{"id":3193,"date":"2015-01-21T10:43:32","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T18:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=3193"},"modified":"2024-01-27T08:53:27","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T16:53:27","slug":"its-showtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/plants\/its-showtime\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s showtime!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Showtime! Well, not quite yet, but it\u2019s the time of the year I start thinking about them, the annual garden shows. How better to break the spell of winter?<\/p>\n

\"NWFG<\/a>
The 2013 Ravenna Gardens display at the NWFG Show. It was perfect and I wanted to take it home, all of it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I\u2019m lucky to live in region\u00a0that really does\u00a0garden shows, not some \u201chome improvement\u201d show where a couple of landscape companies are stuck in the corner and they promise to install the latest in hi-tech outdoor kitchens, fire bowls and water features (but nary a plant is mentioned).<\/p>\n

\"NWFG<\/a>
Also from the 2013 NWFG Show this display (like the one above) is in the skywalk between the two large exhibit halls. These display gardens are small, but usually have some of the brightest ideas of the show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our local season kicks off this year with Seattle\u2019s Northwest Flower & Garden Show<\/a> (February 11-15), followed by the Yard Garden & Patio Show<\/a> in Portland (February 27\u00a0\u2013 March 1). Both shows have faced the possibility of closure, the NWFG Show back in 2009 (it was purchased by O’Loughlin Trade Shows, who ran their first show in 2010) and just this year the YGP was shuttered by its former producers (the Oregon Association of Nurseries) and thankfully rescued by Metropolitan Productions, Inc. I was thrilled to read the new owners aren\u2019t going to turn the YGP into one of those \u201cother\u201d shows but pledge to keep the emphasis on gardening. In turn I pledge to do my best to support them by going to the show, purchasing and encouraging others to do the same.<\/p>\n

\"NWFG<\/a>
Plants for sale at the 2013 NWFG Show, this is what the shows are all about…plants!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both shows follow roughly the same format: big display gardens, exhibitors sharing their products and services, plant vendors and free seminars. The display gardens are always good for a few WWTT moments (\u201cWhat Were They Thinking\u201d) and of course a few great take-home ideas. The seminars are interesting and educational. This year\u2019s seminar schedule for YGP hasn\u2019t been posted yet but looking at the NWFG schedule<\/a> I can see there are quite a few speakers I won\u2019t want to miss (Friday<\/a> looks especially wonderful).\u00a0Most importantly I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever left a show without purchasing at least one must-have plant.<\/p>\n

\"NWFG<\/a>
Those pipes! I’ve saved this image and a couple of similar. I really want to get rid of the concrete retaining wall blocks in the front garden and replace them with planted pipes. An idea from the 2013 NWFG Show which I’ve yet to act on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That said my favorite part of the show isn\u2019t any of those things. No, it\u2019s the people and the passion. Getting out of the house and celebrating the beginning of another gardening season with my friends and neighbors. What more could you ask for?<\/p>\n

\"YGP<\/a>
‘Chief Joseph’ lodgepole pine was the “it”\u00a0plant of the 2013 YGP Show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to (almost) yearly visits to both the NWFG Show and the YG&P Show, I’ve been fortunate to have attended the San Francisco Flower & Garden Show<\/a>\u00a0(it’s held March 18-22 this year) and would love to someday visit the Philadelphia Flower Show<\/a> (February 28 \u2013 March 8) as well as the Chicago Flower & Garden Show (March 14-22). And don\u2019t even get me started about the possibility of visiting the English shows, that would be amazing, those people\u00a0really know how to do a garden\u00a0show.<\/p>\n

Is there a garden show in your city? What\u2019s your favorite part?<\/p>\n

\"YGP<\/a>
For me this garden was all about the grass flopping over the edge of an orange wall. Inspiration! Although I’m sure I was supposed to be impressed with the fire in the pond.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All this talk of the shows has me wondering what plants I\u2019m going to discover this year. Here are just a few of my treasures from past years\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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