My First Awesome Trip to a Longwood Christmas

I’ve been to Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania a number of times, but I never got to go to the gardens at night to see all the Christmas lights. I finally got to go see the lights this past Monday and it was absolutely amazing! It turns out that the theme this year was fire and ice and it was demonstrated through the use of reds and golds versus whites and blues. One of the most fascinating things we saw was how the staff had lit an immense tree all in green. It was located quite a distance away and was highly visibly across a meadow. We wondered why it was the only thing lit up until we got into another section and realized that the tree was visible in the backdrop of another collection of lights! It looked like it was a part of the collection even though it was quite a distance away.

If you get a chance, I highly recommend you make a night of it and go visit the gardens to see the lights. We did the entire walk around the grounds and through the conservatory in about two hours or so.

#HumpDay – Getting an Early Dose of Spring

Monday’s weather here in NJ was a blessing! It was so warm I was able to drive around with the top down on my 20- year-old Sebring convertible. Keeps me going until Spring arrives, but just in case, today we’re doing a visit to Longwood Gardens for their annual orchid show and next week, my birthday week, it’s a visit to the Philadelphia Flower Show. Woo hoo! But for today’s Hump Day, I’m leaving you with some photos from fabulous Dearborn Market Orchid Show. I went there with friends and we had a great time checking out all the amazing flowers. I even bought one orchid plant and am hoping I won’t kill it. LOL! If it survives and flowers I’ll share some photos with you!