Sorry to say, I didn't have the energy to take students, from all reports it is mayhem during the times I could take them. Bus load after bus load after bus load. So here is how I go about seeing this amazing event.
First I have to get the gumption to go. We had planned to go Wednesday, but after several inches of snow on Monday and frigid temperatures on Tuesday I was not in the mood to be inspired to garden. Hibernating sounded better. Then it started to warm and even though it was 10 degrees Wednesday morning, it was in the 50's on Friday. Having to leave for a medical appointment, I decided I would end the work week a bit early and go to the flower show.
I am an introvert so pushing my way through a crowd to see a beautiful display is not my mind of fun, so I hit the show late in the afternoon when the buses (and cars) are beating the rush hour traffic.
The show is set up like this...
- go to the right and see large displays by major names in the field
- go to the center and see individual potted plants and displays by smaller names in the field
- go to the left and you hit the vendors
I like the center, the middle ground so to speak, and with the big displays still a bit crowded we hit the succulents, and I thought to myself... "I could specialize in the realm of those that hoard water ..."
Echinopsis sp. Crest
Huernia zebrina
Crassula "Buddha's Temple
Pleiospilos neli
Albuca spiralis
do you see and feel what I experienced?
