We're back at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, the kick-off location for the 2023 Fling.![]()
I'm wandering through the Conservatory District at Longwood, taking in the splendor of it all.
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Aechmea chantinii 'Harvey's Pride'
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Fountains were everywhere at Longwood.
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Cyrtostachys renda, lipstick palm
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Rhapis excelsa 'Variegata', variegated lady palm
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Be still my heart! Look at that staghorn fern!
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So many cool ferns gathered together...
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Aglaomorpha, bear's paw fern
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Phlebodium some-somebody.
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Close up of the base.
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But then there is this...
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The most amazing bathroom hallway/green wall.
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All I can say is thank god I had to go to the bathroom!
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Eventually I tore myself away from the green wall to continue my exploration. Davallia fejeensis 'Major', rabbit's foot fern
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When I originally passed by the children's garden I thought "oh hell no"... but thankfully on my second time by I tucked in to see what it was all about.
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Wowsa! This is a children's garden I can get behind.
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Plumeria, I believe? (at the back)
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Be still my heart! A whole row of Quesnelia marmorata 'Tim Plowman'!
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So good!
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What kid doesn't want to play in water? There was water gushing out of this monster face fountain.
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And spraying from the mouths of a turtle and winged creature...
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Railing detail.
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And a sort of rill/bubbler. I fear I missed so much more than I saw that day, Longwood definitely packed a super horticultural punch!
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