Atlanta Botanical Gardens Orchid Daze

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Atlanta Botanical Gardens As we Atlantans try to make it through what has proved to be a colder winter than Southerners typically like to bear, we can now see the light at the end of the chilly tunnel as Spring festivals and events begin to be announced. One of the first ones being especially colorful and, well, tall. Orchid Daze: Towers of Flowers is coming to Piedmont Park's Botanical Garden, and the display will be rather out of the ordinary for these usually close to the ground beauties.

Beginning on February 6 and continuing through April 11, the exotic orchids will literally be climbing the walls in a carpet-like form sure to awe anyone that steps into the fragrant and color-bursting Fuqua Orchid Center. The award-winning designer Tres Fromme of the Mesa Design Group refers to the orchid exhibit as "vibrant wallpapers and flowing banners." Featuring 10,000 specimens and boasting the title of the largest exhibit of its kind in the U.S., Orchid Daze has been an annual Botanical Garden tradition since 2003.

In addition to being able to witness the gorgeous display of the Garden's 10,000 specimens, you can also take home your very own flowering beauty as local growers will be selling their orchids in the Hardin Visitor center during the exhibit.