The good new is that today's the first day of Spring! The bad news for northeasterners is that this (pictured above--at least the dogs are loving it) is what our garden spaces look like. Time to channel the inner Pollyanna buried deep within us: temperatures will be in the 50's today and tomorrow, the birds are twittering as if it were a mild summer morning, and the sun actually feels warm on my vitamin-D-deprived skin.
Time to banish the thought of the Nor'easter, six days ago, which dumped two feet of snow on our tenderly sprouting daffodils, crocus and hyacinths. As I dig out the perennial beds, I remind myself of the lovely photos my friend sent me from the recent Philadelphia Flower Show (pictured below). Looking at the array of floral offerings from the famous event is a tension tamer, to be sure. The colors alone lower my cortisol levels.
If you're as antsy as I am to sample the flora of our area, but know you're at least a week's worth of snow melt away from seeing the seasonal shift in your garden, visit some of the botanical gardens in our area of the country:
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY, has a fabulous Orchid Show, which it presents each spring. This year's offerings are not to be missed.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden's 52-acre section of flowering cherry blossoms will soon be in full bloom--a true harbinger of spring.
Garden in the Woods, Framingham, MA, maintains a 45-acre landscape of native plants--the largest offering in the northeastern United States.
Green Animals Topiary Gardens, Portsmouth, RI, boasts topiary critters of all shapes and sizes .
Elizabeth Park Rose Garden, Hartford, CT, is the site of a famous flower show each spring.
This is just a small slice of the bountiful botanical pie the northeast offers. Each state has a wide variety of venues just ripe for the picking. Check out the ones closest to you.
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