Garden Planet: 2011

Friday, November 25, 2011

Beauty 2011

In hard times, beauty can seem
frivolous- but take it away, and all
you're left with-is hard times.

To drink in this beauty is to revive the
spirit.

I hear other voices.

I can see other rooms.

Like a flame in the night

A radiant lily of the field, that
neither toils nor spins.

And the voices in my head were
drowned by a sea of color.

White Light

Black Light

This lily is named Dizzy Lizzy.
And Lizzy also neither toils nor
spins.

    A bouquet of sunflowers and
    dahlia with a glimpse of another
    dimension.

The flame of life burns brightly in
the dark.

I opened the door to my prop room
and this is what I saw.

Beautiful natural forms.

A bouquet of roses, dahlias and

chrysanthemums.

On a clear day you can see forever.

This rose is called Princess Diana.

A bouquet of dahlias
and chrysanthemums.

There in the dark, I saw great beauty.

And the flowers arranged themselves.

The garden is visited by other
creatures.

And pretty maids all in a row.

Dahlias dressed in the colors of

Royalty.

Dahlias

The web of the Abutilon

Roses, Dahlia and

Chrysanthemums

Until Next Time

Monday, April 25, 2011

Philadelphia Flower Show part 1 This blog is in 4 parts

The Philadelphia Flower Show is the largest world class flower show on the East Coast. This year's theme was Paris. As you will see not all the exhibits were Parisian. Two current garden themes were featured this year. They are Edible Landscaping and Flower Arranging. In keeping with the Paris theme there was an exhibit showing the work done by students of fashion design. The exhibit was changed each day to give all the prize winning students a chance to show their work. I'm putting in minimal comment because the pictures of this beautiful flower fantasy speak for themselves. As we enter we see the Eiffel Tower.