| Philly Flower Show has New Orleans theme
(AP) | | 2008-03-01 09:31:10 | | AP - Music and flowers go hand-in-hand in romance, but Philadelphia Flower Show organizers believe the sultry sounds of jazz and southern florals are a happy pairing that showcase life in the Big Easy.
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| Tatton Flower Show | | 2007-07-26 07:00:00 | | Manchesterevening newsGREEN-fingered neighbours from a Manchester council estate battled some of the top gardeners in the country - and scooped a major prize at Tatton Flower Show.
Members of the Naseby Avenue Residents' and Tenants' Association, in Blackley, decided to enter the flowerbed contest, inspired by earlier success in the North West in Bloom competition... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Flower show is next week | | 2007-07-24 07:00:00 | | For its 68th annual flower show, the United Methodist Women in Tracy will be turning back to tradition with the theme Grandmother's Garden, A Bouquet of Quilts.
Visitors will have a chance to see well-known quilt patterns like the bear paw, log cabin and double wedding ring turned into creative flower arrangements.
We try to keep the theme something interesting and that can be done, said Judy Hamilton, one of the flower show committee members. Quilting seems to be popular these days.
The flower show will run from noon until 7 p.m. on Thursday at Tracy United Methodist Church... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| The Asphodel Norwood Horticultural Society's flower show | | 2007-07-15 07:00:00 | | The Asphodel Norwood Horticultural Society is having a flower show tomorrow at the Legion, Alma Street.
Participants are asked to have their entries in by 9 a.m. as judging will take place between 10 a.m. and noon. The show will then be open to the public from noon until 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and see the variety of flowers that's grown in the area... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Flower show held at library | | 2007-07-13 07:00:00 | | The public is invited to attend the Good 'Ol Summertime flower show held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 13, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, in the Langdon Divers Gallery of the Fond du Lac Public Library, 32 Sheboygan St... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Taunton Flower Show | | 2007-07-13 07:00:00 | | ORGANISERS of Taunton Flower Show have their fingers crossed on two counts.
Firstly, they want to avoid a repeat of the devastating thunderstorms that wiped out the event in Vivary Park ten years ago.
Secondly they hope a £1,500 fee for using Vivary will be scrapped by Taunton Deane Council, whose executive are discussing axing charges to charity groups hiring the park.
The annual event on August 3 and 4 is moving to a Friday and Saturday for the first time in its 141 year history... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Royal Horticultural Society?s Flower Show | | 2007-07-13 07:00:00 | | Newcastle Borough Council will pay homage to the town's ancient market town status by entering a Victorian market stall-themed exhibit at the Royal Horticultural Society's Flower Show.
Parks staff are currently working hard to recreate a scene reminiscent of a traditional market day in Victorian Newcastle for the annual event, which takes place at Tatton Park, Cheshire from July 18 to 22... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| JHS bagged second highest in Chelsea Flower Show | | 2007-07-13 07:00:00 | | Jamaica-gleanerThe Jamaica Horticultural Society (JHS) and the St. Andrew Flower Arrangement Club sent a combined team (along with three persons based in the United Kingdom) and took home a silver gilt medal; the second highest that can be won (with gold being number one). But this trip was a little different as the group had a DVD made to show their exploits at the week-long festival. So members of both local flower groups hooked up again on Thursday to watch the DVD which was compiled by Kevin Reittie of Waterworks... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| The Northland Garden Club sponsoring a flower show | | 2007-07-12 07:00:00 | | The Northland Garden Club will sponsor a flower show from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Zona Rosa shopping center, Interstate 29 and Barry Road.
The show, which is planned to be an annual event, will be in the food garden.
The event, titled “Beautiful Madness,” will feature fresh and dried floral arrangements and floral vignettes in a variety of categories including classic and free form. No silk displays are allowed.... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Flower show elates judges | | 2007-06-30 07:00:00 | | Wigan todayGarden designer Jo Capstick is digging deep as she creates a stunning garden for one of Britain's top horticultural events.
For the fourth time in five years the Parbold 39-year-old is hoping to wow both the judges and visitors to the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park in Cheshire... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Flower Show at Tatton Park | | 2007-06-30 07:00:00 | | A SPECIAL locomotive, crafted from bedding plants and created to mark the 160th anniversary of Carlisle's Citadel station, is heading for the Royal Horticultural Society's Flower Show at Tatton Park next month.
History and nature come together in what is Carlisle City Council's first ever entry into the RHS/Ball Colegrave national flower bed competition a category which always sees a host of dramatic masterpieces... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Winning a gold award at the Chelsea Flower Show. | | 2007-06-28 07:00:00 | | Peterborough TodayGREEN-fingered staff are hoping that helping a special garden claim a top international award will lead to more success.
Charlotte Baxter, her daughter Lucy, (28) and daughter-in-law Nina (34), were all involved in planting the Cancer Research UK Garden designed by Andy Sturgeon, which won a gold award at the Chelsea Flower Show... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| The Hampton Court Palace Flower Show | | 2007-06-23 07:00:00 | | The Charity Gala Preview of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, to be held on Monday 2 July 2007, is an exclusive evening of champagne, entertainment and the very best in horticulture, set in the Royal Palace's majestic parkland. Up to 5000 guests spend a memorable evening relaxing by the Long Water, enjoying the stunning gardens and floral masterpieces of the world's largest annual flower show... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Schedule announced for fair flower show | | 2007-06-12 07:00:00 | | Entries are open to any amateur flower grower residing in Clinton County. Exhibitors may enter as many classes as desired. More than one entry is permitted in each class of the horticulture show, provided each is a different named cultivar (variety). Classes may be withdrawn or combined if the number of entries warrants. All entries must be made with the fair secretary at the Clinton County Fairground before 8 p.m. July 2. Purchase of a $20 season ticket is required to enter. All exhibitors pay a $.25 entry fee for each entry with the exception of the daylily show. 4-H members entering only Junior Divisions will not be required to purchase exhibitor's tickets. Juniors will be required to pay $.10 for each entry... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Borneo Exotics wins another gold at Chelsea Flower Show 2007 | | 2007-06-05 07:00:00 | | Sunday timesBorneo Exotics has reached the top slot once again, winning a coveted Gold medal at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show 2007 held in May in London. The Sri Lanka-based company?s display of Nepenthes in the category Carnivorous Plants, reached the high standard required to be awarded a Gold for the second year running.
To cap it all, their exhibit has also been nominated for the Anthony Huxley Trophy for the second year. This highly acclaimed trophy is awarded for the best exhibit of ornamental plants shown in all the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) shows in Britain during the year. In April 2007, Borneo Exotics became the first ever Sri Lankan company to be awarded this special annual award for their display at the Chelsea Flower Show 2006. .. | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Sixth gold medal in the annual Chelsea flower show | | 2007-05-26 07:00:00 | | Klassic grenadaGrenada has won its sixth gold medal in the annual Chelsea flower show held in London on Monday.
Under the Great Pavilion Nurseries and Floral Exhibits, Grenada depicted tropical and sub-tropical plants.
This year's exhibit - Time & Tide , evokes the spirit of grenada's scenic coves and bays, and features an old jetty with the trappings of bygone days... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Tony Samuelson conquers Chelsea Flower Show | | 2007-05-26 07:00:00 | | Female firstTony Samuelson can add the Chelsea Flower Show to his long list of achievements after today, when his charming roof garden 'Patio Provera' won a prestigious RHS Silver Gilt medal and was awarded the highest honour in the Roof Top category.
77 year old Londoner Tony Samuelson has not had an idle day in his life. This project makes it apparent that even in his retirement he cannot sit still.
The Chelsea Flower Show in its 145 year history has never showcased a garden quite like Tony's 'Roof Garden With Found Objects'. A Gainsborough painting, erotic art, show room mannequins, a rubber chicken and the famous Biba dog designed for Barbara Hulanicki all play a role in this award winning garden. | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| South Africa shines at chelsea Flower Show | | 2007-05-23 07:00:00 | | Lifestyle IafricaThe Kirstenbosch-South Africa exhibit has made South Africa proud by striking a silver medal at The Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show in London this year.
The Kirstenbosch-South Africa exhibit which, this year, took its inspiration from nature's Golden Ratio, the Fibonacci spiral, and the four natural elements earth, wind, water and fire, has won numerous medals in 32 attempts at Chelsea, an event that is considered the 'floral Olympics'... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Dismantling in Chelsea Flower Show | | 2007-05-23 07:00:00 | | TelegraphEach year, on the final day of the Chelsea Flower Show, the green-fingered hordes stagger out of the Royal Hospital grounds weighed down with prize-winning plants and flowers.
This year the annual dismantling happens on Saturday afternoon and the streets of Chelsea will be packed with gardeners in heels, cradling armfuls of sweet peas and towering delphiniums. 'Twas ever thus. As a nation, we have an obsession with flowers and it is a passion that has filtered through to fashion for decades... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Royal Queen's visit - Chelsea Flower Show 2007 | | 2007-05-23 07:00:00 | | TransatlanticplantsmanAfter judging Her Majesty the Queen arrived for the Royal Visit. Guided by the Royal Horticultural Society's President, she toured a number of Show Gardens and exhibits in the Great Pavilion in a distinctive rose pink coat. She always seems to wear colours which stand out from the dark suits around her, primrose yellow one year, pale lime green... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| The Chelsea Flower Show | | 2007-05-18 07:00:00 | | TreehuggerThe Chelsea Flower Show is the mother of all flower shows; the highlight of the horticultural season. Now in its 85th year, it is the ultimate showcase for designers; the bigger and showier and more over the top, the better. Medals are awarded in several categories and the competition is fierce... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Belle Chasse Garden Club's flower show | | 2007-05-16 07:00:00 | | NolaI have always admired people who make their yards look beautiful with colorful plants and flowers as well as decorations. It makes a home look loved. As for myself, I only need to look at a flower and it droops to the ground.
There were many beautiful flower displays at the Belle Chasse Garden Club's flower show at the Belle Chasse Civic Auditorium. Exhibits were of fresh flowers as well as artificial ones and all were worthy of a ribbon. Members picked out of a hat different titles of books and movies and they had to make an exhibit to go with that title. The judges were Margie Jones, Carrie Martin and Mary Jane Peters... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| A master flower show judge - Marigold | | 2007-05-15 07:00:00 | | Jamaica GleanerMarigold is a master flower show judge, the first Jamaican to attain that status.
There are now 10 master flower show judges in Jamaica. Harding is also a member of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, Royal Horti-cultural Society, Jamaica Horti-cultural Society, and has won many awards locally and inter-nationally. She has represented Jamaica several times at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in London, Florallies of Ghent in Belgium and in the U.S.A. Most recently she was invited to judge at the Horticultural Exposition in Shenyang, China... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| A prestigious flower show - Hampshire nursery | | 2007-05-11 07:00:00 | | PrnewswireAFTER 61 years of unbroken success at the UK's most prestigious flower show, a Hampshire nursery says its winning run is threatened because the weather has been too hot.
Hilliers Nursery in Ampfield has scooped coveted gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show for the past six decades - an achievement that has given the nursery worldwide recognition.
This year though, staff fear that their record-breaking run will come to a wilted end because an unusually warm spring, that included the hottest April on record, is ruining their plants.
The Hilliers exhibit is the biggest at the show, with 12 lorries taking up more than 4,000 plants, and this year is called Planting with Trees'... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Bath's annual Spring Flower Show | | 2007-05-03 07:00:00 | | Bath's annual Spring Flower Show in Royal Victoria Park will take place over the Bank Holiday weekend, from tomorrow to Monday, and this year is celebrating its 21st anniversary.
Bath's Natural Theatre Company will be leading the celebrations in their own inimitable style.
The Naturals' appearances at Bath Spring Flower Show have been sponsored by The Framing Workshop, and they will be at the Showground amusing visitors throughout the day on Saturday and on Sunday morning... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| The New England Flower Show | | 2007-05-01 07:00:00 | | Sea coaston lineThe New England Flower Show at the Bayside Expo Center in Boston is a sure sign of spring. This year's week-long show attracted thousands of visitors, who probably found the mild weather all the more reason to attend.
The 30 garden exhibits seemed to highlight stone, moss, and bamboo. Professional designers created the exhibits and installed them as well... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| The Cincinnati Flower Show | | 2007-04-26 07:00:00 | | WcpoThe Cincinnati Flower Show continues this week at Coney Island.
The event is considered one of the ten best flower shows in the country and features a variety of exhibits of spectacular gardens with unusual and inspiring designs.
The Cincinnati Horticultural Society is proud of the fact that many of the displays on the grounds are environmentally friendly.
The Flower Show is open every day from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. and runs through Sunday... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| MEMORIES of Bridgwater Flower Show | | 2007-04-26 07:00:00 | | Bridgwater mercuryMEMORIES of Bridgwater Flower Show are wanted for a new book being penned on the history of the event.
Months of research have discovered the floral occasion is actually 116 years old and was sparked by a letter sent in to the Mercury by Wembdon man James Ware.
Bridgwater Flower Show Society chairman Ken Richards said the group was indebted to Paul Besley for all his hard work peeping in to the past to find the origins of the event, “He has spent several months tracking down this all-important date for us,” he said... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Redlands' 95th annual flower show | | 2007-04-20 07:00:00 | | Everyone is invited to the 95th annual Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society Award Winning Flower Show, Garden Tour and Sale of Uncommon Plants on Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29.
Garden Harmony is the theme for the show, which will be held in the glass-enclosed ESRI Cafe facility overlooking the wooded campus at 380 New York Street in Redlands... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Cincinnati Flower Show | | 2007-04-20 07:00:00 | | The 18th annual Flower Show begins Saturday, following the Friday night opening gala.
Weather this weekend is predicted to be beautiful, but a little rain or snow does not stop gardeners from gathering. They just put on slickers and bright clogs... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Local Rhododendron Flower Show | | 2007-04-20 07:00:00 | | The Monterey Bay Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society will take place April 28 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Lumbermens Garden Center, 235 River St., Santa Cruz. Featured will be Maddenii Series rhododendrons, which come from the monsoon rainforest of the Himalayan Mountains, Thailand and Vietnam, among others. Visitors will judge and the contest is open. Simply bring a branch with flowers atop it to the garden center between 8-10 a.m... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| The R H S Spring Flower Show | | 2007-04-19 07:00:00 | | News walesThe Royal Horticultural Society Spring Flower Show returns to the Welsh capital this Friday and Saturday to create a gardeners' paradise and family attraction in Bute Park, behind Cardiff Castle in the heart of the city.
The show features old favourites and introduces some new elements to delight gardening enthusiasts and day trippers alike... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Spring flower show | | 2007-04-17 07:00:00 | | Birstall's Oakwell Country Park is inviting visitors to enjoy a free event on Sunday from 2pm to 4pm. Spring Flowers is led by head ranger Richard Aspinall and is a stroll around the nature trail taking in early wildflowers and blossoming plants... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Spring Garden and Flower Show | | 2007-04-17 07:00:00 | | The Cumberland County Master Gardeners' fifth annual Spring Garden and Flower Show is to be held April 27-29. This show offers the home gardener unique ways to solve problems, develop knowledge and instructions for new and exciting projects for personal gardens and understand the wonderful and unique relationship between aesthetic beauty and the Plateau topography in a garden that is workable... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Harare - Music - Flower Show | | 2007-04-16 07:00:00 | | THE unique combination of floral art and music make up the content of the next production to feature at Harare's Reps Theatre.
Dubbed That's Entertainment, the show features music from a number of popular stage and screen musicals and the interpretation of those songs in floral displays created on stage during the performance.... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Country's premier flower show | | 2007-04-10 07:00:00 | | New York Macy's, the biggest department store in the world, is better known for its brand-named clothing, lavish leather bags, and an extensive range of cosmetics. But every year from April 1 to April 15 it transforms into a breathtaking array of exotic blossoms, dazzling colors, and unparalleled floral designs... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Mt. Hope Farm Flower Show | | 2007-04-10 07:00:00 | | The Bristol Garden Club will host a spring flower show at Mt. Hope Farm, 250 Metacom Ave., on Wednesday and Thursday, April 11 and 12. A general meeting will be held in the large barn at 1 p.m. The floral decorated Governor Bradford House will be open to the public from 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 11, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 12... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Temecula Flower Show | | 2007-04-07 07:00:00 | | Temecula Valley Garden Club invites everyone to its meeting on Tuesday, April 10, at the Temecula Valley Public Library, 30600 Pauba Road, Temecula.
They meet in the community room at 9:30 a.m. for coffee and treats before their program begins.
Gardeners can mark their calendars and join members for a fun morning as Susan Puma, the Flower Show Chairman will be demonstrating how easy it is to enter flowers and favorite plants in the Annual Flower Show... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| St. Paul?s plans 30th annual Flower show | | 2007-04-04 07:00:00 | | Newszap Members of St. Paul's United Methodist Church have been meeting to plan the 30th anniversary of their Flower Fair which was held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 2-4.
There was a huge tent filled with thousands of bedding plants, herbs, vegetables, azaleas and rose bushes, plus as usual a large selection of geraniums... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Touring Beautiful Tyler Standard Flower show Winners | | 2007-03-30 07:00:00 | | Winners have been announced in the Touring Beautiful Tyler Standard Flower show held this past weekend in the Woman's Building in Tyler, show organizers said. The show was sponsored by the Tyler Area Council of Garden Clubs and entries used various locations in Tyler for inspiration. Winners included: The top winners in Design were: Tricolor - Charlene Mizener; Designer's Choice - Naomi Marksbury and Table Artistry - Barbara Sinclair. | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Boston Flower Show Winner | | 2007-03-30 07:00:00 | | The Landscape Design Council of Massachusetts presented two awards at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society's 2007 New England Spring Flower Show to New England Land Artisan of Stratham. The show ran March 17-25 at the Bayside Expo Center in Boston. Landscape Design Award I is given for excellence in landscape design of a professional NESFS garden exhibit of less than 1,000 square feet. The judging panel described Land Artisan's exhibit as “a tranquil and harmonious retreat with effective blend of contrasting materials.” | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Alternative Water Supply to be used for Flower Show | | 2007-03-30 07:00:00 | | Premier Steve Bracks announced today that groundwater and recycled water would be used in the outdoor gardens at this week?s Melbourne International Flower and Garden show. Mr Bracks said the Victorian hallmark event will have groundwater and recycled water tankered to the Carlton Gardens to be used for all gardens, ponds and water features. | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Flower show runs into weekend | | 2007-03-27 07:00:00 | | The programme of events for this summer's Taunton Flower Show - which takes in the weekend for the first time - has been released by the organisers.
They hope the 141-year-old event, in Vivary Park on Friday and Saturday, August 3 and 4, will attract more families and people unable to attend during the week... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| The Hong Kong Flower Show | | 2007-03-22 06:00:00 | | Media NewswireThe Hong Kong Flower Show, organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, and featuring more than 350,000 flowers with the theme flower the Geranium, has continued to attract large crowds since its opening last Friday ( March 16 ).
To maintain the attractiveness of the floral display, the flower show replenishes displays regularly. Exhibitors of different horticulture organisations also carry out floral replenishment to upkeep the colourful wonderland at the showground for the remaining period of the show that lasts until Sunday ( March 25 )... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| New England Spring Flower Show | | 2007-03-22 06:00:00 | | To make a Japanese-influenced garden these days, you have to do more than buy a stone lantern and plant some dwarf evergreens.
American gardeners today are much more sophisticated.
The “Asian fusion” gardening of 2007 is more about the principles of the Japanese or Chinese garden - simplicity and serenity - and less about making an exact replica of an Asian garden or using only plants indigenous to the East.
At the New England Spring Flower Show, which runs through Sunday at the Bayside Expo Center in Boston, several of the exhibits focus on how home gardeners can incorporate bamboo, threadleaf Japanese maples and stone lanterns alongside native New England plants and materials... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| The Nassau Garden Club Flower Show | | 2007-03-21 06:00:00 | | The Club was formed in l931 by 12 ladies aiming to restore the beauty of New Providence following the devastating Hurricane of 1929. Its founding members were Lady Bancroft, Mrs John Burnside, Mrs Ormond Curry, Mrs Sidney Farrington, Mrs Donald Graham, Mrs Archie Higgs, Mrs H Newell Kelly, Mrs. Kenneth Patterson, Mrs Arthur Sands, Mrs Stafford Sands, Lady Solomon and Miss Minette Solomon.
Members of The Nassau Garden Club were also responsible for proposing that Tacoma stans, commonly known as Yellow Elder, be adopted as the National Flower of The Bahamas.
The Flower Show will be open form 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Macy's flower show | | 2007-03-21 06:00:00 | | The annual Macy's and Bachman's Spring Flower Show starts Wednesday, but don't expect to see the usual tulips and daffodils. This year's flower garden centers on Africa.
Beyond the exotic theme, Gadina Africana, the location is changing this year, too. The two-week show will be held on the first floor instead of in the eighth-floor auditorium of the downtown Minneapolis department store.
The African theme was inspired by Macy's “Path to Peace” project, which features handmade peace baskets made by 2,000 genocide survivors in Rwanda. The baskets are available at the Gadina Africana boutique and at www.macys. | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Steel and Stone Sculptures for Boston flower show | | 2007-03-21 06:00:00 | | The flower show, presented by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, continues through Sunday. DiSilvestro's exhibit is called “ A Courtyard Garden,” and features a sampling of his graceful steel garden gates as well as some of the stone sculptures he also does.
Athol artist James DiSilvestro is putting metal to the petal.
He is displaying his metal work, which includes elegant garden gates, at the New England Spring Flower Show in Boston... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Flower show - Lady Chancellor | | 2007-03-19 06:00:00 | | The Horticultural Society of Trinidad and Tobago will host a media launch on Sunday, March 25, at the Society's headquarters on Lady Chancellor Road at 10 am.
Annual Flower Show at the St John's Ambulance Hall, Wrightson Road, on Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22, from 9 am until 6 pm.
Tickets are $20 in advance, and $25 at the gate and are available at HSTT headquarters. The Theme at the flower show will be Bowled Over by Nature and the show's designer is Joan Wilson.
Displays from the Thai Embassy, the Trinidad and Tobago Orchid Society, the TT Garden Club are some of the main highlights.
A number of international Horticultural Societies are expected to participate and the Ministry of Public Utilities and the Environment will be assisting. The show will include all aspects of horticulture including, but not limited to plants, fruit, vegetables, flowers, seeds, arrangements and cultivation... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Doha - Flower Show | | 2007-03-19 06:00:00 | | The peninsula qatarA Flower Each Spring programme, participants of the trip were students from Doha Academy, Usama bin Zeid School and volunteers from the Qatar Volunteers Centre.
Around 300 people, including students and families took part in the fifth field trip to Shahaniya organised as part of the ongoing A Flower Each Spring programme.
There were many competitions like drawing, and a number of field activities like planting Aqool saplings... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| 2007 Flower Show opens | | 2007-03-16 06:00:00 | | NewsThe 10-day Hong Kong Flower Show 2007 has opened at Victoria Park. More than 180 organisations from 20 countries are showcasing 350,000 exotic flowers, landscape and floral art displays. This year's theme flower is the geranium.
To celebrate 10 years since the handover, the Leisure & Cultural Services Department will present the Happy Reunion floral display, made up of 30,000 flowers.
The special exhibits corner holds the Wollemi Pine - one of the world's oldest and rarest trees. The oldest known fossil dates back more than 90 million years... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Bridgwater Flower Show | | 2007-03-14 06:00:00 | | The Bridgwater Flower Show was moved from its usual date at the end of August to a new slot at the start of the month, as organisers believed temperature changes made it a more appropriate time for growers to show their wares.
This year's show will take place on August 24 and 25 in Bridgwater Town Hall... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Chicago flower show is in bloom | | 2007-03-11 07:00:00 | | NW HeraldThe 13th annual Chicagoland Flower & Garden Show will open today in a new location the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.
In keeping with the show's theme, “Blooms of Brilliance,” 14 top gardeners, landscape architects and designers are creating dream gardens meant to inspire amateurs... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Portland Flower Show | | 2007-03-11 07:00:00 | | wcsh6The annual Portland flower show will be closing its doors this evening for another year.
This year's theme is gardens around the world and feature Dutch gardens, Japanese gardens, gardens from Scotland, France and Australia... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Lectures at Flower Show | | 2007-03-10 07:00:00 | | The Cincinnati Horticultural Society, the show's producer, will continue the tradition of bringing in national speakers to discuss gardening and cooking. The price to all lectures includes show admission.
The Cincinnati Flower Show, staged annually on the banks of Lake Como at Coney Island, will be held April 21-29... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Sikkim flower show | | 2007-03-10 07:00:00 | | The UPA chairperson Mrs Sonia Gandhi is likely to inaugurate the Sikkim Flower Festival 2007.
The Sikkim Flower Festival Committee officials who are organising the event claimed that Mrs Gandhi would be inaugurating the fair. The floral event would be hosted at White Hall premises.
The committee has informed that the interested persons can enlist in the festival on March 16 and 17 free of cost. The winners would be selected on March 17.
Interested persons have been requested to bring self-grown orchid species for the festival. The orchid competition is open to all states and countries... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Karachi Fake Flower Show | | 2007-03-09 07:00:00 | | Pak TribuneThe 56th annual glower show that has been held uninterruptedly by the Horticultural Society of Pakistan (HSP) in collaboration with Defence Housing Authority (DHA) was thoroughly enjoyed by the people of Karachi, as well as a good many tourists.
The matter of concern was that there were a number of stalls that sold artificial flowers and plants to their clients. One of the examples of this fraudulent selling was the cactus plants which had been sold to customers by a number of stalls at the flower show... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Arkansas state flower show | | 2007-03-09 07:00:00 | | Jo Krallman of Benton, a member of Riverdale Garden Club, is president of the Arkansas Federation of Garden Club and will be heavily involved this week in a state flower show.
Pat Haering of Hot Springs is serving as Krallman's general chairman for the state flower show scheduled Friday-Sunday at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.
The show is held in conjunction with the Arkansas Flower and Garden Show Inc., a not-for-profit volunteer organization that awards scholarships to horticulture students in Arkansas... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Milton Flower Show | | 2007-03-08 07:00:00 | | Pensacola Junior College presents the 10th annual Emerald Coast Flower and Garden Festival at the Milton campus.
The green gala is noon to 5 p.m. March 30; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 31; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 1.
Held in cooperation with The Friends of the Gardens of Northwest Florida Inc. and the University of Florida, the festival features a flower show, garden railroad, walking tours of greenhouses and gardens, plant sales, exhibits, garden arts and crafts and more... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Flower Show Lessons for Teachers | | 2007-03-08 07:00:00 | | Courier post onlineA group of Burlington County preschool teachers visited the Philadelphia Flower Show on Wednesday to learn how to bring horticulture into the classroom.
Teachers learned about using a plate of fruit to teach basic science, using kitchen scraps for gardening and about the available kids gardening web sites... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Waimate Autumn Flower Show | | 2007-03-07 07:00:00 | | StuffThe gladiolus and lily sections contained some spectacular blooms with a big field of entries in the lily section. Ron Wallace was awarded the trophy for premier lily, and the top gladiolus bloom came from the Lister Home garden.
Jean and David White have set the standard in the dahlia sections for more than a decade and were awarded the trophy for premier dahlia as well as the trophies for the cut flowers section and the W L Hay Trophy for most points overall in the show, this being their 13th successive award of the latter two trophies... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Portland - Flower Show | | 2007-03-03 07:00:00 | | “Landscaping, as a profession, is one of the fastest growing trades in Maine right
now and the flower show represents the best opportunity for these craftsmen to show us what
they can do,” said show volunteer and HGTV host Paul Tukey, who is among more than 20
experts slated for the Distinguished Lecture Series that runs all four days of the show.
PORTLAND - With new alliances, a provocative theme and more exhibitors, this year's
Portland Flower Show “Gardens Around the World” is planning its most robust show
in years... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Karachi Flower Show | | 2007-03-02 07:00:00 | | The NewsThe 56th annual Pakistan flower show 2007 was formally opened by the Horticultural Society of Pakistan (HSP) in collaboration with Defence Housing Authority (DHA) at Sea View Park on Thursday. The chief guest was Chief Justice Sabihuddin Ahmed of the Sindh High Court.
The flower show has been held annually by the HSP since 1950, without interruption. In his welcome speech, the HSP's veteran chairman Lt.General Retd Jahanzeb Arbab said that nature offers a way to relax and enjoy ourselves, and in today?s society that is especially true. “It is a positive note that people prefer to have green lawns and developed gardens, and I consider the HSP to have played an important role in this” he said... | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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| Philadelphia Flower Show | | 2007-03-01 07:00:00 | | The Flower ShowTir-Na-nOg is the place ? where the leaves are
always green and the flowers bloom all year. The 2007 Philadelphia Flower Show will take you
to a playground of Irish gardens, music, and dance.
Luxurious landscapes and floral arrangements, towering trees and plant displays, Irish
singers, dancers and storytellers are all part of the upcoming Philadelphia Flower Show. | | By: The Flower Expert - Flowers Encyclopedia | | |
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