F&G Show Wrap-Up

 

  Sounds like the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, under new ownership and in a difficult economic climate, did surprisingly well.... Unofficial attendance (tickets sold at nurseries haven't been counted yet) is around 53,000, which is pretty much in line with the last few years. The owners are encouraged, and the rest of us are relieved...

People definitely enjoyed the show, especially the vegetable-planted truck (left) which was impossible to walk past it was so surrounded by fans with their cell-phones out, snapping photos...

Low, horizontal gabion walls were everywhere. And no wonder - these rock cages can look modern or rustic, and are inexpensive, sturdy, handsome and fit the current utilitarian aesthetic. Photo below taken in the Family Farm garden, which won the coveted People's Choice award because of great details like the cob oven and gabion walls. Not so attractive are these sandbag (?) walls that are too dark, limp and unfortunately slug-like.

 

Green walls are trendy; the sedum wall in the Hardy Plant Society of Washington booth was simple and elegant; these other two examples, not so much...and we won't even talk about the wall of invasive English ivy...

Then there were inspiring hardscapes, as in the Founder's Cup winning garden (left) and some less-than-exciting examples...

There were vegetables everywhere...

 

Including in the Family Farm in the City garden (by Jessica Bloome and Seattle Tilth), the crowd favorite that won the Pacific Horticulture magazine award.

 

Comments

[hydroponics]

Many people was really fascinated in gardening.I am sure they will read this post because they will learn a lot from reading it.

[Lushe]

Love the vertical garden on the car.

Lushe
www.lushe.com.au

[Cheryl]

so glad to hear it was a success!!! I just moved back to the PNW last year and couldn't believe it might be the last year of the show. Wasn't sure what to expect this year but when we got there I thought it was great! Even better than last year. Now if we could just get Christensen's to do a display garden again things would really be good!

[Debt Counseling]

theses picture is really beautiful

[Shox Monster Shoes]

definitely enjoyed the show, especially the vegetable-planted truck (left) which was impossible to walk past it was so surrounded by fans with their cell-phones out, snapping photos...

Low, horizontal gabion walls were everywhere. And no wonder - these rock cages can look modern or rustic, and are inexpensive, sturdy, handsome and fit the current utilitarian aesthetic. Photo below taken in the Family Farm

[Shox Monster Shoes]

Unofficial attendance (tickets sold at nurseries haven't been counted yet) is around 53,000, which is pretty much in line with the last few years. The owners are encouraged, and the rest of us are relieved...

People definitely enjoyed the show, especially the vegetable-planted truck (left) which was impossible to walk