World’s Garden Greats Debut At Philadelphia Flower Show
PHILADELPHIA Two gil
ded Sphinxes stand guard and
support a massive Egyptian gate
at the 2001 Philadelphia Flower
Show’s presentation of “Great
Gardeners of the World,” March
4-11, at the Pennsylvania Con
vention Center.
Ten acres of blooming back
yards, front yards, terraces, side
yards, streetscapes and sunrooms
beckon everyone to the start of
the spring gardening season.
Major exhibitors from through
out the region have forced, prod
ded and primped their plants to
perfection and provide visitors
with exceptional garden designs
for the new century. Tradition
and New Age unite throughout
the exhibition hall with more
than 60 magnificent presenta
tions by the region’s most talent
ed landscapers, florists, and hor
ticultural institutions.
Winterthur (DE) celebrates 50
years and debuts its new En
chanted Garden set to open offi
cially in June, 2001; W. Atlee
Burpee Seed Company (PA) cel
ebrates 125 years and explores
new territory with perennials and
Bartlett Tree Experts (CT) pro
vides a new Asian fusion style of
design complete with Chinese tea
room and fragrant lilac bamboo
forest.
For the indoor gardener, the
Show offers more than 2,000 ex
amples of plants, collections, de
signs and flower arrangements in
its Competitive Class division.
Amateurs from throughout the
world enter their creations into a
competition that is judged
throughout Show week. Ribbons
and medals are presented in
most categories on the Show’s
first weekend along with trophies
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Visitors who come to the Show
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ever changing artistic floral en
tries and new winners in the hor
ticultural competition as well as
an endless parade of exceptional
speakers in free sessions held all
week.
Home gardeners and nursery
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garden activities. Each session is
complete with a question and an
swer period in a “stand and
share” setting.
For new homeowners and pro
fessionals alike, the best woody
ornamental plants on the market
are showcased in a special dis
play presented by The Pennsyl
vania Horticultural Society
(PHS) with support from the
Chanticleer Foundation. The
PHS Gold Medal Plant Award
(c!978) is made annually to rec
ognize excellence among trees
and shrubs hardy in the mid-At
lantic region and to encourage
home gardeners to use the plants
as the cornerstone of their land
scape design. The display boasts
new 2001 winners, buying guide
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and helpful advice from mem
bers of the Pennsylvania Land
scape Nursery Association. Show
“edutainment” is also in full
bloom in dozens of free “satel
lite” activities held daily
throughout the 33 acre Conven
tion Center.
Visitors are encouraged to
complete their Show experience
at the Show Marketplace. With
more than 125 vendors, this sec
tion of the Show located in the
Main Exhibition Hall, brings the
garden to the visitor with pots
and plants, cut flowers and gar
den structures, patio furniture
and ergonomically correct tools,
all of the ingredients to satisfy
the most winter-weary among us.
Shipping and sturdy tote bags
are offered. For those who want
to capture the moment forever, a
beautifully illustrated Show
video, poster and memorabilia
are on sale in the “Flower Show
Shoppe” in the Main Exhibit
Hall. Free official Show floor
plan and guide available
throughout the venue list sales
locations and general Show in
formation.
The Philadelphia Flower Show
offers visitors a number of op
tions to extend their stay and
visit the massive event over a pe
riod of days. Hotels and cultural
activities throughout the City
have partnered with organizers
to create special packages and
offers including a discounted
two-day Superpass. Working
with Amtrak (1-800-USA-RAIL)
and Accommodations Express
(1-800-380-4683) along with six
exceptional hotels, visitors can
book their overnight visit to Phil
adelphia, see the Show, visit mu
seums, take in theatre perform
ances and dine at the nation’s
most acclaimed restaurants for
one exceptional price and lots of
value. Visitors should ask for
“Flower Show Preferred Hotel
Packages” when making reserva
tions.
For day-trippers, the Show of
fers free, same day re-entry (with
hand stamp) and the free Bloom
in’ Fun Pass available at the
Show or online at www.theflo
wershow.com. The pass lists city
wide activities tied into Flower
Show Week and offers great
sightseeing ideas and valuable
savings at dozens of Philadel
phia’s cultural centers, stores
and restaurants.
Visitors who plan their trip to
the Show in the evening, Monday
through Friday, will experience
less crowding. The Show is open
Monday through Saturday until
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9:30 p.m. Box office closes one
hour before Show closing on all
days.
Adult ticket prices at the Box
Office are: (Opening Day), Sun
day, March 4, $24. Monday
through Friday, March 5-9, $2O.
Saturday and Sunday, March 10
and 11, $22. Tickets for children
2-12 are $lO any day. Groups
pay $17.50 any day (minimum
order is 20 adult tickets). Show
hours are Sundays, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.;
Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-
9:30 p.m. and Saturday, March
10,8 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
Complete Show information is
available at www.theflower
show.com or (215) 988-8899 for
extensive recorded information.
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The Pleasantville Diner, Oley,
served as the meeting place for
Berks County Society of Farm
Women, Group #l. Twelve mem
bers answered roll call to a ques
tion put forth to them pertaining
to Valentine’s Day.
Spring Rally date May 16 at
Yoder’s in New Holland and
Bingo events scheduled for Berks
Heim were among the concerns
addressed at this time.
Our group was asked if mem
bers would help sponsor the
Corn Cob Throwing Contest to
be held at the Reading Fair. It
was the consensus of the group to
participate. Members will also be
participating in the Oley Valley
Graduation Bash held annually
by the district during
prom season.
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After the meeting,
valentines that arrived
in brown paper bags
were distributed to
members. Contents
ranged in variety from
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Next meeting sched
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