PlayGarden Treasure Hunt is for the Bird(house)!

The Northwest Flower & Garden Show is a wonderful way to spend the day with the entire family. The show wants young children to learn about the wonder of nature around them, to unplug from their electronic toys and dig the outdoors! So we’ve created a special place just for the kids. It’s called the [...]

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Getting the Most from the Northwest Flower & Garden Show

“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, [...]

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Egg-stra Special FUN at Garden Show PlayGarden!

The beloved song “Rockin’ Robin” is the inspiration behind the new PlayGarden at the 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show. The show has teamed up again with the folks at Seattle Children’s PlayGarden to design and build this popular new feature. Children of all ages – and especially their parents – will love the creative ways [...]

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Little Sprouts will be Rockin’ at 2012 Garden Show PlayGarden

The Northwest Flower & Garden Show’s musical theme, “A Floral Symphony,” will be showcased throughout the show, in the display gardens, and a musical stage in the South Lobby. Even the youngest budding gardeners can enjoy musical tunes just right for them, as we present an outstanding lineup of children’s entertainers that are sure to [...]

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Cuddle Up to a Good Cause

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 [...]

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Here’s What’s Happening in September

Saturdays through September 9:00 am – 6:00 pm Share Your Harvest Molbak’s for Hopelink Are you swimming in squash? Overdosing on onions? Bubbling over with blueberries? Tons of tomatoes (we wish…)? Share your harvest with the Hopelink food banks by dropping it off at Molbak’s, every Saturday in September. Here’s what to donate: Veggies: beans, [...]

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The Piggies are Coming to our Garden Show Treasure Hunt!

Piggies are coming to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show! Piggybanks, that is, as part of our children’s Treasure Hunt. The Treasure Hunt is a great way to engage young children in viewing the Display Gardens. While children are engaged finding hidden piggies in each garden, adults can look at the plants, design, accessories, water [...]

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New Children’s PlayGarden Debuts at the Show

The Seattle Children’s PlayGarden is a nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the lives of children with challenges by providing a hands-on garden and garden-inspired programming. Located at the Colman Playfield, a public park in Seattle, it has been a phenomenal success since it was established in 2002.   Thanks to the sponsorship of U.S. [...]

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