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Originally Posted by meraki
We went soon after it opened so it was still pretty empty. I will most likely go again, probably by myself so I can enjoy more fully and not feel like I'm boring the people I'm with with my endless admiration. 
While I didn't think the installation/art piece was that inspiring, the amount of orchids and the variety was pretty great. I think this is the most vandas they've had in recent memory. In the room right before the final piece-de-resistance, it was almost all vandas, I was very impressed.
My biggest gripe with NYBG is that they don't sell the plants after. While it's nice that they donate them to nearby senior centers and hospitals, I would gladly pay full price for some of them. Gotta stalk where they donate them to, maybe I can buy one off the senior center  I've bought my fair share of plants from their gift shop though, they are sort of reasonably priced. Most are under $40, which is about the same as buying from an online retailer with shipping. |
I completely agree with you in regards to the art piece. However, i did like the bamboo toward the end.
I was actually going to mention the vandas toward the end. They were beautiful. they had a lot of cool orchids, but you had to take your time and look.
i bought a couple orchis from the gift shop last year, and if you get the more rare ones, then i guess it's worth it for the price to avoid the cost of shipping. But sometimes you can get lucky and TJ's and save $20. I held off from buying this time. Although there are some Paphs that I might walk home with if i go again. I did my first orchid mail order and it wasn't bad at all, I just bought a bunch since there was a cap on the shipping. and since it was out of state, no tax. So it evened out to buying at a local store.
I thought the same in regards to going by myself. I had family with me and i could've stayed at least another 1.5hrs. Especially since i like to take photos and video. They weren't rushing me, i just felt like I was boring
them. After the fountain is where you can really take time and look at the different orchids.
well good luck if you go again. Perhaps we'll bump into each other. cheers.
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