Patterns of leaves and glass in the Palm House at Phipps Conservatory.
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Palm Leaves
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Phalaenopses at Phipps
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Neomoorea irrorata
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Slipper Orchids in Phipps Conservatory
Like most public institutions, Phipps Conservatory is closed for the next two weeks at least. While we wait patiently for life to return to normal, old Pa Pitt will be reaching down into his immense stash of unpublished pictures to bring us some cheery color. These three slipper orchids were blooming just a few days ago in the Orchid Room. Above: Paphiopedilum Golden Acres.
Phragmipedium After Glo ‘John’s Happy Birthday.’
Paphiopedilum Via Casa Grande x Chans Temple.
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Entrance to Phipps Conservatory
The entrance to Phipps, rendered in old-postcard colors by the Two-Strip Technicolor script for the GIMP.
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Maiden Statues by Edmond Amateis in the Broderie
These three maidens by Edmond Amateis originally stood in the walled garden on the Mellon estate, now Mellon Park, where Mr. Amateis also designed the fountain. They left empty niches behind them, but they have been happy here in Phipps for years, where they are a charming feature of the Broderie.
Camera: Olympus E-20n.
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Fall Flower Show at Phipps
In honor (apparently) of its Japanese theme, the 2015 Fall Flower Show has visitors keeping to the left instead of to the right all the way around the conservatory (except in the Fern, Orchid, and Stove Rooms, because a foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little conservatories). It makes old Pa Pitt wax nostalgic, because Phipps was a keep-to-the-left place for the first century or so of its existence, before finally converting to keep-to-the-right circulation at some time in the late twentieth century.
Cameras: Konica-Minolta DiMAGE Z3 and Olympus E020n.
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Neptune
Neptune stands guard over the Water Garden at Phipps Conservatory.
Cameras: Konica-Minolta DiMAGE Z3 and Olympus E-20n.
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Entrance Garden, Phipps Conservatory
Annual flowers always look their best right before the first frost gets them.
Camera: Canon PowerShot A590 IS (hacked).
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A Preview of the Fall Flower Show at Phipps
The Fall Flower Show officially opens this Saturday, but you can watch the installation as it progresses. More than half is already in place.
This year’s show has a Japanese theme, and it probably will not spoil your enjoyment of it to reveal that chrysanthemums will be involved.
Most of the chrysanthemums have not quite opened yet. The ones in the Serpentine Room are just beginning to show their faces.
The Sunken Garden is all dug up, and cartloads of new plants are rolling in.
Camera: Olympus E-20n.
