Saturday, April 2 9:00 am – 3:00 pm 6th ANNUAL GARDEN LOVERS’ BOOK SALE Wine & Cheese Preview Party Friday, April 1 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Thousands of used gardening, horticulture, botany and landscape design books will be for sale at the Miller Library the first weekend of April. Original artwork from the American [...]
Despite the freakish snow storm during its opening days, determined garden show devotees braved snow and ice to for their traditional celebration of spring at the 2011 Northwest Flower & Garden Show. The show posted strong attendance, record exhibitor participation and a major increase in “room night” stays by out-of-town visitors during its five-day run [...]
Enthusiastic attendees to the 2011 Northwest Flower & Garden Show flocked to the show’s renowned seminars by the region’s leading gardening experts as well as many out-of-state professionals appearing at the show. And many speakers embellished their excellent seminars with valuable advice in a take-home handout for their audiences. As a new service this [...]
Colleen Miko, CPH, shares this spicy recipe that was given to her by her cousin, Traci Prendergast, who is co-owner of Vesta Flatbread in Emeryville, California, and who has lived and traveled extensively in South America. Here’s Colleen’s take on this unusual sauce: “Unlike most chimichurri sauces I have sampled which are green, like [...]
COLLEEN MIKO, GUEST BLOGGER Inside the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, we experienced the emotional rush of spring. The positive energy and excitement were measurable as people drank in the garden possibilities presented by so many talented “plant people.” Over and over, attendees of the show expressed this hopeful optimism as they enjoyed the elaborate, [...]
MARTY WINGATE, GUEST BLOGGER There was a hope of spring in buying plants and garden accessories at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show, as evidenced by the action at the exhibitor booths on the first day – despite the snowy weather! The range of plant material for sale astonished: several interesting selections of angel’s fishing rods [...]
BILL THORNESS, GUEST BLOGGER “Twenty-one years,” said Charley Yaw with his trademark welcoming smile. That was his answer when I asked how long he’s been exhibiting Charley’s Greenhouses at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show. I stopped to say hi to Charley, whom I’ve often tapped at the show for advice. I knew he and [...]
