Southeastern Flower Show
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Put some spring in your winter this season with the Southeastern Flower Show, celebrating 25 years this February. The show is Feb 25-27 at The Cobb Galleria Centre. There will be demos, gardens and competitions for novices and experts! Whether your talents lie in floral arranging, photography, horticulture or container gardening or just taking in the sights, there’s something for you!
Spring is right around the corner and it’s time to start planning for the breat
htaking flowerbed that will put the neighbors to shame! Sure, HGTV is handy, but how are you ever going to learn without getting your hands dirty? All Texas Garden Show is ready to give you just that, with seminars and how-to demonstrations by savvy gardeners, including expert horticulturist Neil Sperry.
With waterfall landscapes, flower and plant features, stone product, garden décor, paving systems, and water garden displays, this is the perfect place to get ideas for your landscaping. No gardener should miss this inspiring event.
Professional and amateur horticulturists in San Francisco and across the globe dream of showing off their most elaborate and exotic orchids at the Pacific Orchid Expo. The mission of the sponsors, the San Francisco Orchid Society, is to foster the cultivation of orchids and educate the public about them, and this expo is the perfect venue for that.
The expo is kicked o
ff with an opening gala, where guests can escape and enjoy an evening of beauty and fun. Admire glamorous orchids from over 50 national and international nurseries as they are put up for sale to raise money for the Helen Crocker Russell Horticulture Library and the Conservatory of Flowers. A portion of the money raised also goes as a scholarship to a special horticulture student at the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Don’t miss the chance to observe some of the most stunning orchids in the world at the Pacific Orchid Expo.
There’s only one spot in DC where you can travel to China, Philadelphia and the 19th century all while on a rooftop. This break from city life can be had at the exquisite Enid A. Haupt Garden, filled with brick paths taking you to elaborate flowerbeds and exotic plants. Named after its donor, a noted supporter of horticulture, this garden offers something for everyone, from the avid horticulturist to someone just looking to relax.
With plant-filled urns, water fou
ntains and baskets hanging from reproduction 19th-century lampposts, the four-acre garden is actually located on the roofs of the National Museum of African Art, the Arthur M. Sackley Gallery and S. Dillon Ripley Center. Make sure to visit the Haupt Parterre that’s inspired by the design from the 1876 Centennial Exposition’s Horticultural Hall.
Also, make your way to the Moongate Garden (part of the Haupt Garden), inspired by the gardens and architecture of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China. Inside, there is a circular pool made out of granite that’s next to nine-feet tall pink granite moon gates.
Tours are offered every Wednesday during the summer. For those who just want to sit and relax, there are plenty of benches as well as Wi-Fi access throughout the garden.
As a leading educational resource on gardening and horticulture, New York’s Botanical Gardens features of fifty gardens and plant collections. Where art meets nature, flora inspired glass sculptures are a main attraction at this Bronx must-see. From the fragrant splendor of the rose garden to the pristine elegance of the waterlilies, the indoor/outdoor education center should not be missed.