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Come and share some of the highlights of our visit to the Show.
I took these photographs while we were filming for Home & Backyard... a fun filled
show as usual! Saturdays 7pm.
As always there's plenty to see. Here is a lovely landscape design ..lots of
perennials, an
interesting arbor. Little features like the plants growing out of the flag
stones make it very special.
My only complaint is the crowds sometimes make it difficut to appreciate all the fine
detail!
Vendors feature prominently.. here is part of a display
from a retailer of New Hope. The lying Wild hog is absolutely brilliant.
There is something for all tastes...looks like a sculpture from Easter Island
Plants feature strongly as always. The PHS
introduced the gold medal award for woodies of outstanding landscape value. Here I snapped
a picture of the weigela "Wine and Roses" . This is a great little shrub; the
foliage has a purple tint( The more sun the better) and the flowers pink. It is a very
disease resistant and carefree shrub.
In their special exhibit visitors can learn about the
gold medal award system. Each year a group of 'woodies' is chosen for outstanding
horticultural merit. Winterberries, Deutzia , Dogwood crosses. aronia and many more have
been awarded the gold Medal. Click on the link below to visit Gold medal winners
Philadelphia Green is strongly represented with its
Philadephia 2100 exhibit. The flower show donates a considerable amount of time and
effort in improving urban areas with horticulture. Tree plantings, container plantings and
ground covers are used freely to soften the harsh urban environment.
What flower show would be complete without its flowers.
Some of the exhibits were truly wonderous this year. This display was particularly
eyecatching. The time and effort put into such creations is mind boggling....as long as
they didn't take the flowers from my garden
Modern or when does modern become dated?
An interesting design of the modern school ..can I just ask about the lawn
maintenance scheme?..you need a very small lawn mower here.. still it inspires thought
...I liked the silhouetted bamboo.
Have you seen this before ?
The Art of Bonsai being taught.
A famous Bonsai Artist busy at work instructing pupils on bonsai. I think this was a
new exhibit and another sign of the 'Hands on ' feeling about this year's show.
Seminars were being held all over the place
A tower of flower.
This massive creation is something I go for. Using some large tender perennials
like canna and sweet potato vine this display will give months of enjoyment. It can
be used as a screen on a deck or a center piece in a bed. The larger the container, the
easier it is to maintain.