Brilliant! The new Hamilton Horticourt
Friday, March 08, 2013
Every year the best and most compelling section of the Philadelphia Flower Show seems to me to be the simplest one. The Horticourt is where individual gardeners enter their perfectly grown plants—or so they hope—to be judged by some of the country’s best horticulturists. Whatever the blue, red or white ribbons they earn from the judges, or not, it’s a joy to see these beautiful and frequently usual tours de force of gardening. I find myself spending at least a couple of hours here and frequently return when I need a break from the extravagance and sensory overload of the rest of the show.
Left Narcissus ‘Apricot Whirl’ from Walter Fisher; Right Narcissus ‘Ice Follies’ from J. R. Cruise.
Narcissus ‘Falconet’ from William Porter Durham.
A cristate Pachypodium lamerei from Lynn Cook and Troy Ray.
Ascocentrum christensonianum from Cesario Gene Tobia.
Left, Renanthera ‘Nancy” from Bayard Saraduke; Right, LC Gold Digger ‘Orchid Jungle’ from Ty Tripplet.
Left Cymbidimum ‘Clarisse Austin’ from Carol Peters; Right Cattelya mossii ‘Willowbrook’ from Bayard Saraduke.
A bulb garden (with red ribbon) and Arisaema fargesii, both entries from that mysterious and perennial diva of the Flower Show, Mrs. M. V. Hamilton.
Left, Ficus benjamina ’Too Little’ from Jolene Bray; Right, Justicia brandegeeana from Lynn Cook and Troy Ray.
Alocasia ’Tigrina Superba’ again from Mrs. M. V. Hamilton.
Left, Ledebouria socialis from Bob Alright; Right, the strangely flowered Bulbophyllum phaelenopsis from Lynn Cook and Troy Ray which was amusingly hung from a rolling hotel luggage rack.
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