Our guest bloggers–who range in age from 11-to-75, had a terrific time attending and writing about their day at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show. Here is an index of all their posts: Orchids Coming Out My Ears Reflections on the Orchid Show and orchid vendors Junior Bonsai Warrior An 11-year-old is enthralled by the [...]

Dear Flora, I want to plan for some new, dark plants within the next couple of years. I will plant them against my white house walls and be the envy of my neighborhood. Any suggestions? – Wants the Neighbors Stopping Dear Wants the Neighbors Stopping (and Gabbing), You simply MUST keep an eye on the [...]

By Kathy Archer Guest columnist I’ve always had a passion for gardening; perhaps I got it from my parents, who always had an awesome vegetable garden. Nothing like going to the garden and choosing something for dinner. I always liked how nice the yard looked after a hard day’s work. And it stayed looking good [...]

On the subject of growing a successful crop of future gardeners, let me pass on a few helpful hints.   Children love things that are a miniature of our full sized “stuff”. Remember that doctor’s kit you played with? Remember the set of play pots and pans and dishes? I know I am not the only [...]

By Mia Vermillion Guest columnist I moved here 10+ years ago from San Antonio, where “ya’ll” is the plural of you and sneezing in a store brings a chorus of “bless you’s” from fellow shoppers. The Northwest is not like that. But what is universal is the friendly spirit of gardeners everywhere. As long as [...]

By Josh Christianson, age 12 on Feb. 27 Guest Columnist Fun for Kids One of the things I did was a scavenger hunt. It was a fun little way to see all the exhibits. You had to look for coconuts in each exhibit and write down how many there were. If you do the scavenger [...]

By Kelly Richardson Guest Columnist Today was the last day of the Northwest Flower & Garden Show. I remembered what the crowds were like last year so I decided to be an early bird and get the worm and I arrived at 9 a.m., right before the show opened. To my surprise, the crowds were [...]

By Deborah Burns Guest Columnist The transforming magic that happens every February at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show helps to warm me up for the upcoming season of gardening and makes me dream BIG with ideas for my garden. Okay, so my dreams and ideas are usually unrealized by mid-summer as life, chores (and [...]

The crowds are winding down. People are tired, but still smiling. The exhibitors are trying to sell more merchandise so they don’t have to pack it up and those on their feet for all five days are finally sitting-for a moment. In many aspects, it was a great show and I hope that you enjoyed [...]

By Nancy Crowell and Mike Carlisle Guest Columnists We have been looking forward to the Northwest Flower & Garden show for a month, so even though today turned out to be one of the best weather days of the year so far, we left La Conner early in order to get into the show before [...]