Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden: The Conservatory, Part 1

I took lots of photos a few weeks ago when dear husband and I were at the Ginter Botanical Garden during our anniversary weekend.  I probably won't get to blogging about most of them, but I did want to post the Conservatory pictures because they're a welcome bit of color this time of year.

The first time we went to the Ginter Botanical Garden, they were just building the Conservatory.  It was a hot, September day, and the Conservatory site was mostly red, muddy clay.  It's beautiful now:

It had been a cold and cloudy week so the sunshine outside and inside was wonderful.

The fountain at the other side of the atrium

This is the room on the left when you look at the Conservatory from the front.  It was wonderfully cheerful.  

The rainbow chandelier was made up of 2500 origami cranes.  

 

 There weren't many people at the gardens that morning so I could sit on the floor and enjoy the flowers close-up.

The view from the other end of the room