I was told that they are getting ready to plant water lilies in the six inches or so of water on this space in the incomparable Longwood Gardens outside of Philadelphia.

Hanging flower baskets and tree ferns in this huge conservatory space at Longwood Gardens

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I was lucky enough to visit Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia, PA just a few days ago. What an enormous,, impressive and gorgeous place. The photo below is inside one of their huge indoor conservatory spaces.

Magical suspended flower balls inside Philadelphia’s Longwood Gardens conservatory.

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Some sweet pansies in front of the entrance to Seattle’s hidden gem, the Volunteer Park Conservatory. Plant sale today until 3pm!

Purple and white pansies in front of the Conservatory’s iconic sign.

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One of my favorite places in the whole world, the Conservatory at Volunteer Park in Seattle, WA.

Already with the glass panes whitewashed against the sun, the Conservatory in Volunteer Park is a gem

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Out in the garden today, the sun came out. Our part of the yard goes to just after the vegetable beds on the right.

Irises, red rhodies, pink meadow rue and red geum decorate my May garden

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These little blue and yellow flowers are well named. You cannot forget them because they will always return to your garden, forever. So pretty in springtime, but then out they must go.

Old fashioned forget-me-nots in front of red azaleas, in my shade garden

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Both trees are five-grafts; the one on the left is has cherries and on the right, plums. We are looking at my yard towards my neighbors’, behind the fruit trees. Which version do you prefer? Happy Spring!

Two multi-graft fruit trees almost done flowering, in spring sunshine

Here they are in black and white. Which do you like better?

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In San Miguel de Allende, an art and tourist mecca in central Mexico, I went to a beautiful former factory, La Fabrica Aurora, which is now a shopping heaven. In the courtyard were these display of roses. Which are prettier, lavender or pink?

Dozens of lavender roses float in a large bowl on a stone floor

Full-blown pink roses float in a stone vessel in San Miguel, Mexico

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Since the streets and sidewalks are quite uneven in San Miguel de Allende (vast understatement!), strollers just don’t cut it.

Baby gazing, in hat with ears, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Adorable baby in hat and boots with ball in San Miguel de Allende

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Here are a couple of orange flowers blooming in March in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico.

Macro of the yellow and orange flowers of the lantana plant, about an inch or 2.5 cm across.

Some kind of orange flower, related to amaryllis?, common in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico [Later: yes, clivia is in the amaryllis family.]