By Janet Singler Guest Columnist I got to the show at 10:00 a.m. I like to park across the street at the 7th and Pike garage, mostly because I always have trouble finding my car at the end of a long day in the maze of the convention center parking… Display Gardens I went to [...]

Did you see the chickens? They were on display, not so discreetly tucked into a couple of show gardens. Popular speaker, co-author of “Intimate Gardens” and garden designer, Lucy Hardiman, reports that Portland was the first city to implement a chicken coop tour. Of all the interesting things to make part of a garden-the chickens [...]

By Laura Christianson Guest Columnist I’d just spent two hours oohing and aahing at the Display Gardens, and I needed to rest, slug down a bottle of water, and consult my map. I collapsed into a chair and overheard a conversation between the two teenagers sitting next to me, who were closely examining their map. [...]

By Dianne Garcia Guest columnist How best to celebrate this one precious day? Mapped in 15-minute increments, organized by objective, and outlined in a project management notebook? Or should I simply surrender to serendipity? Realizing that the “footprint” of this show encompasses many acres… I organized my time, reviewing inserts in the local newspaper and [...]

By Laura Christianson Guest Columnist My dad would be delighted to spend eight hours a day, seven days a week in his garden. I did not inherit the gardening gene; I’m content to weed my half-acre, scraggly-looking yard twice a season. Dad’s been pestering me to attend the Northwest Flower & Garden Show with him [...]

By Ann Jozefczyk Guest Columnist I started attending the Northwest Flower & Garden Show with my mother, Rita, many years ago (before I had a house, let alone a garden). Now I go with my daughter Clare. I enjoy searching out my favorite vendors and discovering new ones. Several years ago I bought a terrific [...]

You can’t deny the energy and garden-passion of Ciscoe Morris. I don’t know about you but I enjoy his show on television and always wondered if he is as vivacious in real life. Have no doubt-he is. In spite of his massive credentials of 20 years as a Master Gardener, best-selling author and garden television [...]

By Mary Margaret Cromarty Guest Columnist Spring is an inspiring time: rhododendrons and cherry trees covered in blossoms; perennials coming up; bulbs; birds; longer days; warmer weather. Nurseries full of plants to fall in love with. You know: the ones you water every week all summer until your vacation in August when they die. The [...]

By Aaron Barr Guest Columnist My girlfriend, Anner, and I met downtown at 1:30 p.m. today and grabbed a quick bite at the crepe store just outside of the Convention Center. One needs to be fortified before taking on the Flower & Garden Show, y’know! Then, with our water bottles filled and a chocolate snack [...]

By Carolyn Fessler Guest Columnist Today was my first visit to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in quite some time. Since my last visit I’ve moved from Seattle to the Kitsap Peninsula and my interest and involvement in container gardening has bumped up considerably now that we’re empty nesters with a bit more time [...]