United States Botanic Garden

On this cold blustery morning, we decided to go check out the Orchid exhibit at the Botanic Garden. Inside the greenhouse, where it is warm and humid, we quickly forgot about the 20 degree weather we'd left at the door.

An amazing display of God's handiwork.

Elliot, Lauren, Peter and Ellie taking a short rest

Ellie was mesmerized by the light coming in through the windows in the roof of the greenhouse and all of the water to step in.


There was a beautiful display of Daffodils and Hyacinths in the foyer

What an amazing display of orchids! I have such an appreciation for those who have the gift of gardening. The children enjoyed all of the various flowers and the waterfalls, ponds and fountains throughout the greenhouses. They also were excited by some dinosaur foot prints as well as a green lizard we spotted along the way.

Here is one of the fountains in the center of the exhibit.