Note: Due to the ongoing effects of last month's winter storm, the Orchids exhibition has been canceled.
When Cheekwood’s horticultural team turns its flower focus inward, staging the eighth annual Orchids exhibit inside the mansion, visitors can expect a palette of petals in sunny hues of white, yellow and soft peachy-orange, cascading from chandeliers and staircases like a tropical daydream of Dendrobium, Beallara, Howeara and Oncidium. In addition to the sculptural centerpieces, orchid-forward tabletop and floor displays will adorn the rooms of the mansion. Alongside the floral exhibit, Cheekwood hosts a complementary orchid-oriented calendar of workshops and classes, such as floral design and drawing, which tends to overflow onto wait lists. And when the exhibition concludes, the plants — sourced from as far away as Hawaii, California and Canada, and as close to home as greenhouses in Alabama — become available for sale. Check Cheekwood.org for information about shows, classes and sales.
Through March 8 at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
1200 Forrest Park Drive
