along nicely.