ARTiculture at the 2014 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show

The PHS Philadelphia Flower ShowCREDIT: R. KENNEDY

FOR VISIT PHILADELPHIA™

The world's largest and longest-running indoor flower show is happening in Philadelphia March 1st-March 9th at the Philadelphia Convention Center.  This years theme is ARTiculture where you can experience the melding of art and horticulture in an amazing floral celebration.

For the first time the Flower Show will join with 18 exciting art museums including The Barnes Foundation, The Philadelphia Art Museum, the Brandywine River Museum and the Brooklyn Museum to name a few, in collaboration with some of the nation's finest landscape and floral designers to create a living canvas.

Catch a sneak peak in the following video and get your tickets to enjoy a most amazing spring experience at the 2014 Philadelphia Flower Show.

A Day at the Flower Show

So, it's been a few weeks since I attended the Philadelphia International Flower, but I still wanted to share some of the great pictures that I took on opening day with my eight year-old daughter.

I was so excited to take her this year since the theme was "Springtime in Paris" and last year at this time we were just getting ready for our own excursion to Paris.

When we entered the convention hall, we were greeted by the 33-foot-high base of the Eiffel Tower (pictured right) and some amazing topiary animals. It was really quite magical! This area lead us to the Carousal Stage (pictured top left), which had ongoing live performances of french music and can-can dancers throughout the day.

Of course, there was so much more to see besides the exhibits. We shopped in the marketplace, learned about gardening tips from experts and even got a chance to visit the famous Reading Terminal Market, which is just across the street from the convention center. A fun day in all!

If you missed the show this year, be sure to put it on your calendar for next year when the theme will be "Islands of Aloha" running from March 4th - March 12th, 2012. All proceeds from the show benefit the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and its acclaimed urban greening program, Philadelphia Green.

Happy Spring!

-Stacey

GMG

Philadelphia Flower Show Kicks of Paris in the Springtime

There may be 27 days until Spring, but for us in the North East, the Philadelphia Flower Show is the official kick off of the season.

With a theme of "Paris in the Springtime", the largest indoor flower show in the world opens in full bloom Sunday, March 6 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The Show boast 33 indoor acres, with 10 acres of exhibit space featuring exotic plants and eclectic designs, a market place with 150 vendors and dozens lectures. It's sheer delight for all the senes for the more than 250,000 people who attend annually.

Our nation's first Flower Show was launched in 1829 in an 82-by-69-foot building where 25 members of the newly founded Pennsylvania Horticulture Society showed off their horticultural treasures including a variety of exotic and native plants like magnolias, peonies from China, an India rubber tree, the Coffee Tree of Arabia, and sugar cane from the West Indies.

Some of our favorite plants - pointsettas and impatients, to name a few - saw their debut at The Show.

Revenues generated by the Philadelphia Flower Show help support PHS's Philadelphia Green, which has been working with other groups to transform Philadelphia’s communities and public landscapes into vibrant green spaces.

For more information, visit The Flower Show.

And we'll see you there,

Suzi, Garden Media Group

Philly Flower Show Schedule for this weekend!

IT'S NOT TO LATE TO SEE THE PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL FLOWER SHOW!

Friday, March 5:
10 am to 9:30 pm

Saturday, March 6:
8 am to 9:30 pm

Sunday, March 7:
8 am to 6 pm

Admission Saturday and Sunday, March 6 & 7
Adults $26 • Students (17-24) $18 • Children (2-16) $13

For all the flower show info check out the show website...

(Photo Courtesy of PHS)

Bette Midler visits the Flower Show

The divine Bette Midler was a special guest of the 2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show on Wednesday, March 3, where she took a tour of the major exhibits and offered rave reviews, saying “This show is brilliant!”

Drew Becher, president-elect of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, (left) and Flower Show designer Sam Lemheney led Bette on a guided tour of the Explorer’s Garden and the displays devoted to Singapore, South Africa, New Zealand, Brazil, the Netherlands and India. She also strolled through the innovative exhibits designed by MODA Botanica and Schaffer Designs, and stopped for a brief consult with landscaper Peter Romano.

Since 2006, Drew has served as executive director of the New York Restoration Project, the program founded by Bette Midler to improve the quality of life in underserved New York communities through greening and beautification. Drew will become president of PHS when Jane G. Pepper retires in June.

Bette was in Philadelphia on Wednesday to see the Show, at Drew’s invitation, and to meet with leaders of Philadelphia Green, the PHS urban revitalization program whose mission parallels the goals of the NY Restoration Project. Philadelphia Green transforms communities through neighborhood park restoration, mass tree plantings, creation of community gardens, beautification of vacant lots, storm water management initiatives, educational programs and maintenance of treasured public landscapes. Bette and colleagues from New York exchanged ideas on urban greening with the Philadelphia Green directors in meetings later in the day.

This was posted on the Flower Show Facebook page by greenscene1

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GMG Goes 'Green' at The Philadelphia Flower Show

GMG was seeing 'green' and lots of it at the 2007 Philadelphia Flower Show where the theme this year was 'Legends of Ireland.' The Philadelphia Flower Show is the oldest flower show in the United States and the largest indoor flower show in the world, attracting more than 250,000 visitors annually from across the country and the world.

Visitors found inspiration for their own gardens in the 10 acres of breathtaking gardens, floral exhibits and entertainment celebrating the emerald isle. Each exhibit brought yet another piece of Ireland's beautiful lush countryside to our own backyard while also providing great gardening tips and ideas for the gardener in us all.

All show proceeds support The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, including its acclaimed urban greening program, Philadelphia Green.

Photo Provided by The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.