WREATHMAKER

Today we enjoyed our visit to Everspring Orchids open house. The plants were gorgeous, and reasonably priced. It seems that Winnipeg would be an unlikely city for a greenhouse specializing in these exotic plants, but since Winnipeg is the "heart of the continent" it is convenient for shipping to all of North America. For more , see their website: http://www.everspringorchids.ca/ (to see more detail, click on photos to enlarge)

Yesterday we attended the Winnipeg Orchid Show, and I came away with a lovely pink splotched orchid... something to lighten the days while we wait for spring weather.

During these cold winter days we start looking back on some lovely flowers we have seen, and ahead to the time when we can again enjoy greenery and blooms around us. I looked back to the photos of last year's Orchid Show here in Winnipeg and remember how lovely the conservatory at Assiniboine Park was, as society members and others transformed it into a tropical scene. We usually stop by Everspring Orchids and purchase a plant or two. Orchids stay in bloom for a very long time.