Garden art and accessories are a big way to add some personality and pizzazz to your garden. But you don’t need to break the bank for “real” art. Here are some teriffic do-it-yourself projects that you can do on your own – especially after you see these seminars by these creative and crafty speakers.   [...]

The Northwest Flower & Garden Show will be bringing winter weary show attendees an extra dose of cheer with their 2012 show theme – A Floral Symphony – and the musical events they have scheduled throughout the garden show. Festive South Lobby concerts, all FREE with admission, will be four times each day, with a wide [...]

If you have an 8-ft. by 6-ft. space to create a little slice of outdoor living heaven, what would you do with it? How would you make it livable, inviting and give it some panache to reflect your personality? Stumped? For ideas, you need look no further than the creative genious behind the Northwest Flower & [...]

As gardeners we have a passion – and a responsibility – for sharing our little plot of Earth with the wildlife that lives there too. From the beloved ‘flying flowers’ such as birds, bees and butterflies, down to the microscopic creatures we cannot even see, we should all make an effort to create beneficial habitat not only for [...]

“A Floral Symphony,” the Northwest Flower & Garden Show extravaganza arriving February 8 – 12, 2012, covers six acres of the Washington State Convention Center. It has 23 spectacular show gardens, 3 “Living It Up” balcony gardens, 16 Container Exhibitors, over 300 garden-related Marketplace exhibitors, 116 seminars, 45 musical performances, a “Funky Junk” exhibit by high-school students, [...]

Steve Aitken – 2012 Show Judge & Editor, Fine Gardening magazine Steve Aitken is editor of Fine Gardening, a magazine devoted to making its readers better gardeners. He spends much of his time talking with and visiting horticulturists and avid gardeners around the country. The knowledge he gains from these activities not only helps the [...]

How would you like special VIP front-row seats for some of the most popular speakers at the 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show? PLUS get a free, autographed copy of their books? You can if you stop by the Subaru display garden on the skybridge on the morning of each of these seminars for more [...]

Canadian gardeners who come to the US for the garden show know that they can’t leave home without their passport, and they can’t return home without their passport and their Washington State Department of Agriculture Phytosanitary Inspection Certification paperwork if they buy any plants. Whew! That sounds like a load of paperwork. But at the [...]

It’s one-stop shopping for all your gardening needs (and splurges) at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show. With over 300 Marketplace Exhibitors at the show, you’ll find everything you need. Here’s just a few of the many Exhibitors that have returned to the show year after year, bringing their beautiful art, home décor, nature-inspired jewelry [...]

“No! No! NO! I never, ever, ever win anything! Really!” Julie McCulley exclaimed when she was called to tell her that she is the Northwest Flower & Garden Show’s “All That Jazz” Grand Prize Winner.   Julie wins four tickets to the garden show, two nights lodging at the luxurious Seattle Sheraton Hotel (conveniently located [...]