Hanging Nasturtiums at the Isabella Stewart Gardner

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum presents its highly-anticipated annual Hanging Nasturtiums display from March 25 for about 2-3 weeks. Cultivated for nine months to create 20-foot, lush vines filled with orange blossoms, the nasturtiums cascade from balconies overlooking the Museum's historic Courtyard. 

Cascades of flowering nasturtium vines make their brief—but dramatic—appearance above the courtyard, celebrating the arrival of spring at the Museum. (Nasturtium blooms last about three weeks.) The annual Hanging Nasturtiums display continues an annual tradition started by Isabella during the week before Easter, marking the return of color to the Fenway.

Nasturtium vines (Tropaeolum majus) are started from seed in June, planted in late summer and trained in the Museum’s greenhouses throughout the winter to prepare them for their spectacular spring debut. The vines require continuous care in the greenhouse to ensure dramatic length—up to twenty feet—and require up to ten workers to install in the Museum. The result is a stunning display that cannot be found anywhere else.

Please note that the courtyard displays are part of a living collection and as such the actual flowers may be different than what is described on our website.

Photo by Travel Like a Local and Siena Scarff, 2012

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