Miniature landscapes and miniature settings stole the show at the Philadelphia Flower Show this year. Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window" got the blue ribbon for drama.
Lights Camera Bloom! Philadelphia Flower Show-Part 1
The Philadelphia Flower Show was under the bright lights this year with a movie theme. Interpreting popular movies was a fun way to showcase people's talents with landscaping and arranging plants.
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Northwest Flower & Garden Highlights
The recent Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle highlights new trends and new products in the gardening world.
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Vintage Gardening
Did you know that old gardening tools are a "hot" collectable? See what you have in your gardening shed that might be worth some money.
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ARTiculture-Philadelphia Flower Show 2014
Judging the recent Philadelphia flower show is always an exciting experience. Pairing art and horticulture is a natural mix which showcased floral arranging and horticulture as an art form.
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Scarecrow on Duty-The Fun of Creating a ‘Scarey’ Scarecrow
Scarecrows are fun to create from found materials in all shapes, sizes, and materials! Fabricated from a left over metal trash can and dryer vent pipe, and sheet metal findings from a house installation, my scarecrow was a fixture in my garden. When a recent blog posting of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society announcing a scarecrow contest hit my computer, I was …
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Brilliant! The Philadelphia Flower Show
Attention Plant Geeks! You still have time to visit the greatest flower show on earth! I just came back from doing my demo of fairy gardens at the Philadelphia Flower Show and took lots of pictures and video. If you can't make it this year to the show, you are missing a blooming  'Brilliant' show! English …
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MANTS Show – Part 2
Proven Winners' Goji Berries- The Next Super Food I checked out the Proven Winners' introductions at Spring Meadow Nursery at the latest MANTS show, to see what is the latest and greatest in shrubbery! Goji Berries are the new berry bush that is being promoted as a healthy and tasty berry addition to the landscape. I …
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MANTS Show – The Mid-Atlantic Nurseryman’s Show- Part 1
Everything New (and Old!) in the Gardening World Every year right after New Year's parties have wound down and the confetti is a recent memory, I make my annual pilgrimage to the MANTS Show (Mid-Atlantic Nurseryman's Show) at the Baltimore Convention Center. I look forward with anticipation to see old friends, new ideas or old re-packaged ones, …
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Honey Bee Royalty at the Maryland State Fair
Honey Princess 2012 On a hot and muggy afternoon recently, I worked at the MD State Fair in Timonium at the honey booth selling honey products. As a MD beekeeper, you are encouraged to work the fair for a shift to help our group, the Central MD Beekeepers Association, sell members honey. While there, I got to meet …
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