So after hitting a homerun with earlier Botanical Collection designs, I stayed away from this one because I felt like Lego was trying to see how high they could push the price up after testing the market with earlier releases. On Black Friday, they finally reduced the prices considerably as did almost all other retailers by 30-40% off. I ended up paying a more reasonable price in my opinion.

So I have no green thumb, but my wife is the gardener and when she saw me assembling it she remarked it was very lifelike and believable - high praise from someone that is quite picky about her plants and flowers. When on display (thus no display value), it does take up quite a bit of space so keep that in mind. I actually ended up removing some technic panel leaves as it just was too bulky for what little space we have. Like the Art mosaics, showing it off from a distance increases its realism.

From a build perspective, it felt really strange as 1 set of bags was poured in soil, 2 big bags were for the octagonal base, 1.5 bags for leaves and half a bag for the actual flower portion. The vase is a really interesting SNOT build. It's very secure, and you get a lot of those new curved slopes.

Overall, it's a neat build and a nice display model but not at its Canadian MSRP... although it looks better PPP-wise in other currencies.