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The Philadelphia Flower Show: Celebrating 175 Years (Hardcover)
by Raymond Rogers (Author), Adam Levine (Author), Edward Lindemann (Author) "For nine days in March every year, the 10-acre main exhibition floor of the Pennsylvania Convention Center is transformed into a horticultural extravaganza..."

The Philadelphia Flower Show is a visual celebration of the world's most spectacular indoor flower show. Organized by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, the event is staged each year in early March and attracts some 300,000 visitors to the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Covering more than ten indoor acres, the event features a breathtaking array of horticultural subjects. Included are elaborate flower-filled landscapes with blossoming trees, exquisite floral arrangements, impeccably groomed perennials, cacti and other succulents, orchids, topiary, bonsai, and much more. All proceeds of the Show are dedicated to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's education and urban beautification programs.

This beautiful book is a behind-the-scenes tour of the Show with interviews and profiles of exhibitors, organizers, and designers. Lavish full-color photographs of the prizewinning plants and large displays capture the proceedings in stunning detail. Also included is a brief history of the Show along with a passionate foreword by gardening guru Ken Druse that captures what makes the Show so compelling and popular year after year.

Wonderful stories, inspiring advice, and gorgeous photography combine to make The Philadelphia Flower Show the ultimate companion to the greatest plant and flower show on earth.


About the Author

Ray Rogers has exhibited and won major awards at the Philadelphia Flower Show. A freelancer based in New Jersey, he edited The American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants and The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Gardening.

From Publishers Weekly
For nine days in early March, spring, summer and fall burst into simultaneous bloom at the Philadelphia Flower Show-the world's largest. Professionals and amateur enthusiasts, garden clubs, nurseries, landscapers and institutions contribute to this 10-acre horticultural celebration, many returning year after year. Now Levine (contributing editor to Garden Design) and Rogers (American Horticultural Society A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants) guide readers through the pages of this beautifully designed, insightfully written and stunningly photographed backstage tour. In sections organized along the lines of the show itself readers discover what it's like to participate, learn how exhibitors achieve their magic and see the results of their efforts. A winning entry in one of the Horticulture Classes might have been pampered in a greenhouse by an estate manager and his staff; grown in a kitchen window by an orchid hobbyist who says "I just play around"; or named "Joe" and driven to Maine on family vacations. Readers learn how clubs collaborate and individual artists create and see examples of their striking flower arrangements, detailed miniature scenes and fine pressed plant artwork. Major Exhibits feature thousands of plants forced into synchronized bloom and set out in elaborate fantasy gardens complete with trees, ponds and buildings. Those who have been to the show will find their experience enriched and enhanced; those who have not will delight in having it brought so accurately to life.
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From Booklist
The queen of all such events, the Philadelphia Flower Show celebrates its illustrious 175-year reign as the world's largest indoor flower show with a sumptuous, behind-the-scenes glimpse into the makings of a horticultural extravaganza. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, this annual spring exposition attracts more than 300,000 visitors, who converge upon 10 indoor acres to stroll through 50 major exhibits and marvel at more than 3,000 entries in hundreds of competition classes organized by some 3,500 dedicated volunteers. As statistically astounding as this feat may be, the real stars of the show are the flowers themselves. From a replica of the Queen Mum's castle gardens to the antebellum opulence of "Tara," the major exhibitions are wonders of botanical magic, showcasing thousands of perfect blossoms horticulturally manipulated into providing a riot of off-season color. Dazzling artistic photographs complement the fascinating accounts of the show's venerable history and lavish production, creating a visually stunning tribute to one city's celebration of gardens and gardeners everywhere. Carol Haggas
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