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| A sea
of azaleas - it was actually a little hard on the eyes |
Blue
flowers were "in" this year |
I still
can't get over the fact that they bring in full-grown *trees* for the
show. |
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| Navy
Pier's ferris wheel |
This
display was interesting... various Chicago sights rendered in plant
material. I really liked this one. |
Just a
very lovely hydrangea. All together now...the white things are bracts,
not petals! |
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| An
award-winning club moss. |
Was
having a sentimental moment... this is the very boat on which we got
engaged, many many years ago! |
The
photo doesn't really do justice to this display, which stretched much
of the length of the east wall. It's a simulation of 19th century
Batavia, and the shops and their plantings were done with a remarkable
attention to detail. |
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| Another of the "Chicago rendered in
plants" display, this is actually Wrigley Field. The "dirt" is peanuts
and cracker jack (!). The ivy is...well, ivy. |