Gardens aren’t just for adults, and neither is the upcoming Southeastern Flower Show. Along with Joyce Revoir, creator of an award winning DVD/CD for kids, we are proud to present Athens, GA author Grady Thrasher. Just last year, Grady’s book, Tim and Sally’s Vegetable Garden, landed him the Georgia Author of the Year Award for [...]
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Everybody loves a good story, and stories that revolve around gardens–our shared passion here at the SE flower show–are a winning combination! That’s why you’ll want to bring your little ones to see Joyce Revoir, children’s book illustrator and creator of an award-winning video for kids. She’ll be at the show on the weekend of [...]
Is this cold weather making you shiver? Sounds like you need some comfort food, the kind that warms the body and feeds the soul on a blustery winter’s day. When the flower show opens, you’ll hear from some fantastic chefs about how to prepare healthy, delicious meals with fruits and veggies from your own garden. [...]
Fifteen days to go! That’s right–just 15 more days until the flower show opens. Can you stand this sub-freezing weather until then? Just hold on, and when you visit the Cobb Galleria, you’ll practically think you’ve crossed over into spring as you see all the lovely gardens planned for you, and catch the scent of [...]
Dear Gardening Friends, Take a look at this picture. Don’t do this in your garden. Now, it’s not that I have anything against gnomes. They can be cute in their own stumpy, strange way. But why burden your beds and borders with–dare I say it? ugly statuary—when you can have a beautiful garden instead? Say [...]
Have you noticed that the stores are already putting out Valentine’s Day gifts? Hard to believe, since I’m still putting away Christmas lights, but it reminds me that florist shops will soon be bursting with gorgeous tulips in (almost) every shade of the rainbow. Sadly, I’ve never had any luck getting tulips to come back [...]
One of the most attractive features you can add to a garden is water, whether it’s in the form of a pond, fountain, or man made brook. Water sounds so soothing when it gurgles and trickles and bubbles. Even the backyard birds can’t resist it; they’ll often drop by for a quick drink or bath. [...]
We admit, we’re a little nosy here at the 2009 flower show. What are you passionate about? C’mon, you can tell us. After all, the theme for the show is Passion: How Do You Bloom?, and there’s no wrong answer to the question. Passion is for… Flowers Gardening Life well-lived Garden parties Sharing with friends [...]
It’s dreary and rainy here today, pretty typical weather for December in Atlanta, so I decided to dig out some photos from last summer. I was looking for some colorful reminders that spring is coming, and I found these pictures. You might recognize the yellow and black butterflies as Tiger Swallowtails , the state butterfly [...]