A patch of daffodils may persist indefinitely after it has been planted, so daffodils often mark old homesites. They may also spill downhill from the original planting. This one was blooming in the woods in Beechview along Milo Street, one of those streets that show up on paper but turn out to be stairways through the woods when you get there.
The Spring Flower Show is on at Phipps Conservatory for the next three weeks. When we have said that it is up to the usual standard, we have said all you need to know. Above, a pansy. Father Pitt didn’t catch its name, but it has personality.
The beds in front of the entrance are a riot of spring bulbs.
The fabulously rare and desirable Himalayan Blue Poppy (Meconopsis grandis).
The Broderie and its wishing well, all dressed for spring.
Petunia × hybrida ‘Midnight Gold,’ a spectacular double petunia.
The East Room.
A pastel Delphinium.
The display in the South Conservatory.
