The winter here in SW Ohio seemed to be put on hold for a while last week. So Saturday, we headed to the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati, Ohio. The sun was shining and the main garden theme highlighted spring even though we are still in the midst of winter. I cannot begin to express my delight at the color, and the aromas of the blooming plants. Let me show you a little of this delightful exhibit which runs through April 7 called An Enchanted Forest.
The show’s designers are Josh Hill, horticulturist at the Krohn, John DeVore of DeVore’s Land and Water Gardens, and Lee Baker DeVore, a local artist who created the little houses. The rolling hills representing a spring woodland was remarkable. And the little fairy houses were enchanting. The hillside was made so real by the 22 tons of sandstone boulders the creators brought into the conservatory.
As you can see, the tulips and hyacinths were showing there colors and drenching the room with luxurious aromas, and the tiny ferns, and ivy are tucked into the crevices of the logs and rocks.
These Fairy cottages have a waterfront view.
Fairies love tulips. They use them as cradles for the ‘wee ones’ to sleep.
Blue flowers in a fairy garden represent intrigue and fantasy, serenity, and secret intuition.
The woodland garden is just beginning to come alive from the winter cold.
Fairies have a peaceful setting along this babbling brook.
The designers have made this woodland space authentic and so beautiful.
Fairies use pansies in love potions. And human should never pick a pansy if it has dew on it – dire consequences are to be expected!
A lovely detail on this fairy house. The lucky fairy, this one!
From the tiny ferns, to the little ivy climbing over the rocks, this woodland garden is magical. And I might have seen a twinkle of fairy dust just out of the corner of my eye.
