It's flower show time, not just on Long Island, but in Philadelphia, Atlanta, England.....
Garden shows are as much a sign of spring as crocuses. If you're stuck here, as I am, check out the Hicks Flower and Garden Show (through March 9) and the The New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show (through April 6 in the Bronx, nybg.org. You won't be disappointed with either. However, if you've got some vacation time to burn, check out some of these:
The Philadelphia Flower Show, through March 9, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, theflowershow.com.
The EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival at Walt Disney World, Florida disneyworld.com/flower.
New England Spring Flower Show, March 8-16, Bayside Expo Center. Boston, www.masshort. org/New-England-Spring-FlowerShow.
Chicagoland Flower & Garden Show, March 8-16, Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, chicagoflower.com.
San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, March 12-16, the Cow Palace, gardenshow.com.
Camellia Walks, Middleton Place, Charleston, S.C., Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through March 29, middletonplace.org.
Virginia Historic Garden Week (75th anniversary with events around the state), April 19-27, vagardenweek.org.
Atlanta Botanical Garden "Orchid Daze, Gargoyles & Grace," through March 30, atlantabotanicalgarden.org.
Atlanta Dogwood Festival, April 4-6, Lenox Square; dogwood.org.
The famed Chelsea Flower Show in London is May 20-24, rhs.org.uk/chelsea/index.html.
Above, Walt Disney World photo, EPCOT Flower and Garden Festival, 2008
