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May 11, 2025

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In the Greenhouse

under the glass sky 
trembling like butterfly wings, 
thousands of orchids  

Copyright 2025 Brenda Davis Harsham

Notes: Sharing some blooms in appreciation for US Mother’s Day — thank you to all the mothers and those who love them. Families are our strength, and mothers are the glue that bind our families together. 

I’m also grateful I caught the orchids on my April visit to Washington DC. Even though the US Botanical Garden‘s 29th annual orchid exhibit was ending, the blooms were undiminished. Thank you to the Architect of the Capital and the staff — horticulturists, ecologists, botanists, curators, educators, landscape architects, craftspeople, donors and volunteers — your hard work shows. I enjoyed my visit! (I’m also grateful to my family who were patient with my taking 100 photographs.)

We may be enduring divisive times, but I’m proud that the US supports science, art, conservation, and nature. Not only does the US Federal government test drugs, inspect food, and staff our wild parklands, but it also manages an outstanding greenhouse. 

And thanks to Gigi, who also loves gardens, wildlife and conservation and shared a wonderful Horticulture TED talk.

15 thoughts on “In the Greenhouse”

  2. Thank you for the “shout out,” and it was such a wonderful talk. My yard used to be wild and for all the birds and bugs, but poison ivy moved in and boy I almost ended up in the hospital, so I had to have everything cut down. I’m going to begin again, in a small area and let it go. Watching for the poison ivy which seems to have moved into our area a couple of years ago. And mothers/women are the glue that holds the world together. We can’t ever forget that. Thank you for this lovely post. ❤️

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