Fall in love with endless beauty as new displays highlight Phipps' incredible orchid collection and classically trained bonsai.

The beautiful gardens of Phipps provide the perfect warm escape from Pittsburgh's winter chill! You’ll be captivated by romantic displays in this year’s Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show: Blooming with Love. Gorgeous displays featuring an array of beautiful orchids and fascinating bonsai fill the glasshouse. Join us to celebrate love while immersing yourself in ephemeral and entrancing nature. You’re sure to leave with your heart feeling warm!

Exhibit Features

• Strike a pose in front of the striking neon pink LED Love sign framed by outstanding orchids and bonsai in the Welcome Center
• Admire a heartwarming white gazebo among soft pink and white flora in Palm Court 
• Gaze upon striking 8-foot orchid towers in the Sunken Garden featuring bright pink, yellow and orange  
• See a vibrant color scheme of magenta, chartreuse and violet in the Broderie Room 
• Explore a houseplant heaven as you learn about pet-friendly plants, unusual leaves and more in the Victoria Room 
• Journey through the Serpentine Room to view numerous terrific tropical bonsai and cast a vote for your favorite specimen
• And much more! 

Plus, guests at Blooming with Love can enjoy the delightful displays of Garden Railroad: The Age of Dinosaurs. Highlighting each distinct period of the Mesozoic Era — Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous, guests can watch a group of dinosaurs moving through greenery while listening to the powerful sound of a dinosaur roar! 

Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show: Blooming with Love, designed by Phipps Senior Plant Procurement, Recording and Design Associate Laura Schoch, Horticultural Collections Manager Giovanny Giraldo, Orchid Display Horticulturist Thathmini Kularatna and Bonsai Display Horticulturist Liane Moos, runs from Jan. 10 – March 15. Plan your visit today!

Photos © Paul Vladuchick and Paul g. Wiegman