Sure, it'll be 50 degrees next week, but do you know where it's already toasty warm and beautiful? The New York Botanical Garden, where this year's Orchid Show will knock your petals off.
The Orchid Show always features gorgeous, delicate varieties of the flowering plant, but this year, the show is called Chandeliers, and the NYBG says, "A spectacle of orchid species beckons the eye upward during this year's Orchid Show, a breathtaking presentation spotlighting the aerial beauty of this iconic flower through hanging baskets, colorful living columns, and the centerpiece: a huge star-shaped chandelier overflowing with hundreds of plants. Stroll beneath dozens of suspended designs in the tropical ambience of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, with an expanded display for its 13th year that fills the Rain Forest Galleries and beyond with flamboyant color and intoxicating fragrance."
Our photographer Sai Mokhtari headed up to the Bronx yesterday and reports it's "very different from the previous two years (perhaps more creative). This is most definitely the greatest thing you could do for yourself right now while you wait for the city to thaw out."
The Orchid Show: Chandeliers opens tomorrow, Saturday, February 28 at the New York Botanical Garden and runs through April 19. Weekend admission is $25 for adults; $20 for seniors, 65+; $20 for students with valid ID; $10 (children 2-12); and free for children under 2. Weekday admission is $20 for adults; $18 for seniors, 65+; $18 for students with valid ID; $8 (children 2-12); and free for children under 2. Members get in free.
