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Longwood Gardens Gallery
May 13^th, 2006 at 4:06pm

Here are some pics I took at Longwood yesterday, the gardens and orchid show were absolutely *beautiful*! Even though I've lived within 30 miles of Longwood for over 20 years, I've only been a few times and every time I go I am absolutely amazed at the place.

Wisteria Trellis

Wisteria Trellis

White Wisteria

Weeping Shrubery

Mauve Formal Garden

Italian Water Garden

Lake and Gazebo

Longwood's Conservatory Entrance

Lily Fountain

White Cattleya Orchid

Tiny Oncidium Orchids

Purple Vanda Orchids

Orchid Sprays

Purple Cattleya Orchid

Purple Green Cattleya Orchid
(I bought one of these to add to my collection, it's gorgeous!)

Orange Cattleya Orchid

A Very Kewl Phragmipedium (Lady's Slipper) Orchid
(Bought one of these too!)

Purple Lisianthus

A Cool Carnivorous Plant

Blue Hydrangea

Pink Hydrangea

Huge Cactus
(This thing was about 15' in diameter!)

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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: Longwood Gardens Gallery Reply #1 - May 13^th, 2006 at 4:09pm the pics are beautiful!!! Did you miss your calling as a photographer??? Mighty handy work there,Rapunzel
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Rapunzel Global Salon Moderator Offline Life is like licking honey from a thorn. Posts: 674 East Nottingham, PA Gender:	Re: Longwood Gardens Gallery Reply #2 - May 13^th, 2006 at 4:26pm Quote: the pics are beautiful!!! Did you miss your calling as a photographer??? Mighty handy work there,Rapunzel ;D Oh, thank you! I used to mess around with photography quite a bit a lonnnng time ago but to be perfectly honest, it's hard to take a bad picture when the subject matter is so incredibly breathtaking!
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Beesan16 Diamond Offline Posts: 677 st. louis, MO Gender:	Re: Longwood Gardens Gallery Reply #3 - May 14^th, 2006 at 11:49am wow, beautiful!!! looks like the Missouri Botanical Garden here, i loooooooove taking photographs there great job Rapunzel !
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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: Longwood Gardens Gallery Reply #4 - May 14^th, 2006 at 7:14pm Wow. That definitely looks like a place I woudn't mind walking around in. Er...with less light, of course. Great pix, Rapunzel.
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Re: Longwood Gardens Gallery
Reply #5 - May 15^th, 2006 at 2:01am

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Now THAT is my dream back yard!

Imagine this scene at Christmas with 100,000 twinkle lights on the trees synced to music and the water gushing with colored lights at the bottom of the ponds shining upward in the spray. (Would have to heat the pipes and pump, I guess) :o

I missed my calling. I should have been rich with lots of spare time. ::)

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Galadriel Stardust Offline Posts: 1671	Re: Longwood Gardens Gallery Reply #6 - May 15^th, 2006 at 3:45am Beautiful pictures! I'm partial to wisterias- they're gorgeous. I'd grow them if it wasn't next to impossible this far north.
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: Longwood Gardens Gallery Reply #7 - May 15^th, 2006 at 10:35am Inspiring photos, Rapunzel. (FYI, I believe that cactus is a Century plant). I don't believe I've ever seen an orange orchid before - WOW! Now we need to see pics of your garden.
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Lisabelle Stardust Offline Kami wa onna no inochi - A womens hair is her life Posts: 2797 Southern Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Longwood Gardens Gallery Reply #8 - May 15^th, 2006 at 11:55am Oh what lovely gardens! and great pictures!
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Re: Longwood Gardens Gallery
Reply #9 - May 15^th, 2006 at 1:18pm

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Inspiring photos, Rapunzel. (FYI, I believe that cactus is a Century plant).

I don't believe I've ever seen an orange orchid before - WOW!

Now we need to see pics of your garden. ;D

I believe you're right, it would take a hundred years to grow that big ;)

Orchids come in every size, shape and color imaginable. Some are even fragrant, and there's even species that small like rotting meat to attract flies for pollination :P

I'll take pics of the garden when the waterfall is done. All the spring blooming stuff is over now anyway, so it's kinda boring out there right now. Waiting for my peonies to burst forth, LOL!

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novusfemina Emerald Offline La nuit a des douceurs de femme Posts: 476 Gender:	Re: Longwood Gardens Gallery Reply #10 - May 15^th, 2006 at 2:49pm Oh oh oh! I haven't seen Lady's slipper in YEARS!! Rapunzel, I am envious you got to go to such a lovely show... but thank you for posting such gorgeous pictures! I can look at them and dream...
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Re: Longwood Gardens Gallery
Reply #11 - May 17^th, 2006 at 10:55pm

Oh beautiful flowers! If you like that, you must see teh Brooklyn Botanic Gardens! I'm in love with flowers...
The ones in ym garden are beginning to sprout. Italins white sunflowers, moonflowers, morning glories, tea tine roses, and a mix of flowers taht attract butterflies and humming birds (but we're to far north ...so I'll wish hard for them to come Wink

). Thanks for sharing those pretty pictures with us.

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