I understand how the commercial displays are funded (largely from the Philadelphia Horticultural Society), but I'm not sure about the schools. Various colleges, and even high schools create exhibits. I like it that doing this is considered educational by some schools.
There were at least 11 different dispalys in this exhibit, and some had multiple parts. They were mostly tall and vertical in nature and were thus harder to picture. There was a big emphasis on color. I'm going to just share some of the ones I got the best pictures of.
I'll start with "Galactic Gardens" where various arrangements were given street names. This is Cosmic Boulevard and Space Court.
Here's a real closeup of those balls at the base. You can see they are covered with bleached and dyes leaves.
This one is called "The Sky's the Limit."
This one is "Flora ad Astra." The explanation is that "in 3025 it will be remembered that Earth's flora made first contact and rooted the soil for the formation of the first accord of interplanetary species." I thought it was whimsical and probably quite realistic that fungi would be the first plants to find anywhere to live.
I don't know if you've noticed, but the woven strips of reflective paper on the floor tied the whole thing together and added amazing color.
This was one part of "Blooms Beyond Time."
There were even more parts of this, but I think this is enough. I really loved how colorful this one was, and I'm surprised it didn't win any awards.
I did some work; I did my boring 3-mile roadwalk; I did some errands. Ho hum.
Miles walked in 2025: 76.9
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2 comments:
I like them all. It would be hard to judge these.
Lulu: "Well obviously we have now entered what would be our Dada's favorite part of the entire show ..."
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