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Feb 7, 2014 11:52 PM CST
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Name: Julia
Washington State (Zone 7a)
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Lovely day at the Seattle Flower and Garden Show. I go every year to this and usually the gardens are just over the top. This some times makes it hard to envision any of the ideas going in a home garden. However this year, in my opinion they were the very best I've seen for years. PNW oriented and just beautiful
This is the front garden before entering the display area.
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Feb 8, 2014 12:01 AM CST
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Name: Julia
Washington State (Zone 7a)
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Another Area that was just beautiful with so many perfect specimen plants provided by Amazing Maples

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Feb 8, 2014 12:38 AM CST
Name: Bev
Salem OR (Zone 8a)
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Gee, is it that time of year already for garden shows? Lucky you, Julia. I don't know if there's anything out here that's garden related showing at this time of year. I think in Feb. there's a Cat show, a Cocker Spaniel show, a coin show and a train show at the nearby event center. And one orchid show last weekend. That's it. Glare
Well, thanks for sharing the photos and I'm wondering if anything inspired you or anything that walked out of the show with you?
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Feb 8, 2014 10:34 AM CST
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Name: Julia
Washington State (Zone 7a)
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Many of the gardens were showing white flowers witch I enjoyed. Seems as though I was taking pictures of plants I like but didn't get pictures of over all gardens. Did get a few though:

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Feb 8, 2014 10:56 AM CST
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Name: Julia
Washington State (Zone 7a)
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Here is another one that was interesting. Earth in Our Hands

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The earth was flat in the pavers but when you take a picture of it the earth looks 3-D. See the finger prints on the fingers.
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Side shots of this garden

This was a formal garden. Love the white bit not my thing

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Plenty of vertical plantings

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Other gardens
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Sedum was everywhere
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This arbor was wrapped in sedum sod.

What do you think of this Evergreen pruned up as a flower?
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Feb 8, 2014 11:25 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Julia
Washington State (Zone 7a)
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Bev, I bought a few things 2 mini evergreens, a heuchera, Carnival coffee bean and 3 different Gentiana.
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Feb 8, 2014 4:32 PM CST
Name: Bev
Salem OR (Zone 8a)
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Oh, I liked the glass ornamentation on this planter because I thought it was real plant (like gigantic pitcher plants) before I clicked on it to look closer.
springcolor said: Thumb of 2014-02-08/springcolor/7e751e Also many of the displays had glass balls or other glass ascents.


Yes lots of ornamentation which has advantage of not needing to be watered. How do you water sedum above your head???
Again, thanks for the xtra pics! Makes me want to hunt down a garden show somewhere...but I hate to drive... Glare
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Feb 8, 2014 6:32 PM CST
Name: Mary Stella
Chester, VA (Zone 7b)
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Drive?? I would have to drive 1500 miles to see a real flower show. And can't justify plane fare for a several day event. Although I did go down to Portland one spring to see the peonies at various nurseries and then went to Schreiner's Iris farm. Was really interesting but a cold spring so not as many flowers as I would like. And the rose garden had no roses and poured cats and dogs when we went there.
From -60 Alaska to +100 Virginia. Wahoo
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Feb 8, 2014 7:15 PM CST
Name: Bev
Salem OR (Zone 8a)
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Mary, guess you would have had to wait for later in the season to see more of what you wanted. I hope there's more resources/shows for your other hobbies... Smiling
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Feb 8, 2014 10:17 PM CST
Name: Mary Stella
Chester, VA (Zone 7b)
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Oh, I look online a lot. Maybe next spring. This year I am gone for all April and most all October so while I could go see dahlias in Sept I will have enough of planes to last a long while this year.
From -60 Alaska to +100 Virginia. Wahoo
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Feb 9, 2014 2:48 PM CST
Name: Deb
Planet Earth (Zone 8b)
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Thanks for all the pics, Julia. I missed the show this year and appreciated seeing it remotely.
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Feb 9, 2014 6:16 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Julia
Washington State (Zone 7a)
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Plant Database Moderator I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Dog Lover Sempervivums Container Gardener Foliage Fan
Deb, he had so many plants in this display and my pictures don't do justice to them.
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