Saturday, March 15, 2025

Highlights from the Philadelphia Flower Show 2025

 Gardens of Tomorrow

Philadelphia Flower Show 2025

Harry and I enjoyed our visit to the largest flower show in the world - the Philadelphia Flower Show at the Philadelphia Convention Center! The show's theme highlighted hopes for the future, Gardens of Tomorrow. As always, there was so much to see and do; we only experienced a part of the beautiful floral arrangements, exhibits, landscapes and garden designs. Ideally, one would need to attend at least two or more days to get a chance to see everything. For example, I can't believe I missed the aquaponics display by Philadelphia Lankenau school students! 

The entrance, Futura Florentia, was bright pink and colorful with hanging glass balls filled with red roses under rainfall. Special effects blue and purple lighting highlighted blooming Okami cheery trees. All the walkways were wide to accommodate the large crowds of people. 

Below are a few more of my pictures from the show. We saw lots of orchids and roses!

PHS Color Pop

PHS Rose Rain - Futura Florentia

PHS Orchid Rain  

One of our favorite parts of the show has become the photography exhibit! We didn't get in this year, but admired all those who did. The photographs were terrific! This year I especially loved the still life category, and classes: 193 (Rooted - portrait of a tree - winner photo shown below), 195 (Eternal - portrait of a bird - winner photo shown below), and 197 (Contemplate - photo of a reflection in water). 

Congratulations to all of the winners!

Another show favorite experience for us was was buying garden seeds at the end in the retail marketplace! We selected lots of flowers and also some heirloom tomatoes and peppers from Hudson Valley Seed Co. This is a great time to start your seeds indoors, which is just what I plan to do this weekend here in New Jersey.

Happy Gardening! 

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