Monday, February 14, 2011

Unexpected Floral Combination

Mrs. Rabe of Creekside Cottage
and her children
joined Chelsea, Jonathan and I at 
Longwood Gardens this afternoon 
for a quick look through the Conservatory.

I'll share more of the photos in the days
 to come but for now I wanted to 
show you the 
orchid/hydrangea
display.







I never, in a million years, 
would have thought to put these 
flowers together...
But the shades of burgundy and pink
worked amazingly well.

It struck me in the same
way a special piece of art 
would.
I was fascinated.

What do you think?

9 comments:

Visits With Mary said...

So pretty....it made a beautiful Valentine post....

Deanna Rabe - Creekside Cottage Blog said...

T'was a lovely afternoon!

We kinda like you all...

Gayla said...

Beautiful!!!!!!!

JD/ Jill said...

Yes, the combination is so lovely. And YES, it makes me want to go back to Longwood even more.

Tracy said...

Beautiful! AS I told Mrs. Rabe, I love orchids, but can't seem to keep them alive, even with very tender care.
Hydrangeas? Now that's another story! I think if I were getting married again( to the same man, of course!) I might carry hydrangeas. They are gorgeous!

Adrienne said...

What a special treat on Valentine's Day. Or any other day! I loved seeing the gorgeous flowers - all of them, but I'm partial to hydrangeas.
~Adrienne~

Theresa said...

Gorgeous flowers! Love the colors and although we wouldn't put those together... they are SO pretty! Sometimes it is good to try something different! Have a blessed day my friend! HUGS!

Elena said...

A very pretty combo! I just love those orchids.

Melissa G said...

At the beginning of your post i thought "wow, that's beautiful. I would never have thought to put those two together!" And then you said the same thing! =)