2017 Orchid Extravaganza at Longwood Gardens

I recently made my first trip to Longwood Gardens to see the 2017 Orchid Extravaganza. And once again – the show is amazing. This year there are over 4500 orchids on display. I only photographed a few of the flowers – mainly just was getting a sense of the show today. I’m planning at least two more trips up to Longwood to see the orchids between now and the end of March when the show closes. But I wanted to share a few photos with you today – just to give you a hint of the wonders of the show.

There are several large displays of orchids, including an orchid arch

Several orchid columns

 

And an orchid curtain

 

And of course, lots of orchids to photograph

 

 

 

 

I’m sure I’ll share more photos from the 2017 Orchid Extravaganza after my other visits to the show. But in the meantime, I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing these first few photos of the show.