Flower Shows & Events Archive - Jul 2007

Ornamental horticulture classes, ranging from irrigation design to organic vegetable gardening, are set for the fall semester at Monterey Peninsula College.

Courses begin the week of Aug. 27 and continue through Dec. 20. The schedule includes introduction to ornamental horticulture; a course on trees; plant identification; horticultural sales and business practices; irrigation design and water economy; organic vegetable gardening; and water features for gardens...

Receiving a beautiful bouquet of flowers or picking one up for yourself is a thrill.

Now, though, comes the challenge: how to keep those bouquets looking fresh and lovely for as long as possible.

It is a three-prong process, say Ann and Sara Petrosky, co-owners of Thallo Design Floral Studio in Melbourne...

The Japanese honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica, hails from eastern Asia including Japan, Korea, northern and eastern China and Taiwan. It plays a great part in the scented garden, its sweet, evocative perfume free on the air.

As a child, I would risk the sting of bees and shoo them away from the nectar bar the honeysuckle had provided them, to pick the flowers and suck the sugary nectar from their bases...

The latest addition to the burgeoning worldwide phenomenon of the conceptual garden show is the first International Garden Festival (IGF) at Emo Court in County Laois, Ireland - right in the middle of the country.

This is a superbly organised and well-curated event, boasting perhaps the most beautiful setting of any such festival, in the park of a 1790 neo-classical mansion designed by James Gandon...

1-800-FLOWERS.COM (NASDAQ: FLWS), a leading florist and multi-channel retailer of thoughtful gifts for all occasions, today announced that the Company will release financial results for its fiscal 2007 fourth quarter and full year (ended Sunday, July 1, 2007) on Wednesday, August 8, 2007. The press release will be issued prior to market opening and will be followed by a conference call with members of senior management at 11:00 a.m. EDT...

Flowers by Emslie and Company, a 110-year-old floral shop, will open this weekend at its new location in the city's historic fire station on 8 S. Main St.

While the primary tenant will be Valerie and Richard Beaudet's garden shop, other inhabitants include the Granite City Craft Gallery, the Firehouse Roasting Company and Cafe, the Vermont Firefighter's Museum, T-Ja's Studio, Wheeler Environmental Services and Amy Miller (a registered nurse)...

Exhibits in quilted art, needlecraft, clothing and hobbycraft will be accepted at the coliseum Monday, July 30, 3-8 p.m.

Vegetable show, food preservation, youth, art and photography exhibits will also be accepted on Monday.

Flower show exhibits will be accepted on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 8-10 a.m...

It was the Attleboro Garden Club 's third annual “Garden Stroll” held in the backyard of Kathi and Rick Gariepy.

The event, said club member Deborah Leach, is unusual in that garden clubs historically go on a hiatus from meetings during the summer because, well, members are busy working in their gardens...

Kenya's terms of trade in the international market may change for the worse following its recent removal from the list of the world?s Least Developed Countries, it has emerged.

With the UN report coming ahead of the expected arrival of an international rating agency Standard and Poors, consensus at Treasury is that the country looks set to emerge with a better rating compared with the B+ it got last year...

Britain's gardens are vital habitats for nesting bumblebees, new research has found. The results come from the National Bumblebee Nest Survey, which are published online in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Applied Ecology, and the findings will help conservationists understand and hopefully address the factors responsible for declining bumblebee populations.

During the National Bumblebee Nest Survey, more than 700 volunteers surveyed their own gardens plus one of six different countryside habitats for bumblebee nests. They found that gardens contain the highest densities of bumblebee nests (36 nests per ha), followed by hedgerows, fence lines and woodland edges (20-37 nests/ha). Nest densities were lower in woodland and grassland (11-15 nests/ha). Until now, little has been known about which habitats are best for bumblebee nests.

Be among the first captivated by floral designs that interpret VMFA masterworks by garden club members from across Virginia!

Rubies, Rubles & Romance, a gala cocktail buffet in the flower-filled Marble Hall, opens Fine Arts & Flowers 2007. The Fabergé-inspired décor and delicious food are reminiscent of imperial Russia and France. Models from Saks Fifth Avenue displaying the latest fashions will stroll among partygoers.

The evening also heralds the opening of the Jewelry Fair, new for 2007. Guests will have the opportunity to view and purchase exquisite hand crafted work by renowned jewelers and designers...

Gardeners across Oxford are waiting with baited breath to see if months of effort have paid off.

Judging for this year's Oxford in Bloom competition, sponsored by the Oxford Mail, is due to start today - and more than 200 individuals, businesses, colleges and clubs have entered...

The ninth annual show at Tatton Park begins today and runs until Sunday.

The Nantwich and South Cheshire Show was called off at the weekend after downpours in the run up to its scheduled July 25 start. And the Lancashire Show, set to begin on Friday, has had to be cancelled too...

Hunter Valley Gardens in New South Wales will host its third annual Festival of Flowers, from 27 July to 02 September this year. A highlight on the Hunter Valley Tourism calendar, the Festival is expected to attract over 25,000 visitors to the region.

The Festival spans over five weeks and each week will have its own special theme...

The search for color in the garden goes on all the time. We need something of color to blend in with the neutrals of green, gray, and brown.

One summer flower that fi ts the bill is the beautiful zinnia, an old-fashioned annual. You can see its colorful blooms in gardens everywhere, especially in July and August. Zinnias truly are a late summer must for any sunny garden. Zinnias come from Mexico and areas of the southwest like Texas and Colorado. The tall, two- to threefoot zinnia, called Zinnia elegans, was fi rst introduced to the home gardener in the 19th century...

Over the next few days almost 100,000 people are expected to make their way to Knutsford for what has become the Chelsea of the North.

Last night The Belle Epoque was dressed to impress as the flower show rolled into town....

A BLOOMING marvellous day was had by more than 1,000 horticultural fans at the 40th anniversary of the Sutton Veny Flower Show.

Fruit, vegetable and flower competitions were some of the main events at the Memorial Fields on Saturday with MP Andrew Murrison presenting prizes for the best produce...

As an art history professor, Robert Baldwin has taken thousands of photos for art slides and digital images. But since 2005, he has also taken pleasure in photography for his own personal enjoyment...

Fall fills many trees not only with brilliantly colored leaves but also with lush, delicious fruits. Numerous gardens throughout the area include a variety of fruit trees. This year, Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society will revive their Fall Flower Show and there will be a chance to display these bountiful fruit harvests in this fall event on Nov. 10, 2007 at the historic Kendall Place, 120 East Palm Ave. in Redlands....

They are tough, spread quickly, grow in sun or shade, have attractive foliage and flowers, plus you can eat them. What more do you want from a plant?

Residents in Nova Scotia appreciate these qualities and have caught on to daylilies in a big way.

Growers Wayne Storrie and Wayne Ward, owners of Canning Daylily Gardens, sold plants from their driveway for five years before they invested more seriously in their business.

Start collecting flowers for drying. Pick them in late morning after the dew has thoroughly dried. Remove leaves from the stems and hang in small bunches. Use elastic bands to attach the bunches to coat hangers that can be hung near the furnace or in a dry attic. Achillea, lavender, and golden rod can be dried this way...

When hot weather arrives it's time to tidy up the garden, and that means deadheading flowers and removing tatty foliage.

Deadheading, the removal of spent blooms, keeps a flower garden looking good and helps keep the color coming. It's especially important in hot, dry weather when blossoms don't last long and fade to an ugly brown. The sooner the spent blooms are removed, the sooner the reflowering plants will go to work replacing them...

Getting married soon? If you are ready to dive into the world of florists, photographers, DJ's, and bridal gowns, you are in luck! This weekend, the 23rd Bi-Annual Bridal Extravaganza walks down the aisle at the GRB, July 14 & 15.

The nation's largest bridal show will take place on Saturday, at the George R. Brown Convention Center this Saturday and Sunday. This year's event features over 300,000 square-feet of bridal exhibition space with event highlights including the 2007 Trend Wedding Display featuring the top wedding trends for the year compiled by the best event planners and vendors in the area...

The Asphodel Norwood Horticultural Society is having a flower show tomorrow at the Legion, Alma Street.

Participants are asked to have their entries in by 9 a.m. as judging will take place between 10 a.m. and noon. The show will then be open to the public from noon until 3 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and see the variety of flowers that's grown in the area...

More than three decades after its creation, the Shelby Township Gardeners Club is still planting seeds in the community.

When four members came together in 1971 to form the organization, the goal was to help fellow gardeners share tips and techniques, and also get involved in beautifying the township...

For the next several days, flower folks from around the world will be calling Columbus home.

The annual trade show hosted by Columbus-based OFA, or Association of Floriculture Professionals -- formerly known as the Ohio Florists' Association -- starts today and runs through Tuesday...

This year's Muscatine County Fair, which begins Wednesday, July 18, and runs through Sunday, July 22, includes some changes fit for a queen.

We decided that change is good, said Lori Gosenberg, who is beginning her first year as fair manager.

The Fair's opening day includes a revamped Muscatine County Fair Queen Contest at 5 p.m. in the Grove area of the Fairgrounds...

Princess Alexandra, this year's President of Shrewsbury Flower Sow, will come face to face with a new rose bearing her name when she tours the main floral marquee on the first day at this year's show on Friday August 10.

The rose, described as having “large flows of warm, glowing pink” is being exhibited by well known Shropshire specialist David Austin Roses of Albrighton, who introduced the new rose at Chelsea Flower Show earlier this year...

Trees: Guelph's got lots of them, and somebody has to take care of them. That person is Randy Drewery, the supervisor of forestry and horticulture in the operations department.

It's Drewery's job to assess and maintain the health of all trees on municipal property. That includes trees in parks, between sidewalks and roads and - typically - the first 1.5 metres from the edge of the sidewalk towards the house...

ORGANISERS of Taunton Flower Show have their fingers crossed on two counts.

Firstly, they want to avoid a repeat of the devastating thunderstorms that wiped out the event in Vivary Park ten years ago.

Secondly they hope a £1,500 fee for using Vivary will be scrapped by Taunton Deane Council, whose executive are discussing axing charges to charity groups hiring the park.

The annual event on August 3 and 4 is moving to a Friday and Saturday for the first time in its 141 year history...

A SOUTH Lakes gardening enthusiast has a busy weekend ahead helping mastermind one of the North West's top flower shows.

Gilbert Bushby is the new president of the Lakeland Rose Show, which is being staged on Saturday and Sunday.

Mr Bushby has taken over the presidency from Hazel Shaw, who has retired due to family commitments...

It's time for gardeners to pull the weeds and put their best blooms forward as the judges for the Communities in Bloom program arrive next week.

They'll begin their tour with the community showcase on Thursday at Victoria Park Armouries, kicking off with a barbecue at noon hosted by the Lindsay 150th Committee...

Newcastle Borough Council will pay homage to the town's ancient market town status by entering a Victorian market stall-themed exhibit at the Royal Horticultural Society's Flower Show.

Parks staff are currently working hard to recreate a scene reminiscent of a traditional market day in Victorian Newcastle for the annual event, which takes place at Tatton Park, Cheshire from July 18 to 22...

Each summer, Buddhist temples across the Bay Area celebrate Obon - a religious and cultural event commemorating one's ancestors. The festivals and bazaars, many of which have been held for more than 50 years, are also a time to make new acquaintances and reconnect with friends and family.

There will be cultural exhibits, including martial arts and taiko drum exhibitions, bonsai and suiseki (the art of rock arrangement), ikebana (flower arrangements) and Bon Odori (folk dancing). And there are games and food - lots of food: From chicken and beef teriyaki to sushi, udon and, yes, hot dogs...

The public is invited to attend the Good 'Ol Summertime flower show held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, July 13, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, in the Langdon Divers Gallery of the Fond du Lac Public Library, 32 Sheboygan St...

The Kingwood grounds abound with a wide selection of blooming plants such as day lilies, hostas, perennials and annuals. These collections will be highlighted on a special walk on the grounds with Bill Collins, Kingwood's education coordinator, 1:30-3 p.m. July 14. The walk will start at the Gate House, which is just off the Park Avenue entrance. The tour is free to the public, but advance registration is requested...

The second annual Garden Tour sponsored by the Friends of the California Area Library is set for this weekend.

The tours will be held from noon until 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

The Friends of the Library added new gardens to the tour and last year's participants have been hard at work getting ready for the tour...

The Canton Garden Center presents the 2007 Tour of Gardens July 13, 14 and 15.

Donation is $10. Proceeds benefit scholarships, community service projects, programs and the Children's Garden...

A limited number of tickets remain for the 15th Annual Edible Flowers Tea set for Sunday, July 15, at 2 p.m. at the G. W. Frank House, located on the University of Nebraska at Kearney West Campus.

Some people love to get dressed up for tea, and we love to see that, said Frank House Friends member Gloria LeDroit.

At the edible flowers event, guests will drink tea and learn what all they can do with flowers they may have in their gardens. There will be a variety of recipes for ice creams, cakes, cookies and more using edible flowers. The event includes a demonstration, Frank House tour, recipe booklet and new this year, a garden tour...

Dickinson Research Extension Center horticulture specialist Jerry Larson is sprucing up the center?s gardens in preparation for the upcoming field day on Wednesday, July 11.

He is deadheading the roses to encourage further growth, while other employees are watering or planting annuals...

Horticulturists display giant basil plants and other potted herbs in the parking lot behind Mount Airy's old train station every Wednesday afternoon. Other local farmers offer a smattering of greenhouse-grown tomatoes, peas, green beans and beets. Beekeepers peddling wildflower honey and an egg lady also set up shop there...

Nearly a half-century ago, disease and development devastated the landscape of this city. Trees that once lined the roads were eradicated by Dutch Elm disease, a fatal fungus infestation, and road expansion projects left the city looking barren.

So in 1960 and 1961, the Dixon Mens Garden Club planted thousands of petunias along South Galena Avenue, one of the main thoroughfares in the city...

Wilson Antiques doesn't shut its doors very often, but manager Jane Strauser makes an exception for the last day of the National Cherry Festival.

“It's one of the few days in the year that we're closed, Strauser said. “There's just too many people...

On Thursday, July 12, the Farnsworth Art Museum will be the setting for part of the garden symposium Maine Garden: Nature and Design.

At 9:30 a.m. The Flower Hour, a children's flower arranging workshop, will be held on the Farnsworth lawn.

Bloomsday, an exhibition of flower arrangements, will be on display throughout the museum. These arrangements have been designed by floral experts, garden clubs, and local and summer residents, with inspiration from works of art in the Farnsworth's permanent collection...

The Niagara Falls Horticulture Society has just the ($10) ticket for people who appreciate gardens.

The 13th annual garden walk sponsored by the society will take place rain or shine July 14, and will include 10 gardens in some of the oldest neighbourhoods in town...

If you love gardening and are looking for a way to give back to your community, the Pierce County Master Gardener Program may be the volunteer opportunity for you.

Whether you're a beginner or advanced gardener, the Master Gardener Program will expand your gardening knowledge and introduce you to numerous meaningful volunteer opportunities. Trained and certified WSU Pierce County Master Gardener volunteers are educators and community leaders. They answer questions and give advice to home gardeners on plant care, pest management, sustainable gardening and associated topics...

Ontario - For the 98th year, the Malheur County Fair will be back in Ontario.

This time, however, there will be at least one big change.

The fair, which has traditionally run Wednesday through Saturday, will open a day earlier this year. Gates at the fair will open Tuesday, July 31...

The Muscarelle Museum of Art will host its second biennial Art in Bloom at Lamberson Hall Sept 14 through Sept. 17.

This year, regional garden clubs and florists will interpret artwork with 25 floral arrangements from the current exhibition, Tradition in Transition, Russian Icons in the Age of the Romanovs, Russian Realism Paintings from the Wurdeman Collection, and artwork from the Muscarelle's permanent collection...

County Flowers, of East Reach, has picked up a Silver Award of Excellence after successfully completing the first round of the Flower Shop of the Year 2007 Awards.

The overall winner, which will be announced in January, will receive a ?5,000 cash prize as well as the prestigious title of Flower Shop of the Year 2007...

The Aquatic Plant Show is on at Hong Kong Park with more than 1,000 pots of aquatic plants on display at the conservatory and artificial lake until July 8. The 100 species on show include the lotus, giant water lily and water snowflake...

Scientists exploring the western slopes of the Andes in northern Peru have found seeds of domesticated squash from almost 10,000 years ago, about twice the age of previously discovered cultivated crops in the region.

The find in Peru and recent research in Mexico, anthropologists say, are evidence that farming developed in parts of the Americas nearly as early as it did in the Middle East, which has been considered the birthplace of the earliest agriculture...

Emma's Fresh Cut Flowers, owned and operated by sixth-grader Emma Shipman, will officially open for business on Saturday.

The business specializes in cut flowers, grown on location at 192A Ridge Road Top. Flowers are cut on Saturday morning and put out for self-service pickup.

Flowers are available for special occasions, and wholesale orders are also taken. Emma's flowers have been displayed at Brickstone's Restaurant and Renaissance Firearms in Gonic...

A SPECIAL locomotive, crafted from bedding plants and created to mark the 160th anniversary of Carlisle's Citadel station, is heading for the Royal Horticultural Society's Flower Show at Tatton Park next month.

History and nature come together in what is Carlisle City Council's first ever entry into the RHS/Ball Colegrave national flower bed competition a category which always sees a host of dramatic masterpieces...

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Just a few weeks ago, Stephen Scanniello's garden was spotty with early spring roses - a dash of apricot here, coral there, all green and possibility in between.

Now it's June, the official start of the rose season, and his third of an acre in Barnegat, N.J., is frothy with blooms. They're spilling over trellises and dancing through trees, hugging his 18th-century ?weekend house? and nodding to cars on East Bay Avenue...

Plentiful garden and landscaping ideas will be blooming this weekend for the ׇDistinctive Gardens in Daniel Island Park? tour on Saturday, June 2, from 1 to 4 p.m. The event, organized by the Daniel Island Garden Club, will give visitors the opportunity to explore some of the island?s most private sanctuaries, showcasing eight spectacular gardens in Daniel Island Park, the island?s exclusive country club neighborhood...

The Ulster County Cornell University Cooperative Extension is taking applications for its Master Gardener Program that will begin in September. Interviews will be conducted in July and August at the main office, 10 Westbrook Lane in Kingston. The fee is $200 with $50 refunded after 100 volunteer hours within two years are completed...

The 18th annual Flower Show begins Saturday, following the Friday night opening gala.

Weather this weekend is predicted to be beautiful, but a little rain or snow does not stop gardeners from gathering. They just put on slickers and bright clogs...

What better place to prepare for spring than the Ontario Garden Show? The largest and most anticipated gardening show is back to the RBG Centre, Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington Ontario for its 11th year...

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Mothers in Colombia growing flowers for sale in British supermarkets for Mothers Day face poverty wages, health problems such as repetitive strain injuries and risk miscarriages through exposure to pesticides. The charity War on Want today revealed these findings in new research that calls on trade secretary Alistair Darling to allow overseas workers hit by UK firms to seek redress in Britain.

Cites show similar poverty wages and unhealthy conditions for Kenyan flower employees. These workers, also mostly single mothers, toil long hours for little more than ?5 a week well under half a living wage and cannot meet costs for food, housing, transport, education and health...

The Cincinnati Horticultural Society, the show's producer, will continue the tradition of bringing in national speakers to discuss gardening and cooking. The price to all lectures includes show admission.

The Cincinnati Flower Show, staged annually on the banks of Lake Como at Coney Island, will be held April 21-29...

Robert Vincent Sims, better known as ?The Garden Rebel,? joins a roster of horticulture experts who will dole out tips on how to keep landscapes and lawns green.

But this year's show, which is sponsored by The News-Journal, is placing an added emphasis on keeping the environment green, too, organizers said.

Green, red, blue -- nearly every color imaginable -- will be on display at Everybody's Flower Show, a horticulture competition that draws hundreds of entries from amateur gardeners from throughout the area...

Trade Arabia

More than 200 exhibitors from 22 countries will take part in a horticulture show sheduled to be held in Dubai next month.

The IPM Dubai is being organised by planetfair Dubai and Messe Essen GmbH, Germany, under the patronage of the president of the Department of Civil Aviation, Dubai and chairman of the Emirates Group Shaikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum.

Running from March 6 to 8, at Airport Expo Dubai, IPM Dubai is billed as the Middle East's only event for the fast-growing horticulture industry...

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Virginia Cooperative Extension is encouraging Virginians to plant red, white and blue America's Anniversary Gardens as part of the statewide commemoration of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 and enter the 2007 statewide America's Anniversary Garden contest...

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Join Megumi Schacher of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana for an ongoing class. She will walk you through some of the basic techniques: teaching ways to turn flowers and plants from your garden into beautiful arrangements for the home. This is a hands-on class, the arrangements you create can be taken home and enjoyed. $25 per class...

Italy is big on flower festivals

Italy is big on flower festivals. One of the most famous is the Infiorata in Noto, a baroque town in Sicily: on the third Sunday in May, a mosaic of petals and seeds covers one of the main streets like a giant, stained-glass window.