Orchid Show at the Botanical Garden

 Evan, Alec and I went to an orchid show at the botanical gardens last weekend. It was called pixels and petals and blended both orchids with video game elements. It was quite cleverly done; though admittedly we were mostly concentrating on the various flowers! 

(my photos: taken with my cellphone):























I loved these color changing cubes!




Evan took my Nikon and got some great shots! 







































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  1. AnonymousMarch 14, 2025 at 5:28 AM

    So many beautiful orchids! Orchids were always my mum's favourite flower. Such a clever idea for an exhibition. Ruth@playworkeatrepeat

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    1. Joanne March 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM

      I had no idea there were so many varieties; while I always enjoy orchids I've never paid that close attention to them before.

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  2. Andrea NineMarch 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM

    I would LOVE this! Just stunning!

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  3. Amy ScottMarch 14, 2025 at 6:21 AM

    That's so clever! Gorgeous!

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    1. Joanne March 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM

      It was really well done; they even had video game music playing in the background.

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  4. Kathrine EldridgeMarch 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM

    I would love to attend this orchid show! Such beautiful blooms!

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    1. Joanne March 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM

      It was a lot of fun; I had seen that someone else went to an orchid show in their city so I did a google search for one locally and found this one.

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  5. LyshaMarch 14, 2025 at 7:36 AM

    So many beautiful flowers. I love events like this.

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  6. HollyMarch 14, 2025 at 7:45 AM

    What a great place~! Did it inspire you to try to plant even more flowers this year? It would for me- ha! :)

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    1. Joanne March 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM

      No, but I did come real close to buying an orchid and some succulents to keep in the house!

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  7. mireilleMarch 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM

    I was just looking at my blog posts from the botanical gardens here and the orchids! I am thinking of going by this month. Beautiful!
    www.chezmireillefashiontravelmom.com

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  8. Dara @ Not In JerseyMarch 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM

    I love it there. Orchids are so interesting! I don't think I've been there for the orchid show.

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    1. Joanne March 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM

      They really are so interesting with such a wide variety of styles and sizes.

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  9. Heather{Our Life In a Click}March 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM

    The photos looks fantastic! We got a few orchids as housewarming gifts and I'm hoping they will bloom again!

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    1. Joanne March 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM

      Ours usually did really well... once I found a spot where they really liked the light. But then when it was time to re-pot them I just had no idea what to do. I wish I had thought to take them to our local nursery and ask.

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  10. Lindsay's Sweet WorldMarch 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM

    What a beautiful place! You got so many great pictures!

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    1. Joanne March 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM

      We really did get so many great photos; it was fun watching everyone snapping away! I don't think there was a single person we saw who wasn't taking photos of something.

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  11. JenniferMarch 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM

    Now that would be the perfect way to get some spring sunshine (and happiness) into your soul!! I need to walk through some flowers:)

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  12. Jodie's Touch of StyleMarch 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM

    I love how the botanical gardens have different ways to present the beautiful botanics.
    You'd be amazed at how different our gardens are, LOL
    XOOX
    Jodie

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  13. Tanya March 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM

    What a beautiful exhibit! Your phone took great pictures.

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    1. Joanne March 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM

      Thank you! My phone does have a really good camera.. which means I hardly ever break out my "real" cameras anymore.

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