Fifth Avenue Garden Timelapse 2026

Spring into summer at the Frick! This timelapse captures a bulb display in the Fifth Avenue Garden inspired by the special exhibition Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture and English countryside gardens. An early-season spread of snowdrops and crocuses gave way to double-flowered tulips interspersed with Persian lilies, mimicking the peonies and foxgloves often found in cottage gardens.

With the onset of warmer weather, this border has been replanted with a colorful display celebrating the exhibition Ruffles & Ribbons: Fashion Plates from the Time of Marie Antoinette. Flowering plants such as sweet peas, 'Pink Champagne' California poppies, and 'Café au Lait' dahlias will reflect the color palette of the fashion plates in the show, while foliage plants such as angel wings and Joseph’s coat will evoke the fashion accessories used at the time.

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