Spring time in Winter

Plants: Euphorbia fulgens, Kalanchoe, Narcissus, Tulipa, Roldana petasitis

Weekly snow fall of half a foot doesn't stop the daffodils and tulips from stretching their blooms in the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens.

Above: Me, Kaitlyn(PG friend), Hydrangea macrocarpa,  Clerodendron quadrangularis 

I spent three weeks working on the indoor display changing the display from Christmas to Orchid Extravaganza.  The displays at Longwood constantly change so the garden reveals only vibrant blooms. The inside of the conservatory now shows signs of a beautiful spring.

Random facts: 

• citrus trees in orangery attacked by cottony cushion scale and the vedalia beetle eats the scale in spring
• planting media in conservatory is 2.5 feet deep
• snow melted off of conservatory glass with hot water pipes
• some orchids are epiphytic and live in trees
• many of the conservatory plants thrive in the winter in their native country (cool wet winters and hot dry summers)