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Sneak Peek! Display gardens of the Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2009

February 17, 2009 by Andrea Bellamy 4 Comments

I took the media tour of the display gardens at Seattle’s Northwest Flower and Garden Show today, and wow – what a trip! I’ve never seen a garden show in its assembly phase (although I’ve participated in disassembly). It’s great to see the gardens before the Show actually opens; you don’t have to fight through […]

Filed Under: Events, Green Gardening & Living, Inspiration, Pacific Northwest Tagged With: drought tolerant plants, green roofs, green walls, native plants, Northwest Flower and Garden Show, Sustainability, water conservation

CanWest Horticultural Show trends

September 19, 2007 by Andrea Bellamy 5 Comments

I stopped by the CanWest Horticultural Show last week (“Western Canada’s premier nursery, landscape and floriculture trade show”). Like most hort shows, the types of exhibitors don’t vary all that much from year to year, so what I look for – in addition to anything really different – are the overall trends.   Not exactly […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: canwest hort show, foliage, green roofs

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