It would take a poet to describe exactly how beautiful the flowers are at this year’s garden show. It’s like that old saying, “you had to be there.” You have to be here, at the show, to truly appreciate the colors and fragrance of the blossoms, the abundance of environmentally-friendly ideas and products, and the [...]
My garden boots sure don’t look like this–do yours? Probably not, because real gardeners come in from the flower bed or veggie patch covered in mud, but then again, this is just another fabulous entry at this year’s flower show. Created by Diane Festa and Barbara Slick of the Peachtree Garden Club, this entry in [...]
Picture yourself in a passionate embrace–at the flower show! No, friends, you haven’t stumbled onto the cover of a new romance novel, although the guy in this picture does look a lot like Fabio. This is a poster on display at the flower show, and as you can see, there’s a cut-out where the woman’s [...]
Whether you want to grow a single perfect blossom or learn how to raise fresh veggies and herbs for your table, the 2009 Southeastern Flower Show has something to teach you, something to show you, and something to inspire you. The beautiful image you see above is an entry from the “Passion in Bloom” interpretive [...]
Ladies and gentleman, Elvis hasn’t left the building….he is in the building. Well, okay. There’s a poster of Elvis inside the Cobb Galleria, not the King himself. But I bet he’d be here if he could. After all, one of his biggest songs was about a “hunk-a, hunk-a burning love” He’d fit right in, because [...]
It’s finally here, the first day of the long-awaited Southeastern Flower Show! There’s so much to see and do, you’ll want to wear a pair of good walking shoes as you stroll through the many beautiful gardens we have planned for you this year. Bring your notebook, so you can jot down ideas for your [...]
Gardening friends, there’s just one day left, and the 2009 Southeastern Flower Show will open its doors for the 22nd year! I can’t wait. Strolling through the fabulous gardens, smelling sweet-scented daffodils and narcissus, learning new ways to grow my favorite plants, and discovering new plants to grow—the flower show is the highlight of the [...]
Are you a flower store owner or employee, or simply a flower-lover? Whether you’re in the business of selling blooms or just raising them, don’t miss Els Tenunissen when she takes the Home Depot stage at the show on Thursday, Jan. 29. Thursday is Gardener to Gardener Day, and Els, who is a renowned Dutch [...]
After all this dull, gray winter, don’t you long for a blast of color? You’ll find it at the flower show when you meet Laura Iarocci and Victoria Denson, of Faith Flowers, and see their floral arranging demo on opening day, Wed., Jan. 28. Laura and Victoria will appear at 1 P.M. on the Home [...]
As promised, here’s another preview of a 2009 Georgia Gold Medal winner, as chosen by the good folks at the State Botanical Garden in Athens. This is Amsonia hubrichtti, ‘Arkansas Bluestar,’ and it’s a terrific perennial for Southern gardens. In the spring, it produces mounds of billowy, willow-like foliage topped by star-shaped blue blossoms. In [...]