Capturing the beauty and exuberance of the multiple exhibits, large and small, is like trying to capture the beauty of a spring day. It is best appreciated in person.

Here are some of the images that greet you at the entrance of Rooted: Origins of American Gardening.

The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show awarded the Cup for Best in Show, Floral, to Arrange LLC. Titled My Atomic Number, this unusal exhibit reflects the designer’s love of nature.

Rooted in Love by Jennifer Designs explores the language of horticulture and Shakespeare–one grounded in soil, the other in words.

This exhibit pays tribute to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Waters in PA.

This garden, Where We Take Root, explores the hidden world beneath our feet, the place where life begins, connects and endures. It was created by The Men’s Garden Club of Philadelphia.

Window boxes and hanging plants burst with flowers .

Artists transform their doorways and entrances.

The exquisite artistry of The Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators comes to life in their exhibit of native plants. They explore the intricate roots, rhizomes and fungal networks that sustain these plants. (My apologies to the artist; I didn’t record their name.)

Columbine, Aquilegia candensis, by Robbie Schlesinger

Blue wild indigo, Baprisia australis, by Diana Heitzman

This elegant forest “dress” was among several designs by students at Buck’s County Community College.

A portion of The Rock Gardening Society’s exhibit illustrates the beauty one can create in a small space.

Design taken to a higher level.

The miniature arrangements burst with color

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The Laurel-Brook Gardens’ Phoenix Rising illustrates how nature heals the scars left by a wildfire. The gardens are based in Belleville, PA, and Wilmington, DE.