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| The Northwest Flower & Garden Show For garden enthusiasts or those who simply enjoy the beauty of one, the Northwest Flower & Garden Show is the event to attend each and every February. With thousands of flowers, plants and landscape materials, a mundane convention center is transformed into six acres of garden oasis. Add to that over 110 free garden seminars and shopping at 300 exhibits strictly related to gardening, outdoor living and gardeners and you have a show that has something for everyone. The Northwest Flower & Garden Show takes place February 14-18, 2007 at the Washington State Convention Center in downtown Seattle. The Northwest Flower & Garden Show is celebrating its 19th year of inspiring Northwest gardeners. The Show is recognized as one of the world's leading garden shows, sharing that distinction with a handful of others in London, Philadelphia, Boston and San Francisco. Its innovative and high-quality gardens, educational offerings, and exhibits draw between 60, 000 - 80, 000 gardeners of all talents into the Washington Convention Center that has been transformed into a gardeners delight. Ideas and entertainment abound for fans of gardening at all levels and all ages. Showgoers celebrate the upcoming gardening season over five days, enjoying 25 extraordinary show gardens, free seminars and workshops, educational exhibits, an educational and activity area for families, live music, as well as shopping for the West's finest plants, garden art, tools and specialty items that are difficult to find anywhere else. With more than 300 nurseries and exhibitors for showgoers to shop and explore, the Northwest Flower & Garden Show makes garden shopping possible under one roof. All the exhibitors are selected for their high quality products and services, specific to gardening. Many are selling the hottest items for 2007. Offering a sneak peek at the emerging trends of the season, the Display Gardens are the most highly anticipated element of the Show. Designed by some of the Pacific Northwest's most prestigious nursery and landscape professionals, the 25 full-size garden spaces offer a wealth of phenomenal design ideas and inspiration. This year's gardens illustrate a variety of concepts, including a male/female garden that explores the differences in our tastes, an environmentally friendly tropical garden that will delight, garden spaces that bring the living room outdoors, gardens showcasing a wealth of small-space ideas, an eclectic display of rare collector specimens, and more! The gardens are judged by some of the industry's best. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Exhibition News :: home page |