"Sister Spring Is Whispering"

It has been a long hard winter here. Last week we had 2 1/2 inches of rain combined with 20 inches of snow melt according to the Belchertown DPW. That made for a lot of water in a short amount of time. Fortunately for me I did not have any flooding at my house but others in New England were not as lucky. There was even a mudslide in Greenfield!

The above quote was on a sign at Windy Acres Farm in South Hadley when I drove by there yesterday. I took in two flower shows, one at Smith College in Northampton, Mass. and the other at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. It was just what I needed to get out of my winter doldrums.

Here are pictures from the Smith College spring bulb show at Lyman Conservatory.

Detail from the second room

Detail from the first room.

The first room had a red white and blue theme going on in the middle. This is a close-up of the reds.

The blues.

Detail from the outside walls of the first room.

Detail of first room. I love these pheasant eye old-fashioned narcissus/jonquils

Detail of tulips from the first room.

I've never seen a hyacinth with this peach/pink coloration before.

The aroma of the freesias and hyacinths was absolutely wonderful!This is a detail of the white section from the first room.

The second room.