The show took place on Coney Island, near the river, which is usually an amusement park. There were displays of landscapes, table settings, container gardens, window boxes, and many vendor booths.
Chard in a flower container—clever!
The next day, we were headed to Dayton but made a little side tour to Lebanon, the poster child of a beautiful Midwestern small town, to stop at the Golden Turtle Chocolate Factory. They had many varieties in both milk and dark chocolate, including dark malt bark, dark mint patties, and other yummy things (long since consumed, mmmmm...).
Outside of Dayton, we stopped at the Cox Arboretum, which was a wonderful delight with perennial beds, expanses of blooming bulbs, a Monet bridge on a pond, a woodland wildflower garden, and very friendly volunteer staff! Plus, all the trees were labeled, which was a treat!
The espalier trees are apple!
The arboretum looks like a very nice place. I would love to see the Monet bridge in summer when everything is green around it.
ReplyDeleteWe were planning to go to Virginia's state arboretum tomorrow. I guess we have to wait how the weather is going to turn out. We had lots of storms lately.
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Bek, auch ein Fruehaufsteher! ;-) I'll look forward to your photos from your arb--is that also the Blandy Research Farm? I'm very curious what you'll see there!
ReplyDelete~ Monica
I love garden shows...they are soo inspiring. Wonderful photos, thanks :)
ReplyDeleteThe Golden Turtle sounds like my kind of place!
ReplyDeleteWildie, I happened to see a segment about the Cincy Flower Show on the TV program Our Ohio, and was shocked that I recognized only ONE shot... there's so much to see! (Granted, many were close-up flower shots, less likely to be recalled from the larger setting.) We used to have a pretty decent flower show in Ann Arbor but that's been years since. I both love and don't love the displays. I love the colors and creativity, and idea inspiration. I don't like that they invariably have things blooming together that would never bloom at the same time in reality. What can I say--I'm cursed with both creative and practical tendencies. (My mom is a potter/artist and my dad was an engineer.)
ReplyDeleteGarden Girl, exactly! I mean, it was MY kind of place, too. We only found out about it stopping at a rest stop! The lady who served us was very gracious and they had two beautiful old cash registers. I should have photographed my purchase but... I ate it instead! :)