buds...
Bella Italia! Share your PHILLY FLOWER SHOW photos!
... that opened to these blooms.
I didn't catch the tag in a photo, but I think this was a Ninebark. ?
One of the judged exhibits were paired hanging basket and window box displays. This was the blue ribbon winner.
Another pretty courtyard scene...
Most of the shots I took were side by side with Critter, just not as many LOL Also, I have some pretty interesting ones that I have no idea how to explain - like a random shot of the ceiling, a crooked shot of a deck chair and the floor, a shot of someone's pant leg... I think I must have accidentally been hitting the button as I was getting my camera in and out of my bag. Amusing, but I'm too embarassed to share :-)
Here are a few worth posting - another shot of the al fresco dining exibit:
The Celtic display - love the ferns, rocks, and small boggy pond
A shady nook with columbines and astilbe. I think this is the display that had a St Francis of Assisi statue in it. Both Critter and I thought it was one of the nicest ones we had seen - he was looking at the birds in his hands vs staring straight out. I thought I got a picture of it, but I guess not, maybe Critter did.
And this is another shot of the one that Critter posted - I'd really like to do something similar to this in my landscaping.
An enclosed garden room:
Architectural interest - unusual shaped pergola:
Decorative gates:
OK, I couldn't help it - last one is the crooked deck chair shot that I'm pretty was taken as I was putting my camera back in my bag :-)
Don't forget fashion front.
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Great shots everyone! I'm just back from Philadelphia with a side trip to Longwood Gardens, and am still swooning after all the beautiful plants and flowers...
Will be "processing" some Philadelphia pics soon, and uploading. After seeing everyone's photos, I'm wishing I could go back and take some MORE pictures. ;->
LOVE the deck chair photo, aspenthomas! LOL!
Barb
You will want a purse to go with that.
Sorry the pic of the shoes doesn't give you a very clear view of them.
The door yard competition has always been one of my favs.
Funny the little things that catch your eye. I just love the way they put up the little lights on the corner of the porch. Instead of stringing them across they kind of grow up the corner and part way across just like a vine would.
Colorful walkway
A little stark but pretty.
One of the things I don't like in some of the displays are the way they use plant material much like you would for an arrangement. In some of the garden displays they pick colors and textures that look nice together. Not just the fact that they wouldn't be flowering at the same time but they wouldn't even be planted in the same area. Like shade loving and sun loving plants all put in the same bed. You could look at the beds and think you like the color or texture combo but you could never plant those specific plants together.
That dress was awesome!
Holly,
My friend and I felt the same way about that very stark doorway - like modern art, but it was very striking. Glad you got such good photos of all the doorways - we were carried along by the hordes felt like if we'd stopped, we'd be trampled. We intended to come back when we could actually stop and maybe take a picture, but the day got away from us. That happened a lot this year.
We also agree with your opinion about the use of plant material. NOT good for anyone who wants to learn how to design a landscape or get ideas for a garden. (It least in reality!) We always chuckle about the combinations each year - they'll show sunflowers with hyacinths, basil with daffodils, tomatoes with crocus, hostas with hibiscus, etc. Looks really pretty, but not to be had in real life! ;-)
Okey dokey... have gotten some photos processed from my pilgrimage to Philadelphia. Gonna try to upload some before I crash and burn...
One of the many al fresco dining areas - each time we saw another one, our response was "That's just like MY yard".
Yeah, right! ;-> In our DREAMS...
I think Critter also posted a photo of this area. I agree with her that it's not my favorite color palette either, but I just loved the candles!
Had to take this photo - DIL is a massage therapist!
And this one was for DIL too! I have a "darker" one coming next, that really shows the illumination below the beautiful agate (?) flooring.
OK, no more duplications. I took this one without the flash, and it's really how the scene looked. Very serene and peaceful - I loved the lighting.
The Irish cottage scene. Yeah, I know -what's THAT got to do with Bella Italia? But it's "my people" so I always love their (Irish Tourist Board) exhibit.
Ditto re: Critter's comments on the "Atlantis" exhibit. Very strange indeed...
We decided these were "sea horses"... can you tell we were getting slap happy at that point? Must have inhaled too many lily and hyacinth fumes!
This creature is supposedly a Caribbean Mermaid, according to the sign in front.
Not your typical landscape element, but it sure was an attention getter! Interesting story behind it (which I learned about when visiting Longwood Gardens on Friday)... My friend and I noticed that Franklin Styer's nursery (I THINK that's the name) wasn't there this year. They'd had always been there in years past, usually with the most amazing display of the entire show. It seems that they were bought out by Urban Outfitters, and are now divided into two operations, (both near Longwood), with the Styers' name still attached in some respect. But, the main designer responsible for the creative displays of past has gone out on his own. This HAND painted (!!!!) tree & other flora, with reflecting pools, was his entry.
This is the reflection of the tree in the pool of water - it was almost disorienting to look down into the depths. There was another group of multicolored painted succulents or dracaena or something shorter, which would really have been a cool photo, but unfortunately, the water was a bit murkier, so no good reflections for that.
Close up shot of some of the hand-painted branches!
Yes indeed... JUST like my yard! LOL!!!!!
(Edited to add the LOL - didn't use regular parentheses, and it disappeared)
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Photos from another odd display. I took this photo just because I liked the colors, but upon reflection, I wonder if this might have been intended to represent jellyfish. I didn't see the title of the exhibit - maybe someone else who saw this can clarify.
This was part of that same display - again, I think the amaryllis bulbs in the center at each level might be a waterfall?
One of the more rustic al fresco dining displays.
