12 August · Open after the city cools
What the glass does after six
Palm, arid, alpine, fernery. We open at dusk because some flowers refuse the afternoon.
Day visitors see a greenhouse. Evening visitors see a machine for holding light.
After six the iron ticks as it cools. The arid house smells like dust and sugar. The fernery smells like a well.
We opened nights because the cereus would not perform at noon. We kept them because people talk differently when the city is a glow behind the glass.
We did not add evening hours as an event. The plants were already working after dark. We simply unlocked the door.