Cassie Kiser / CVG Airport / 12-18-2024

CVG Airport and Krohn Conservatory launched a partnership in 2024 that is rooted in serving the Cincinnati region. An eco-friendly airport model is on display at the greenhouse’s popular floral holiday show for at least 20 years. CVG’s replica sits alongside fellow community pillars that connect people and goods all over the world, including Procter & Gamble (P&G), Cincinnati Union Terminal, John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge, Findlay Market, and more.

About Krohn Conservatory and a local company behind the holiday show

Cincinnati’s Garden of Eden, Krohn Conservatory, is located within Eden Park between the East Walnut Hills and Mount Adams neighborhoods. The Art Deco era conservatory opened in 1933 and has attracted visitors ever since with its impressive display of more than 3,500 plant species throughout six unique showcase rooms.

• Fern House
• Palm House
• Desert House
• Orchid House
• John Carroll Bonsai Gallery
• Seasonal Floral Show Room

The Seasonal Floral Show Room during the holiday show

A Northern Kentucky company, Applied Imagination, has designed, installed, and dismantled each element in Krohn’s holiday show for more than 30 years. It is estimated that nearly 40,000 people visit the show every winter. Applied Imagination’s creations are widely displayed across the country, including at the New York Botanical Garden, Tucson Botanical Gardens, and the United States Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C.

A sustainable way to create a Cincinnati regional icon

In 2024, Applied Imagination artists used CVG’s Terminal and Air Traffic Control Tower blueprints to create an exact replica of these familiar airport icons.

• The entire model is to a 1:130 scale.
• The Terminal display is nearly nine feet wide and two feet deep.
• The Air Traffic Control Tower is nearly two-and-a-half-feet tall.

The creation took around six months to complete, from design to implementation. Artists were creative and sustainable when they created CVG’s sleek look: they used leaves that fell from a Coccoloba tree at Krohn to create the display. The leaves were colored for artistic effect.

CVG partnership is also included in the display

Aviation enthusiasts who visit the CVG model at the holiday show will quickly spot an Atlas Air cargo plane, a Boeing 747, ready for takeoff. Atlas Air Worldwide has an operations center in Erlanger, Kentucky, close to CVG. The cargo airline and CVG Airport have a strong partnership and are economic engines for the community. The Atlas aircraft is an Easter egg-style addition that complements additional planes that soar above the CVG diorama.

When you can view CVG at the Conservatory

CVG’s replica will be on display at Krohn’s annual holiday show from early November through early January. If you are unable to make it to the show in 2024, you are in luck! CVG’s display will be a part of the show through at least 2044. To view Krohn’s hours of operation and for ticket information, click here.