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The Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Gardens
City Life
Caryn Connolly
Issue date: 2/23/07 Section: Opinion
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Starting this Saturday and running through April 8, the New York Botanical Gardens will be holding their annual Orchid Show. In addition to the regular exhibits, which are truly remarkable and include indoor tropical rainforests, a separate exhibit devoted solely to orchids will be featured. One of the many facts you will learn there is that one variety of orchid even produces vanilla!
This is the place to go if you have ever wondered about orchids or wanted to buy one. During the month-and-a-half long exhibit, there will be many special events. Each weekend, there will be tours and talks discussing topics such as how to grow an orchid in an apartment, how to care for these delicate plants and the current research being conducted on orchids.
Visitors will have an opportunity to participate in orchid classes and workshops. A class on orchid photography will teach avid photographers how to get that perfect close-up of their favorite plant. One particularly interesting class will be Ikebana with Orchids, which is Japanese flower design.
Orchids can be purchased from the garden's gift shop, although cost was not mentioned. They will also be promoting a book on orchids and having a book signing on the opening weekend.
The cost of the show is $16 with student I.D. There is a train to the gates from Grand Central Station. For further information, visit their site at www.nybg.org.
This is the place to go if you have ever wondered about orchids or wanted to buy one. During the month-and-a-half long exhibit, there will be many special events. Each weekend, there will be tours and talks discussing topics such as how to grow an orchid in an apartment, how to care for these delicate plants and the current research being conducted on orchids.
Visitors will have an opportunity to participate in orchid classes and workshops. A class on orchid photography will teach avid photographers how to get that perfect close-up of their favorite plant. One particularly interesting class will be Ikebana with Orchids, which is Japanese flower design.
Orchids can be purchased from the garden's gift shop, although cost was not mentioned. They will also be promoting a book on orchids and having a book signing on the opening weekend.
The cost of the show is $16 with student I.D. There is a train to the gates from Grand Central Station. For further information, visit their site at www.nybg.org.
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