Boston Flower and Garden Show 2011

Are any IGC members interested in carpooling to the Boston Flower show? Leave a comment as to if you are interested and what day might be good. Thursday late morning might be a good date and time?

 2011 Boston Flower & Garden Show

The 2011 Boston Flower & Garden Show is delighted to announce this year's show theme, which will explore every facet of one of the most popular and enjoyable gardening trends around… 

"A Burst of Color: Celebrating the Container Garden"

Container gardening has exploded out of the humble window box to become the hottest way to add vibrancy, warmth, and drama to any size space  – a sunny welcome on a city terrace, a gourmet harvest in a suburban side yard,  or a fresh focal point for a mature landscape.  This year’s show will focus on this popular trend by mixing examples of the endless creative possibilities of containers into all of its gardens and special displays.  

• Each garden will feature at least one significant container of some kind (formal urns, topiary, raised beds, built-in planters, ceramics, vertical gardens, unusual items re-purposed as containers).
• A non-judged Container Garden Invitational Display will feature container entries by invited professional florists, nurseries, landscapers and horticultural non-profits.
• Lectures and demonstrations will offer planting tips and design ideas for fruit, vegetable and ornamental containers.

In addition to these elements, you’ll find hundreds of new products to buy, over 48 hours of lectures and demonstrations on diverse gardening topics, cutting edge designs by professional florists and the region’s top amateur floral arrangers and horticulturists assembled in a vibrant display by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and the Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Inc.

Please join us March 16-20, 2011 as the tradition continues!

Hours

Wednesday, March 16, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Thursday, March 17, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Friday, March 18, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Saturday, March 19, 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Sunday, March 20, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Box Office closes 1 hour prior to the end of the Show each day.

Admission

Adults                $20

Seniors (65+)     $17

Children 6-17      $10

Under 6             Free

Purchase tickets now and avoid the lines!  Tickets are available online or by visiting these local merchants:

Brooks Bound Nursery, Westminster, MA
Corliss Bros. Garden Center, Ipswich, MA
Kennedy's Country Gardens, Scituate, MA
New England Nurseries, Bedford, MA
Russell's Garden Center, Wayland, MA
Skillins Greenhouses, Falmouth, MA
Stobbart's Nursery, Franklin, MA
Wilson Farm, Lexington, MA
All Roche Bros. Supermarkets starting Feb. 15.