Our annual day trips to the Philadelphia Flower Show, billed as “the world’s oldest and largest indoor flower show,” is sure to be Brilliant this year! Capturing the majestic beauty and creative inspiration of Great Britain, displays at this year’s Flower Show will pay tribute to centuries of inspiring, influential design sense of London.
Our trips take place Saturday, March 2; Sunday, March 3; and Friday, March 8. We depart at 8 a.m. from the Vienna Metro Station and leave the flower show at 5 p.m. to arrive back at the Vienna Metro Station at about 8 p.m. Cost is $65 and includes round-trip transportation and admission to the show.
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To help you plan your, here are some exciting activities for you to consider:
The Gardener’s Studio FREE
Besides providing a place to relax while learning something new, the Gardener’s Studio allows gardening and greening experts to share their passion with the public. Activities include the Container Garden Challenges, friendly competitions in which three experts will create beautiful containers using the same materials. The audience can select their favorite by voting via the Flower Show app.
Saturday March 2
12:00 PM Container Garden Challenge Container Garden Challenge
1:00 PM Tim Jennings Meet Her Aquatic Majesty – Victoria, the Seductress (Longwood Gardens Book Signing)
1:00 PM Tomasz Anisko Meet Her Aquatic Majesty – Victoria, the Seductress (Longwood Gardens Book Signing)
2:00 PM Jonathan Wright Cutting & Arranging Branches from the Garden
3:00 PM David Burnett A Weed is a Misplaced Plant: How to Control the Troublemakers of Your Garden
4:00 PM Andrea Bruno & Ariel Weiss The Gardeners’ Guide to Pain Free Gardening
Sunday March 3
12:00 PM Container Garden Challenge Container Garden Challenge
1:00 PM Charlotte D. Kidd Worm Composting: The Dance of the Red Wigglers
2:00 PM Trevor Edwards “Rambings of an Irish Gardener”, Hints, Tips, Advice, Stories and a bit of “Craic”
3:00 PM Judith Smith Bring on the Blooms: African Violet First Aid
3:00 PM Betsy Branson Bring on the Blooms: African Violet First Aid
4:00 PM Don Shump Fabulous Beekeeping
Friday March 8
11:00 AM William Moss How to Get a Greener Lawn Organically
12:00 PM Container Garden Challenge Container Garden Challenge
1:00 PM Trevor Edwards “Rambings of an Irish Gardener”, Hints, Tips, Advice, Stories and a bit of “Craic”
2:00 PM David Venable TBD
3:00 PM Chuck Hinkle Gold Medal Plants
4:00 PM Liz Haegele Gardening 101
Garden to Table Studio FREE
Enjoy half-hour cooking demonstrations at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. presented each day by Organic Gardening magazine. Participating chefs include Daniel Stern, chef and owner of Philadelphia’s famed R2L and MidAtlantic restaurants, and Edward Lee, Organic Gardening’s Simply Fresh Contributing Chef, acclaimed chef at Louisville’s 610 Magnolia, “Iron Chef America†competitor, and James Beard finalist for Best Chef.
Make& Take Room ($10)
It’s DIY time in the new Make & Take Room, where you can assemble a floral creation of your own design, including a fabulous fascinator or fashionable floral wristlet.
Speaker Series FREE
Saturday, March 2
11:30 AM Raymond Evison Clematis for Today’s Gardens (Book signing to follow)
1:00 PM Mark Lane The Garden at Buckingham Palace
2:30 PM Bill Schaffer AIFD, CFD, AAF, PFCI Taking The Flower Show Home (Book signing to follow)
Sunday, March 3
11:30 AM Charlie Nardozzi Urban Gardening for Everyone (Book signing to follow)
1:00 PM Tovah Martin Houseplants through the Seasons (Book signing to follow)
2:30 PM Mark Lane The Garden at Buckingham Palace
Friday, March 8
11:30 AM Andrew Keys Why Grow That When You Can Grow This! (Book signing to follow)
1:00 PM Caroline Yourcheck PowerGardening . . . lose weight & weeds
2:30 PM Ken Greene Art of the Heirloom: Heirloom seeds through the eyes of artists.