AP Features, February 12th, 2007
Garden shows are an annual harbinger of spring, just as reliable as bulbs coming up and trees blooming. Here are some of the shows scheduled for various regions of the country.
In New England, the Connecticut Flower & Garden Show blooms at the Hartford Convention Center, Feb. 22-25, http://www.ctflowershow.com; the Central Massachusetts Flower Show is at the DCU Center in Worcester, March 2-4, http://www.centralmaflowershow.com/content.php?menuInfo and the Vermont Flower Show is at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction, March 9-11, http://www.vermontflowershow.com.
In Maine you'll find the Portland Flower Show, March 7-11 at the Portland Company complex near the waterfront, http://www.portlandcompany.com/flower/; and the New England Spring Flower Show, March 17-25 at the Bayside Expo Center in Boston, http://www.masshort.org/showpage2.asp?page2_0.
Looking farther ahead into early summer, The Preservation Society of Newport County will hold the annual Newport Flower Show in Rhode Island June 22-24, at Rosecliff, the 1902 Gilded Age mansion.
In Virginia, the Maymont Flower & Garden Show is Feb. 22-25 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center; http://www.maymont.org/events/flower_show.asp.
This year the famed Philadelphia Flower Show, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, March 4 to 11 _ http://www.philaflowershow.com _ has a "Legends of Ireland" theme.
In the Midwest, the Chicago Flower & Garden Show, at the Donald Stephens Convention Center, is March 10-18, http://www.chicagoflower.com. The Cincinnati Flower Show, at Coney Island, takes place April 21-29, http://www.cincyflowershow.com/.
In Oregon, the Portland Home and Garden Show takes place Feb. 21-25 at the Expo Center; http://www.oloughlintradeshows.com/.
The Boise Flower & Garden Show takes place March 23-25 at Boise Centre on the Grove in Idaho, http://www.gardenshowboise.com/.
The San Francisco Flower & Garden Show is March 21-25, at the Cow Palace, http://www.gardenshow.com/.
