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When Tulips Reach Middle Age

A two and a half hour jaunt through the New York Botanical Garden during their annual orchid exhibit, this year designed by the artist known as Mr. Flower Fantastic, was characterized by a beautiful early spring day. It is always at this time of year, during the exhibit, that the cherry blossoms have just passed their prime, the magnolias have yet to reach full bloom, the lilacs deliver a delicate fragrance along the paths in which they flower, the azaleas provide punctuations of vivid color, the daffodils line the hills and valleys – promising to be too short lived like their Tulip cousins – and the temperature bounces from a comforting warmth in the sun to a satisfying chill in the shade.