2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show

Dates:	Sunday, March 4 – Sunday, March 11, 2012
Place:	Pennsylvania Convention Center 12th & Arch Streets Philadelphia, PA 19107-2299
Hours:	Sunday, March 4; 8:00 am - 9:30 pm Monday - Friday, March 5-9: 10:00 am - 9:30 pm Saturday, March 10; 8:00 am - 9:30 pm Sunday, March 11; 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
Preview:	PHS Members' Preview (household and leadership levels only) Saturday, March 3:

More info> http://www.theflowershow.com/ShowInfo/index.html

QVC video interview from 2011 show:

SACRAMENTO CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW AND SALE

Florence Low / Sacramento Bee file, 2008

This weekend, the Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society will show off the best mums from local gardens during its 64th annual show and sale at the Shepard Garden and Arts Center.







What: 64th annual show by the Sacramento Chrysanthemum Society
Where: Shepard Garden and Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Blvd., Sacramento
When: 1-4 p.m. today; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday
Admission: Free Details: (916) 988-6081 

Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/11/05/4023216/seeds-public-to-help-judge-chrysanthemum.html

More: Learn more about mums at the official website of the National Chrysanthemum Society, www.mums.org.

2012 Northwest Flower and Garden Show

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Illinois: Colorful flowers fill annual show

Chris Johnson, Ogle County News, reports on the upcoming annual flower show. Flowers of all colors and unique floral arrangements filled the basement of Polo’s Town Hall Saturday for the second annual Polo Women’s Garden Club flower and garden show. For more information on the show, follow link to the full article>

Ohio: Horticulture Show at Davis Center

YOUNGSTOWN — The Men’s Garden Club of Youngstown will sponsor the 43rd annual Horticulture Show on Aug. 22 and 23 at the Davis Center at Fellows Riverside Gardens in Mill Creek Park.

The event allows local growers the opportunity to exhibit their prized plantings, have them judged by experienced gardeners, and see what their fellow gardeners have done this year.
The event is free and open to the public. It will feature fourteen judging categories ranging from fruits and vegetables to perennials and potted plants. Spectators are also welcome after the judging has been completed.

Colored ribbons will be awarded for first, second and third places, and honorable mention, the main focus of the show is education. There are special categories for those age 16 and under.

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India: Lal Bagh flower show to start on Friday

BANGALORE: Life is like a basket of flowers; you never know how many varieties you will get. Check these out: dinosaurs made of 50,000 flowers, mermaids of roses and 120 new species.

Get ready to see the Garden City's famous flower show in Lalbagh on Friday. Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa will inaugurate the `Indian Independence Day Horticultural Show 2009' at the Glass House, Lalbagh. Nearly 720 species will be displayed, of which 120 among them, including tulips, wax-flower, nebrane and rice-flower are introduced for the first time. Apart from indigenous varieties, 80 foreign species are likely to be the attraction this year. Teddy bears, rabbits, fish, elephants and deer made of flowers will woo children. Ikebana, Indian floral art, vegetable carving, Dutch flower arrangements, dry flowers, Thai art, Jannur and Bonsai shows will open on August 8 and 9. Nearly 1,200 participants will compete under different sections.

Tickets will cost Rs 30 on weekdays and Rs 40 on weekends, while those under 12 years will be charge Rs 10. Tickets can be bought from Lalbagh main gate, Double Road gate, Siddapura gate, Basavanagudi gate and 200 Hopcom centres. Online tickets won't be available now because they were not effective last year. However, the show's popularity has risen to an unprecedented level with six lakh visitors forecasted this year. Last year's attendance was 3.5 lakh people.

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Video: Chrysanthemum Show in Tokyo

A short montage of video from the Chrysanthemum Show in Tokyo, Japan. Shot and edited by Darren J. Corrao. Music by Digital Juice.

Ohio: Flower show set at Thompson Park

EAST LIVERPOOL - Members of the East Liverpool-Calcutta Area Garden Club are ready for today's flower show at Thompson Park. "In the past, we've had events that were more about showing flowers and the various competitions," club member Kathy Helman said. "This year, we wanted it to be more of a community event." The theme of this year's flower show is "Thompson Park: A Celebration." Some of the displays will include elements from the theme. Flower entries are accepted from 8-10 a.m. today and judging takes place soon after. The event is open to the public starting at noon and ends at 4 p.m. Read more>

Botanical Garden to host flower art show

By: ZACK TAYLOR

The State Botanical Garden of Georgia is about to get more flowers, but instead of growing out of the ground, these hang from the wall.The Gardens will host "Botanical Fantasy," an art exhibit featuring the work of artist Veva S. Dunckel.

BOTANICAL FANTASY
What: "Botanical Fantasy"
Where: The State Botanical Garden
When: July 26 1:30-3:30 p.m. through Aug. 23
Price: Free

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UK: Tatton Park flower show

The last of the Big Three summer flower shows, Tatton Park in Cheshire, gets under way today. Tatton Park is the place to spot up-and-coming garden designers and innovative new ideas - it's a bit less stuffy than Chelsea, and often a bit less crowded, too. The show runs from today until Sunday; visit the RHS website for more details.

UK Tourism Hampton Court Palace flower show set to bloom again - eTurboNews.com

Hampton Court Palace Flower Show – a high point in the UK summer calendar – has been rated a huge success by the organizers. Regular visitors will have noticed a whole new look this year. There was a major change of layout as the four floral marquees were revamped to create one large space for more nurseries to display their products. This also gave visitors the chance to take home an even wider range of plants and flowers.Read more:
UK Tourism Hampton Court Palace flower show set to bloom again - eTurboNews.com Source: eturbonews.com

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Flower Show features bouquet of categories

Times Staff Report
Clay County residents are invited to let their creative juices flow as the Clay County Farm Bureau, Inc. Women and Young Farmers sponsor the Flower Show during the Clay County Fair.

Flower arrangements made by Clay County residents and members of Clay County Homemakers Clubs will be received in the Exhibit Hall at the 4-H Fairgrounds between 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 21. Late entries will be exhibited, but not judged. The flower exhibits will be released on Friday, 3-7 p.m.

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Ontario's best horticulture - Peterborough Examiner - Ontario, CA

Flower power: About 400 gardeners in town for 103rd Ontario Horticultural Association convention at Trent University Posted By ANDREA HOUSTON/Examiner Staff Writer Read more:
Ontario's best horticulture - Peterborough Examiner - Ontario, CA Source: thepeterboroughexaminer.com

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Henry VIII's gardens to open at Hampton Court flower show

The six gardens of Henry VIII, one of the more dramatic features of the Hampton Court Palace flower show, which opens tomorrow, should really have contained one plot full of dead plants, two which have been removed to give more fertile plants a chance, two with all the heads cut off, and only one blooming and healthy.

Hampton Court Palace, where silly young Catherine Howard ran desperately along a corridor shrieking to her husband to spare her life and her head, forms the spectacular backdrop to the flower show, which is never going to be as famous or prestigious as Chelsea.

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Flower Festival kicks off Wednesday

By Bo Poertner/Managing Editor

It’s been a tough year for the Flower Festival Association, but the show will go on.
The 57th annual Flower Festival opens Wednesday and runs through Sunday at Ryon Park, highlighted by the festival parade Saturday morning, the midway carnival, and the Flower Show on Saturday and Sunday, June 28 at the Anderson Recreation Center, 125 W. Walnut Ave.

“I’m hoping for a fantastic festival, in spite of everything,” said association President Sue Beltran. “ I hope everybody supports us.”Last year, with the economy collapsing around it, the association was forced to battle another war when it discovered more than $60,000 missing from the till. Office Manager Lacey Porter allegedly admitted to police that she took the money, but pleaded innocent to the embezzlement charge. She is expected to appear in court again soon after the Flower Festival ends.A successful festival would help ease the association’s pain, but won’t solve all its problems, Beltran said.

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