Since our first week in Philadelphia, I've been hearing about the beauty of Longwood Gardens. Girls in the ward, at the Independence Visitor Center, and even a couple who just arrived in Philadelphia all recommended going there. It's even #6 on our list of things to do in Philadelphia.
For my birthday we decided to give it a shot. It was SPECTACULAR! This is no little Thanksgiving Point Gardens. This place has over a thousand acres! Our pictures are but a small sampling of everything since we didn't come close to seeing it all.
There was a conservatory on the grounds that was massive. They had different rooms for different types of plants. There was an citrus grove room, desert room, bonsai tree gallery, even a banana tree room. But by far my favorite room in the conservatory was the orchid room. Ever since Brad bought me an orchid for Valentine's a few years back I've been in love with orchids. This room was amazing. Not only for the flowers themselves, but the smell was unbelievable. I didn't know that orchids were fragrant, but these were downright delicious. And this was the down season. They have an orchid festival in Jan-March that I will be returning to see.
Brad treated me to a fancy dinner in the park. We ate outside on the patio, at my request. And with the whole botanical theme, there were even marigolds on my chicken.
One of the attractions for the day was the evening carillon (bells) concert. The music was good, but the guy playing it was a little goofy. He was waving his arms and making all these dramatic movements during the songs. It didn't help that he was dressed like this.
My birthday ended up being great. We had way too much planned, but I'm glad we spent the whole day at Longwood Gardens. It was beautiful, restful, and a perfect break from being in the city. Thanks Brad for making my birthday lovely.
For my birthday we decided to give it a shot. It was SPECTACULAR! This is no little Thanksgiving Point Gardens. This place has over a thousand acres! Our pictures are but a small sampling of everything since we didn't come close to seeing it all.
There was a conservatory on the grounds that was massive. They had different rooms for different types of plants. There was an citrus grove room, desert room, bonsai tree gallery, even a banana tree room. But by far my favorite room in the conservatory was the orchid room. Ever since Brad bought me an orchid for Valentine's a few years back I've been in love with orchids. This room was amazing. Not only for the flowers themselves, but the smell was unbelievable. I didn't know that orchids were fragrant, but these were downright delicious. And this was the down season. They have an orchid festival in Jan-March that I will be returning to see.
Brad treated me to a fancy dinner in the park. We ate outside on the patio, at my request. And with the whole botanical theme, there were even marigolds on my chicken.
One of the attractions for the day was the evening carillon (bells) concert. The music was good, but the guy playing it was a little goofy. He was waving his arms and making all these dramatic movements during the songs. It didn't help that he was dressed like this.
My birthday ended up being great. We had way too much planned, but I'm glad we spent the whole day at Longwood Gardens. It was beautiful, restful, and a perfect break from being in the city. Thanks Brad for making my birthday lovely.
2 comments:
That was quite a birthday! You deserve it!
You are both so talented with photography...I need you to give me some lessons!
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