Ice Capped: A seasonal Botanical Garden in photos

Bob Perkoski Thursday, November 30, 2023
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A completely new holiday experience has arrived at the Cleveland Botanical Garden with Frost: An Ice Capped Garden Experience. The experience is now open through Sunday, Dec. 31.

FreshWater managing photographer Bob Perkoski took a tour to give our readers a preview of what’s in store for guests at Frost this holiday season.

The Frost experience features Winter botanical displays, holiday lights, and immersive, themed rooms that will transport guests to an enchanting world.

The indoor and outdoor gardens are transformed with towering ice arches, dazzling light installations, a tunnel of flowers, larger-than-life animals, more than 500 poinsettias, and seasonal soundscapes to create a completely immersive new world for the holiday season. And the exhibit is family-friendly, too!

The Botanical Garden will be open late, until 9 p.m., every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night, with live music and performers.

Ticket prices vary, and discounts are available.
Bob Perkoski
Bob Perkoski

About the Author: Bob Perkoski

Bob is managing photographer with FreshWater as well as a Cleveland freelance photographer. His photographic approach is rooted in the art of storytelling. Whether freezing the energy of an event, encapsulating the magic of a performance, or astutely anticipating the decisive moments, his work displays an innate ability to distill the essence of any scene or subject into a single frame or series of work. In addition, Bob is the official photographer for LAND studio and Holden Forest and Gardens and has worked with various Cleveland organizations. In 2019 he published a book of his photos Rust Belt Burlesque. He's had work published in other books like LGBTQ Cleveland by Ken Schneck, Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology, Rust Belt Chic: The Pittsburgh Anthology and Moon Cleveland by Douglas Trattner. Previously he was co-founder/art director for Balanced Living Magazine. You can view his versatile portfolio of work, which includes news coverage, portraiture, architectural and fine art at Perkoski Photography. Originally from Conneaut, Ohio, Perkoski now lives close to the city in Parma. He has been Fresh Water's managing photographer since the publication's September 2010 inception.

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