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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston celebrated the changing of the season with a long-standing floral tradition: Hanging Nasturtiums.
Each year when spring comes around, the museum hangs long vines of nasturtiums from the third-floor balcony, studded with beautiful orange flowers. Museum spokesperson Donna Hardwick said the tradition has been going on since 1904.
“It just honestly has become a real moment for Bostonians and beyond to welcome spring,” said Hardwick. “The only times when we’ve had to change the schedule are the Great Depression, World War II, and then, of course, COVID-19.”
Nasturtiums were a favorite of Isabella Stewart Gardner due to their orange color, but they take almost the whole year to grow in a greenhouse. They start growing the plants in June, so that they can reach a length of about 20 feet.
“They are living plants and they still have their containers: the pots,” said Hardwick.
The nasturtiums will be on display until Sunday, April 14.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Chaiel Schaffel (@CschaffelWBZ) reports:
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