The Association of Professional Landscape Designers, Washington Chapter (APLD-WA), is organizing FREE landscape design consultations at the 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show. This was such a popular service at the 2010 garden show that they are bringing it back next month.   Garden Show attendees have the opportunity to meet with landscape designers who are [...]

MEET JOE! Subaru Garden on the Skybridge Friday at 2:15 pm Saturday at 3:45 pm  The popular and energetic Joe Lamp’l travels all over the U.S. going to garden shows, but he confesses the Northwest Flower & Garden Show is his favorite show. “The people at the Northwest show are so friendly, the show gardens are [...]

Since it was first founded in 1989, the Northwest Flower & Garden Show has had a tradition of inviting three exceptional gardening pros to serve as Show Judges and Speakers. This year is no exception, with Stephen Orr, Garden Editor for Martha Stewart Living, Rosalind Creasy, groundbreaking author of Edible Landscaping, and Steve Aitken, editor [...]

Today we have Part 2 of our blog on the Northwest gardening celebs, friends and mentors we have grown to love over the years at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show (here’s Part 1).  Some of these gardening gurus have been speaking at the show since it first heralded spring back in 1989!   So [...]

The Northwest Flower & Garden Show’s extensive seminar program is one of the best in the world – a testimony to the countless plant addicts and gardening aficionados in the Pacific Northwest. Speakers from all over the nation flock to the show to share their wit and wisdom with our attendees.   But just as [...]

One of the highlights for local gardeners is the annual Northwest Flower & Garden Show Opening Night Party on February 7, from 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm, hosted by the Arboretum Foundation to benefit the Washington Park Arboretum. This is a must-attend party for the ‘horteratti’, offering the opportunity to view the inspirational show gardens in [...]

The Northwest Flower & Garden Show has a strong commitment to supporting garden writers, giving them a platform to share their words of wisdom with beginning and well seasoned gardeners alike. This coming show is no exception, as we have 17 authors with recent books published that will be making their debut appearance at the [...]

PLAN AHEAD! Tuesday, February 7 5:00 pm – 9:30 pm Opening Night Party for the Northwest Flower & Garden Show Enjoy a fabulous evening of delicious food, fine wines, live music, and silent auctions as you feast your eyes of the 26 spectacular show gardens at the 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show. This year [...]

Barbara Wise – Author of “Container Gardening for All Seasons” Barbara Peake Wise is the author of the upcoming new book, Container Gardening for All Seasons: 101 Plant Recipes for Year-Round Color (Cool Springs Press, Feb, 2012). She works for Southern Land Company, LLC in Franklin, Tennessee as their Director of Floriculture, where her responsibilities [...]

The Northwest Flower & Garden Show has long dedicated space in the show to nonprofit organizations that support and strengthen the gardening community around us. Our 2012 show will feature 34 such exhibitor booths in our Garden Resource Center. It’s the place to meet fellow gardeners who share the same interests as you – whether [...]