Surrounded by hundreds of butterflies fluttering between tropical plants inside the Powell Gardens Conservatory, Heidi Boehm watched as visitors stopped, looked upward and waited for one to land nearby.
For Boehm, the moment captured what has kept people returning to the Festival of Butterflies for three decades.
“Butterflies are just magical. I mean, they’re just magical. It’s magical in here.”
Powell Gardens celebrated the festival’s 30th anniversary July 25 with Butterfly Bash, a new after-hours event that brought together live music, dancing, butterfly releases, aerial performers, tethered hot air balloon rides and fireworks for an evening honoring one of the garden’s longest-running summer traditions…