I love the contrast between the cold of winter
And the humid tropical temperature of visiting the greenhouse of the Botanical Gardens.
First off, you are greeted by a vibrant
Splash of colour as you go in…
Wandering around the more temperate parts of the greenhouse
You can see signs on some of the trees:
Happy Winter! I’ll wake up again when it’s spring.
(The same could be said for some of those people who don’t like winter…)
As you walk further back, you enter different regions — much hotter ones.
My camera lens fogged up and as it cleared,
I could just make out some kind of orchid
Swimming towards me like a fish with petals.
I fell in love with the fronds
And patterns of some tropical ferns.
Before I left, I spied the delicate
Pink tutu of a flower.
“All the flowers of all the tomorrows are in the seeds of today.”
– Indian Proverb
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oh wow…that had to be a nice respite from the cold…it was 78 here on saturday and we had an ice storm sunday…ha…what i did not get was the pretty flowers…lovely pics…ha on the fogging lens….def must have been warm…
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Hi Fiona, That’s the way we feel when going to Biltmore during the winter (see my blog today)…Seeing the color is so nice after the drab winter outside. Great photos… Love that last one! WOW!
Hugs,
Betsy
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lovely flowers!
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Ahhh what I wouldn’t give to have a botanical gardens around here to visit in the winter!
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A wonderful way to escape winter for a few hours!! Such beautiful, colorful flowers and superb captures as always! Thanks for sharing the beauty — it’s much appreciated on yet another GRAY, grim day in Seattle!! But we are beginning to see tiny touches of colors around the neighborhood and there are colorful buds on some trees across the street! Happy signs of the approach of Spring!!! Hope you have a lovely week!
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makes me feel as if spring might really be coming
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Visiting the greenhouses during winter reminds us of all the beautiful colors that will be arriving once the white snows melt. Loved the photos.
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i do like that sign! 🙂
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That fern shot is particularly beautiful. And I need to hang that sign on my neck.
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Truly Marvelous!
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wow! amazing!
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Another fabulous series of photos, ones I enjoyed very much. Thank you!
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I love the images, but I also love your insightful and charming words about them!
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Beautiful!
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Wow, so pretty! I love the bold colors of the flowers, especially the last pink one. Lovely!
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Lovely flowers…but was that amaryllis really upside down?
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Yes, there was a display of about six amaryllis hanging from the ceiling over a small pond.
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Thanks for the splash of color on this cold, blustery day!
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Goodness this is such a beautiful post!
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Elsker blomster😃
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As I look out at the cold and white…I found this so refreshingly beautiful! sigh. Longing for spring here….
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Helt underbara bilder! Jag önskar att jag kunde gå i ide just nu och vakna upp, när våren gjort entré. Vi har nu förberett oss för säsongens värsta snöstorm. SMHI och Eon har varnat – vi ska stanna inomhus och vara beredda på att elen försvinner…suck, suck. Längtar också efter att få njuuuta av ett tropiskt växthus…
Önskar dig en fortsatt skön vecka!
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Beautiful flowers!
I especially love the last one.
So nicely photographed.
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I just love that Indian proverb…will and onto it if you don’t mind 🙂 what a lovely treat to visit a hot house in winter…you are giving me ideas of visiting the Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh!
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Ah yes! A tropical paradise under glass sure does lift one’s winter spirit! Beautiful photos.
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Beautiful blossoms!
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I love the pink flower!
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Lovely flowers and I like the sign! I am so ready for spring! Beautiful photos, have a happy week!
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Wonderful shots from your visit to the Botanical Garden Greenhouse. The vivid colors are so beautiful.
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Those are beautiful splashes of color!
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Delightfully spring-like!
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Very cool winter shots with such lovely flowers.
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What a breath of fresh air that must have been..such color in the midst of winter. Our nearest Botanical Garden is 4 plus hours away..if the train went there I might think of going:)
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Such a splash of colors! Makes a change from your snow posts!
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Beautiful flowers and photos, very nice sign wish I could do that sleep the whole winter and wake up at spring 🙂
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Beautiful. I suspect I would MUCH prefer the climate outside though. Hot and steamy is not my friend.
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WAU – where some great pictures you show 🙂 Hanne Bente
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wow… beautiful photographs. Keep it up.
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Very colorful, so different from your other posts.
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Wonderful photographs, beautiful colours. I am greeting
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What a wonderful change of scene in the middle of the winter!
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Lens fog in a hot house! Its such a pain!
Cheers – Stewart M – Melbourne
PS: Nice pictures
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That was lovely!
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Lovely photos.
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These are beautiful photos. I also like the sign on the tree.
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Gorgeous!
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Beautiful colours!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
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Lovely photos! That pink flower is stunning. 🙂
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Nice job on the vibrant colors and patterns. Simply lovely!
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Fine blomster! Sommetider vil jeg også sove till våren! Takk for besøk!
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I would stay in the greenhouse where it’s warm and admire the flowers !
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A perfect place to go in the depths of winter, beautiful warm photos!
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Lovely! Sure wish I had a greenhouse just for a winter backyard retreat.
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Those flowers are gorgeous. Beautiful pictures! Greetings.
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Excellent shots of some red hot flowers.
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Fabulous photos and i liked the closing shots! Hope the sprite of spring caught up.
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The red wakes me up like a ringing bell. I love the pink dog too!
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Lovely shots!
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These are all so lovely, from the brilliant splashes of red and pink to the delicate laciness of the ferns! And that yellow orchid really does look like a fish swimming toward you out of murky waters! That may be my favorite, just for its whimsy. 🙂
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The sign seems to have been made for me! LOL! Lovely close-up shots.
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Cool colours…..häftigt!!! Snow is falling, suck!!
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Season comes and go…
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What a lovely season. The last photo is awesome. 🙂
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Great pictures! Love the fern!
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Happy Tuesday!
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The red is a real warm welcome! Nice!
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Gorgeous! I can almost feel the warmth emanating from that red flower. 🙂
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I definitely need one of those signs!
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My first visit to you lovely blog . These a fabulous photos. I love the crispness and the sensation of being able to feel the texture, the vibrancy was amazing and the lighter hue of the orchid was so wonderfully soft. I am just getting ready to delve into buying a cameras may I ask what you use. I am very much an amateur photographer, but it is now a passion. My blog posts photos have been for the most all from my cell phone phone as I post from my gadget phone, soon to change.
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Thank you for your kind comment.
I use a Canon 500D with a zoom lens that can also take pretty good close-up shots.
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Lens fog is an issue in a greenhouse! I had to wait about 30 minutes before shooting when I went one day! I love how they do resemble fish in an aquarium, though!
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Funny how tropical splashes of color can brighten up the day and fog the lens at the same time.
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Lovely flowers and the last quote about seeds is perfect for the time of year.
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Very pretty, I like the fern and the pink flower!
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OOOo, I cannot wait to see a FLOWER!
Lovely. X
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so beautiful color spots – love your post and your little story!!
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Thank you.
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Absolutely stunning photos! I particularly love that pink camellia!
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A beautiful selection of blooms! I love visiting the botanical gardens in my area.
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Your photos are beautiful and amazing. Thank you for sharing.
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I missed this post earlier (LOL, I’m sure you missed me among your hundreds of commenters ;>))….but I’m really glad I came to it. Beautiful; I haven’t visited a greenhouse for a long time (unless you count the outdoors here on a humid day). I’m glad I checked for posts I missed last week when we were away for a while. I really need to find a substitute for the Google Reader, which is going away apparently.
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