Spring Garden Shows- 2002 Update - Page 2


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The Southeastern Flower Show- "Garden Treasures"

Definitely an Atlanta event, this show is pushing spring in the Georgia clime and is packed with features.

Dates and Times: Wednesday, Feb. 20 - Saturday Feb. 23 - 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM Sunday, Feb. 24 - 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Ticket Info: General Admission - $15, Advance- $12, 2-day - $20, Youth - $5.

Show Features Life-size professional gardens, educational discovery gardens, floral arrangements and prize-winning horticultural specimens, dining and shopping, demonstrations and workshops.

Special activities include a Family Frolic with hands on activities, Flower Power Party with a silent auction, Make and Take Design workshops, hourly speakers program through out the show, an Opening Night Party and Daily Teas, Rare Plant and Treasures Auction, and competitions in a variety of categories and age classes.

Go to Atlanta for the Southeastern Flower Show

Connecticut Flower and Garden Show - "Wide, Wide World"

This Show includes The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut design and horticulture competitions.

Dates and Times: Thursday February 21 - 12 Noon - 9 PM Friday Feb. 22 & Saturday Feb 24 - 10 AM - 9 PM Sunday Feb. 25 - 10 AM - 5 PM

Ticket Info: Adults- $10, Seniors- $9.00, Children 7-12 - $4 Discount tickets available for groups of 15 or more.

Features: In addition to the design and horticulture competition, there will be a slate of gardening seminars by experts, 21 landscaped gardens, a market place with houseplants and fresh flowers, and vendors of many garden related products.

Roger Swain of The Victory Garden will be a featured speaker.

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Visit the Connecticut Expo Center in Hartford to see the Connecticut Flower and Garden Show.

Rhode Island Spring Flower and Garden Show: 'The Secret Garden"

This will be the 9th edition of the Rhode Island show and will offer a "mystical journey through beautiful flora and magically created landscapes". The show will benefit the proposed Roger Williams Park Botanical Center.

Dates and Times: February 21 thru 24

Ticket Info: Adults - weekdays - $13, weekends - $14 Children 6 to 12 - $7 Seniors/students- weekdays - $12, weekends - $13 Advanced tickets $11 Groups of 20 or more- $10 good any day

Features: The RI federation of Garden Clubs will feature their flower show entitled "Rhode Island Treasures"

A slate of speakers and presentations by nationally acclaimed spokespersons, gardeners, and designers,

Wine samplings, educational café, and a Garden Designer's Forum.

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