Fall Chrysanthemum Show

Each fall as colors fade outdoors, a riot of color erupts indoors in the Lyman Conservatory at the Botanic Garden of Smith College. The annual Fall Chrysanthemum Show features an extraordinary display of blooms in a variety of shapes and colors. Select chrysanthemums are trained to cascade downward and form a ?waterfall of flowers? lining the sides of the greenhouse. The Fall Mum Show has been a popular college and community tradition since the early 1900s and showcases the hybridizing experiments of the horticulture class. The public gets a chance to vote on their favorites. The Chrysanthemum Show is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Suggested donation is $2 per person.