Gardening – it’s both an art, and a hobby. For some of us (I’m talking to you) it’s an obsession. But good gardening requires some skill and knowledge so that the plants – and your body – are treated correctly. And before you even consider putting plants in the ground, you must consider the soil. [...]
Plant lust. We’ve all had it at one time or another. Unfortunately, these seminars will not be a cure for your craving for plants. New-and-improved, tried-and-true, high-impact, low-maintenance, must-have, can’t-miss plants – our speakers will be talking about them all. Our seminars, combined with the incredible selections enticing you at the show’s Plant Market, are [...]
Today the dedicated team that brings you the Northwest Flower & Garden Show – now recovered from our Thanksgiving food comas - is hitting the road – literally. We’re off to deliver the NWFGS tickets to all our ticket outlets. It’s a tough job but somebody’s got to stop by all the coolest garden centers King, Pierce, Kitsdap and Snohomish [...]
Do you have a new family member in your near future? Now you can buy them our exclusive baby blanket and cuddle the new baby in softness. Pendleton Woolen Mills and the Northwest Flower & Garden Show have teamed up to offer an exclusive, limited edition “Counting Sheep” Eco-Wise Wool® baby blanket. The regular price [...]
Join us for the 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show Tweetup, a special event for gardening and foodie enthusiasts active in the Twitterverse and blogosphere. The @nwfgs hosted Tweetup will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 7:30 am – 9:00 am, just before the show opens to the public. Check-in from 7:30 [...]
Our 8th installment of “Design a Garden” gives you the chance to choose from 3 sets of containers to go on the patio of our “Here Comes the Sun” garden. Designer Lloyd Glasscock, of Looking Glass Design will fill these containers with lush plantings from Swansons Nursery working with John Stout of Terra Firma Hardscapes to build the show garden [...]
More and more people are exploring ways to use their gardening space to grow their own food. It’s fun, it’s healthy, it’s delicious. But what’s the best approach? How do you get started? Which edibles work best for our region? What about patio or balcony gardeners – is there hope for you to grow edibles? [...]
Saturday, November 5 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm “GIANTS” Highline SeaTac Botanical Garden welcomes Ciscoe Morris and KING TV’s Evening Magazine to the Tin Theater for the Southwest King County World Premier of “Giants,” a documentary about the ruthlessly competitive world of growing pumpkins. Prepare to be amazed as you watch Pacific Northwest growers battle nature [...]
Well it’s official! Your “Design a Garden” votes are in, and the music genre is Rock ‘n Roll and the winning era of music was 1960 – 1990. Now designer Lloyd Glasscock, of Looking Glass Design has selected eight popular musical artists for you to choose from in our next week of voting. This [...]
Have you ever wondered about the countless design decisions that must go into creating a world-class garden show display garden? From the garden creator’s initial kernel of an idea, to the final building of the garden in 72 nerve-wracking intense hours, it is 9 months of planning, designing, recruiting, building, buying, forcing, pleading, sweating [...]
