Destination Living by Windermere Real Estate Experience second-home living in this new feature located in the North Hall. Walk through gardens and interior spaces created to transport you to vacation-living hot spots. Click here to learn more!
Flower MarketCome delight in the fresh cut flower bouquets at our new Flower Market. Hand tied and crafted from local and exotic stems, these easy to take home bouquets can be custom created while you wait.
Sproutopia: A place for kids! The young and old alike enjoy a stroll through this imaginative feature of the Show. Tiny display gardens, created by local school children, delight and amuse, while hands-on exhibits allow families a chance to explore the many aspects of a garden together. Click here to learn more.
Sprout Stage Special presentations just for children to introduce them to the excitement of gardening, bugs, bats, worms and a program by Seattle Children's Theater!
A Place to Take Root The first exhibit devoted to the evolution of the common flower pot—will be presented by the Northwest Horticultural Society.This traveling museum piece will feature over 40 historical American pots.Renowned potters, Guy Wolff from Connecticutand John Weber of Seattle, will be demonstrating their art live during selected show hours. Local illustrious garden designers will be displaying dazzlingly decorated contemporary containers, promising to bring stark contrast between the historical and the modern, the new and the old, which is necessary to celebrate the fullness of time – the wisdom of the past, the joy of the moment and the hope of the future. Aw Pottery, Molbak's and Ravenna Gardens are generous sponsors of this exceptional exhibit.
Ask the ExpertGot questions about plants or insects? Want scientifically-sound, research-based information about your garden? We’ve got answers! We’re not a garden club, not selling products and not too busy for you! We’re WSU Master Gardeners and there are more than 4,000 of us spread across Washington to serve you. We volunteer for Washington State University through WSU Extension. So...bring your plant samples, photos and all the details you can muster and we’ll provide environmentally friendly yet scientifically sound solutions for your home garden problems.
Green Industry Conference Green Meridian (www.greenmeridian.org) brings a brand new feature to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in 2006. This conference is designed to offer Green Industry Professionals an opportunity to learn about the newest technical advances in the landscape industry, trends in natural process horticulture and other advanced training. Organized as a series of one-hour seminars or panel discussions, topics and issues will be presented with an approach based upon least-toxic and integrated pest management methodologies. All seminars will take place in the Adams Room. Click here for a complete listing of each day's seminars.
RETURNING FAVORITES
Display GardensTwenty-four landscaped gardens showcase the areas most talented designers, growers and horticulturists. Come be inspired.
Orchids A favorite every year, orchid vendors come from around the globe to showcase their exotic gems. As always, be prepared to be tempted by these beauties but don’t be bashful about buying, we have an orchid hotel nearby to house your purchase until you are done experiencing all the Show has to offer.
Container Garden Exhibition This audience favorite showcases container design ideas perfect for that deck, patio or front porch. From classic to contemporary, this exhibition is sure to provide inspiration for your own home, condo or apartment.
Flora Fantasia Premier local nurseries will artfully display their most beautiful stock in full bloom in this special exhibition. Don’t miss this display of color in the North Hall!
Great Plant Picks Unveiled at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show, the yearly Great Plant Picks feature a superb list of plants for gardeners in the Pacific Northwest . For more information see www.greatplantpicks.org
Funky Junk High School Horticulture students and non-profit organizations such as plant societies and garden clubs create a unique garden display. With the exception of plants, all the materials used to create the displays are recycled or found objects. Special thanks to The Re-Store who has generously offered to donate $100 worth of product to participating designers. www.re-store.org
Floral Competition Always a favorite, this opulent display of artfully arranged blooms will delight anyone who partakes in the visual splendor. Located in the South Lobby, don’t miss this competition showcasing the areas best and most innovative designers and florists.
Meet the Plants See the latest and greatest from area growers that will be newly available for the 2006 gardening season.
Children's Gardens Displayed in Sproutopia: A place for kids!, these small container gardens created by school kids from around the Puget Sound are pure delight. By working on a garden, the students acquire a hands-on experience in horticulture and design, using plants and their imagination.
Ikebana & Bonsai Back by popular demand, Ikebana and Bonsai will create areas of serenity on the 6th floor as well as provide demonstrations that are sure to educate and inspire.
