Philadelphia Flower Show

It’s has been an amazing week with the Philadelphia Flower Show being so close by.

The spring breezes today and the inspiration from the Philadelphia Flower Show are making this gardener double check when the last frost might be. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society presented the show with a theme of Brilliant! this year. It was a British theme and had a great variety of carefully manicured gardens and free flowing English Gardens. The Big Ben arrangement in the middle of the floor was a great centerpiece too.

The crowds weren’t too bad on a weekday morning and this marks Tomato’s second trip to the Flower Show. She loved Big Ben and was captivated by all of the fountains and the living statue display (pictured below). She stood and watched her move for at least ten minutes and has talked about the “lady doing ballet” for most of the last week.

Right by Big Ben were a trio of sculptures made from recycled materials. There was copper piping, tires and old hoses used for these three eggs. Sustainability was definitely a theme that was carried throughout the Philadelphia Flower Show and it was great to see it there.

I am a sucker for pinks in the garden and with phone calls into several fencing companies, my dreams of flower beds may be achieved this year. I love the contrast of dark and light pinks here and the fragrance was captivating. It was one of those displays that you just wanted to lay down in and enjoy the flowers around you.

The coral colors caught my attention too, so snapdragons (pictured above) may be making their way into the garden too. I love the height that these get and the layers of textures.