....then you might want to travel and check out the following:

GARDEN SHOWS
New England Spring Flower Show - March 12-20
Bayside Expo Center
www.masshort.org

Philadelphia Flower Show - March 6-13
Philadelphia Convention Center
www.philaflowershow.com

WILDFLOWERS
Blue Ridge Mountains "Flame Azaleas" mid-June, "Mountain Laurel" mid-May
Park information www.nps.gov/blri/

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Gatlinburg, TN
Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage, April 1-May 1
wwwspringwildflowerpilgrimage.org/

FESTIVALS
Cherry Blossom Festivals
April 30 and May 1 at New York's Brooklyn Botanic Garden
www.bbg.org

Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC
March 26-April 11
www.nps.gov/nacc/cherry/indexB.htm

Daffodil Days
Blithewold Mansion, Bristol, RI
April 16-30
www.blithewold.org

Festival of Flowers
Biltmore Estate, Ashville NC
April 2-May 1
www.biltmore.com

Garden Conservancy's Open Days
400 private gardens in 21 states pick a day or more to admit the public between May and October
www.gardenconservancy.org/

Historic Garden Week in Virginia
April 16-24
www.VAGardenweek.org

Nantucket Annual Daffodil Festival Weekend
Nantucket Island, MA
April 22-24
www.nantucketchamber.org

Orchid Show
NY Botanical Garden
February 26-March 27
www.nybg.org

Spring is almost here!!

Hi seetheworld!
This weekend in Jacksonville Florida is the House & Garden Show..the guys from Curb Appeal and other HGTV shows are here.
We are going tomorrow.
At the Prime Osborne Convention Center!

Hey seetheworld how about the West Coast

San Francisco Flower & Garden Show
Where Gardens Meet Art
March 16-20, 2005
Historic Cow Palace
San Francisco
R5

Scarlett! You are sooooo very lucky - Curb Appeal is one of my favorite shows! Have a great day tomorrow

R5, thanks for your West Coast addition! San Francisco is one of my all-time favorite places!

Here's a Midwest addition for you

Chicago Flower and Garden Show
March 12-20
Navy Pier
http://www.chicagoflower.com/

Spring Flower Show
Feb 12-May 15
Garfield Conservatory, Chicago
http://www.garfield-conservatory.org/

OH NO!!! "Honey Dew Shows".

RUN, MEN, RUN!!!!

My favorite one is the Tulip Festival up in Skagit Valley in WA. The dates for this year are April 1-30. The blooms will be very early this year though. The website is www.tulipfestival.org.

There is also a tulip festival south of Portland in Woodburn. The dates for this year are March 19-April 20.

The Portland Home & Garden Show runs through tomorrow if anyone wants to hurry up and go.

Spoleto Festival USA 2005

http://www.spoletousa.org/

May 27-June 12th.

For 17 days and nights each spring, Spoleto Festival USA fills Charleston, South Carolina’s historic theaters, churches, and outdoor spaces with over 120 performances by renowned artists as well as emerging performers in disciplines ranging from opera, theater, music theater, dance, and chamber, symphonic, choral, and jazz music, as well as the visual arts.

Spoleto Festival USA has firmly established itself as one of the worldís major arts festivals and as one of the most significant arts organizations in the Southeast, presenting 100 world premieres and 93 American premieres since its inception in 1977. Past premieres and commissions include the highly acclaimed Peter and Wendy by Lee Breuer, Creve Coeur by Tennessee Williams, The American Clock by Arthur Miller, The Mechanical Organ by the Nikolais Dance Theatre, Miracolo díAmore by Martha Clarke, Empty Places by Laurie Anderson, Hydrogen Jukebox by Philip Glass and Allen Ginsberg, Praise House by Urban Bush Women, Three Tales by Steve Reich and Beryl Korot, and the world premiere of a Spoleto commissioned work Tenebrae by Osvaldo Golijov.

One of the festival’s tenets is to provide young performers the opportunity to work with veteran directors, designers and performers. World-renowned artists who performed early in their careers at Spoleto Festival USA include Renée Fleming, Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, the Emerson String Quartet and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.

Thanks for adding to this thread!

Kal, ...very funny!

Hi, Heading to the Philadelphia Flower Show next week. Have searched the show website but don't see anything about photography at the show. Anyone have any info about photo taking at the show?? Thanks

I am going to the Strawberry Festival this Sunday in FL....yummy !

Can't leave out
The Cincinnati Flower Show.
April 20-24
at Coney Island.

http://www.cincyflowershow.com/index.asp

"Cincinnati Flower Show - This is the king of all flower shows."
Better Homes and Gardens Magazine

Winkat, I was curious and so I called. Yes, you can take photos at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Have a great time!

Those coming to Philadelphia for the flower show, don't miss out on Longwood Gardens. It's in Kennett Square, PA - 30 miles west of Philly.

"Longwood Gardens was created by industrialist Pierre S. du Pont (and is sometimes referred to as the DuPont Gardens) and offers 1,050 acres (425 hectares) of gardens, woodlands, and meadows; 20 outdoor gardens; 20 indoor gardens within 4 acres (1.6 hectares) of heated greenhouses; 11,000 different types of plants; spectacular fountains"

http://www.longwoodgardens.org/Seaso...comespring.htm

Here's a Texas addition:

"Dallas Blooms" - March 5 - April 10. According to their website (dallasarboretum.org):

"The Dallas Arboretum, one of the finest show gardens in the Southwest, is alive with color. The Arboretum is blanketed in vibrant color as 2400 different varieties of azaleas blossom. The Arboretum features the only public display of the Huang Collection of azaleas outside of China."

And don't forget our wonderful displays of bluebonnets and other wildflowers in the Hill Country outside of Austin. Saw the first bluebonnet today -- mighty pretty!

Hope y'all can make it!

www.festivalofflowers.com

A beautiful Oak Tree lined canopy setting on the Springhill College Campus with an old plantation style house at the end of the road (where I understand they will be serving refreshments this year).

Southern living magazine is always there teaching classes/demos, as well as a host of other sponsors. It's one of the things my mother and I do together every year! Belle.

They are having it early this year 2o to easter being on their 'usual' last weekend in March.

Here is a part of my list
1. Azalea Festival in Wilmington, NC - April 5-8) (www.ncazaleafes.org)
2. Rhododendron Festival - Chateau de la Foltiere, France, (short drive from Le Mont St. Michel). In the end of April. www.au-chateau.com/foltiere.htm
3. Iris Festival in Sumter, SC - in May (www.sumter-sc.com)
4. Tulip Festival in Ottawa, Canada - May 5-23 (www.tulipfestival.ca)
5. Bluegrass and Rhododendron Festival in Georgia - May 7-8 &13, 14, 15
www.georgia-mountain-fair.com
6. Tennessee Iris Festival in Dresden - First weekend in May
7. Iris Festival in Keizer, OR - May 20-23
8. Rhododendron Festival in Roan Mountain, TN -June 18-19
(www.roanmountain.com)
9. Rhododendron Festival in Bakersville, NC - June 17-18 (www. bakersville.com)
10. Rhododendron and Garden Festival in New Plymouth in Taranaki, New Zealand - October 28 until November 6 (www.rhodo.co.nz)

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