Yellow to greenish orchids work well on gray or a dark background.
Yellow Orchids
NYBG
White Orchids
White and pale cream colored orchids. One hallway in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory is all white orchids.
Pink Orchids
There is a lovely variety of patterns and shades of pink in the orchid show. I like to tone down bright green. This allows the colors in the flowers to take center stage.
Slipper Orchids
We went to see the orchid show at the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx on February 26, 2022. Here is the first set of 5 posts. I was able to modify the backgrounds in Lightroom by using the the new select subject masking which allowed me to change the colors and blur to suit my taste.
NYBG Rhodys
The Azaleas (Rhododendron family and Rhododendrons are in bloom at NYBG.
Rhododendron, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Azalea (genus Rhododendron), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Azalea (genus Rhododendron), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Azalea (genus Rhododendron), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Azalea (genus Rhododendron), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Rhododendron, NYBG 5/6/2021
NYBG Trees and Nature
We took two friends with us to the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx on Thursday, May 6. It was a glorious spring day. We covered the entire garden. After the garden we ate an Italian meal near Arthur Avenue. There are enough pictures to spread over 4 days.
Japanese Painted Fern ‘Ursula’s Red’ (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Pyramidal Colorado Blue Spruce ‘Pyramidalis’ (Picea pungens, Pinaceae), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Magnolia, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Entrance to rockgarden, NYBG 5/6/2021 
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Primrose inthe rock garden, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Common Star-of-Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Japanese Maple ‘Versicolor’ (Acer palmatum, Sapindaceae), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Japanese Maple ‘Versicolor’ (Acer palmatum, Sapindaceae), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Fern-leaf Maple ‘Aconitifolium’ (Acer japonicum, Spaindaceae), NYBG 5/6/2012 
Cherry (Prunus -) NYBG 5/6/2021 
Weeping European Beech ‘Pendula’ (Fagus sylvatica, Fagaceae), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Magnolia, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Bronx River, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Kusama reflection cube, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), NYBG 5/6/2021