Philadelphia Flower Show
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The Philadelphia Flower Show is an annual event organized by The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in early March. It is the "largest indoor flower show in the world" [1], and it the second largest convention held in Philadelphia in terms of number of attendees.
The main attraction at the show is the exhibits, which range in size from garden displays with elaborate landscaping to individual and club entries of a prize horticultural specimen. Each year there is an official theme which serves as the inspiration of most exhibits. The exhibits are submitted for judging in many categories, some of which are highly competitive.
A large part of the show floor is devoted to the show merchants, where one can buy plants and seeds, cut flowers, craft items, and other flower, landscaping and horticulture-related items.
There are also many educational presentations and talks related to landscaping and horticulture.
[edit] History
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society was founded in 1827 and the nation's first flower show was held in Philadelphia in 1829. It showcased many exotic and native plants. The flower show moved to the now-demolished Civic Center in 1966, where it remained each year until 1996, when it moved to its present location at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. [2]
