Photos: New York Botanical Garden's "Orchid Show"

Flowers scale new heights for the tenth show.

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

  • Photograph: Virginia Rollison

    NYBG Orchid Show

Photograph: Virginia Rollison

NYBG Orchid Show

A madman of the horticulture world has outfitted the New York Botanical Garden with gravity-defying floral arrangements for "Patrick Blanc's Vertical Gardens." The French botanist designed the show to make blossoms not only sprout out of planters, but also from 13-foot cubes and eight-foot-tall canvases (you can see the dizzying installations in our slide show). Bronx River Pkwy at Fordham Rd, Bronx (718-817-8700, nybg.org). Through Apr 22; $2--$20.

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  • I've read this article http://www.frenchcultureguide.com/03/patrick-blanc-and-his-vertical-gardens/ and I absolutely want to go there. It seems wonderful. It is a great opportunity to enjoy the sun in NYC.

    Carrie Mon Mar 26 2012
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