The Washington Post, March 1st, 2001
It's a strange old world. Just a few days ago, Penelope Hobhouse was at home in southern England looking out at her walled flower garden, now in its wizened winter form. Tomorrow, Hobhouse will be on the floor of the Pennsylvania Convention Center in downtown Philadelphia with loads of the same plants at her feet, this time alive and in bloom. She will reassemble this vibrant version of her own garden for the Philadelphia Flower Show, which opens on Sunday. Odd, no doubt, to see your own garden out of place and out of season. It is unusual too for the show's organizer, the Pennsylvania Horticu...
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