Flower show

[magid]

It's a Boston tradition, the flower show at the end of winter. I had never participated in this annual rite until this year, and likely wouldn't have this year had Queue and Theora not been so interested.

We went a couple of Sundays ago, on the last day of the show. It's a huge exhibit, with all sorts of displays ranging from whole environments to individual arrangements to vendor space. The things that still stick in my mind include

• centerpieces using fruits and vegetables instead of flowers
  
• strangely architectural pieces that were interesting, but not appealing to me (too much like modern sculptures I don't care for, just made with some plant matter)
  
• a display of bracelets and rings, many incorporating peppercorns
  
• banks of rhododendrons in an enormous array of colors
  
• interesting succulents, some of which looked just like pebbles
  
• a pathway with different 'outdoor' table settings, ranging from a girl's birthday party with many floral 'cupcakes,' to a wedding table with tiered cake, to a tented Moroccan-themed meal to seashore dining.
  
• miniature arrangements, which looked perfect for the fairy houses
  
• drawing mannequins dressed/accoutered in bits of flower
  
• a variety of exotic (to me, anyway) pheasants in cages
  
• a pair of lambs (korban Pesach on the hoof!)
  
• an underwater scene using shells and interesting plants
  
• gorgeous drool-worthy marquetry mirrors and tables, with leaves and birds and fishes (alas, no website, nor even a business card available)
  
• interesting ideas for more vertical planting, using offset small pots on a vertical rod or rotated trefoil planters
  
• a display case of huge gorgeous butterflies, some translucent, some green, some other bright colors

There was time afterward to walk along part of Dorchester Bay, which has some gazebos ("gaZEEEbo! mukluk mukluk mukluk!"), nice views of the city from an angle I'm not so familiar with, and interesting historical markers showing how the harbor has changed, and the role of Dorchester Heights in the Revolutionary War. I want to go back and walk (or bike?) more of it.

Comments

[rethought.livejournal.com]

gaZEEEbo! mukluk mukluk mukluk

Hee, hee.

[magid.livejournal.com]

Y'know.... your current city would be a great substitute for "gabardine!"