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Wrapping up your tour of the 2025 Philadelphia Garden Show

The garden show in Philadelphia is the United States' largest and longest-running horticultural event and fundraiser. I didn't realize that horticulturalists from around the world participate. This was my first time attending the show; it will not be my last!

I'm not sure what the clothes hanging from the line were supposed to signify -
we couldn't get close enough to the placard that explained this display!

More floral fantasies... the Philly Flower Show

The last ones (with the piano) were one of my favorites - quite whimsical.

Philadelphia Flower Show

So many breathtaking displays!

The first two in this series are near the entryway. The remaining photos in this post are of the entry that took the award for Best of Show in the Floral category. I simply can't imagine the hours - and the flowers - it took to create this display.

Come back next week for some more shots from the show!

The Masonic lodge halls

The layout of each of the "lodge halls" is the same as far as the seating for people holding position within the lodge and some of the symbolic items (like the placement of "torches", seals, and other symbols in the room). There are 6 lodge halls in the Philadelphia Temple; we visited 5 of them.

The Oriental Lodge Hall

The Ionic Lodge Hall

Deatil from the Egyptian Lodge Hall

The Norman Lodge Hall

The Renaissance Hall

The Corinthian Lodge Hall

The Banquet Hall

Some more photos from Philadelphia's Masonic Temple

Our tour guide approaching through the room
where ladies waited while their husbands conduct lodge business.

Pictured throughout are men who served as Grand Masters.
Several US notables were among them, including Benjamin Franklin and 15 presidents.

Many of the symbols we saw throughout the Temple were Judeo-Christian,
but Masons need only believe in some sort of Higher Power. Nevertheless, I didn't see anything that made me think of Buddhist, Islamic, or Hindu faiths.

The Masonic Temple in Philadelphia

A few weeks ago we toured the Masonic Temple. It is a fantastic building with striking architectural features. I will share a few photos with you over the next couple of weeks. Hope you enjoy!