Archive for the ‘Youth’ Category

Happy Gardening!

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

  It’s hard to say good-bye now that the 2009 Southeastern Flower Show has closed, and all the terrific exhibits and demonstrations are being packed away and removed.  But the flower show will be back, bigger and better than ever before, in 2010, so mark your calendar now (I’m serious–go grab that calendar right now, [...]

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Quick – Make Something!

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Or maybe this post should be titled, “Make Something Quick,” because that’s what your kids can do today at the show. The good folks from The Home Depot are coming at 11:30 this morning and again at 1 P.M. to lead a kids’ potting and building workshop.  You do need to sign up ahead of [...]

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Picture Yourself Here

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

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 [...]

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Bounty for Your Garden

Friday, January 30th, 2009

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 [...]

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Meet the Imaginators

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Be sure to bring your kids to the flower show on Saturday, Jan. 31.  If you’ve been reading, you already know that storyteller Joyce Revoir will be here at 12 noon, and author Grady Thrasher will spin more tales for the little ones at 5:30 P.M. Saturday is also the day you can meet the [...]

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More for Your Children at the Show

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

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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Once Upon a Time In A Garden

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

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 [...]

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A Dutch Treat – Tulips!

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

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 [...]

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Talking Trash

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

Okay, I’ll admit:  you won’t find any trashy talk here today, no matter what my heading says.  But we are going to talk about trash, because today’s blog is about compost. As you probably know, compost is simply a mixture of decaying vegetation and well-rotted manure. You can make it by putting your kitchen scraps [...]

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New Year, New Resolutions, New Pens and Paper

Thursday, January 1st, 2009

Happy New Year’s Day!  If you’re like me, you’ve been oohing and ahhing over the fantastic floral designs and floats in the Tournament of Roses Parade.  I needed all that splashy color now that we’re in the gray days of winter.  Makes me yearn for spring. But spring is still some time away, so instead [...]

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