The New England Spring Flower Show is the largest indoor event in the region and the third largest of its kind in the world, with almost six acres of exhibits. Held annually in Boston, the show is put on by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and each year more than 150,000 visitors come to see the imaginative indoor garden exhibits and explore the vendor marketplace. It's also a great chance to ask experts your most difficult gardening questions, and see lectures and demonstrations on a variety of horticultural topics.
The 2008 New England Spring Flower Show: The theme of the 137th annual New England Spring Flower Show is "Rhapsody in Green," which focuses on eco-friendly gardening. The show runs from Saturday, March 8 through Sunday, March 16. It will feature 38 indoor gardens by notable New England designers (see garden exhibitor list below), as well as amateur competitions, lectures, demonstrations, 192 floral arrangement, and more than 200 vendors in the Garden Marketplace. For details visit masshort.org.
See a photo gallery of highlights of the 2008 New England Flower Show.
Some 2008 Flower Show Highlights: This year exhibitors will be showcasing new techniques in eco-friendly gardening, including green roofs, rain re-use, recycling, and xeriscaping.
In addition, this year's event will feature live music performances four times each day, ranging in style from jazz combos to bluegrass fiddle.
And don't forget to bring the kids! New at the 2008 flower show is Trexploration, a children's scavenger hunt that will teach them about gardening as they experience the show.
Visit masshort.org to learn about special events at the 2008 New England Spring Flower Show, such as Great Gardens of New England Day and Plant Geek Night.
2008 New England Spring Flower Show Preview Party: Celebrate the show's opening with a sneak peek on Friday, March 7 at the 137th annual New England Spring Flower Show Preview Party, an elegant affair featuring guided tours, music by Henri Smith with Friends & Flavours, a silent auction to benefit MassHort's new gardens on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, and the green-themed "Cucumber Crush" cocktail and appetizers. Black tie optional. RSVP. Buy tickets online.
Friday, March 7 from 7 pm to 11 pm
Bayside Expo Center, 200 Mount Vernon St, Dorchester
$150 for MHS members, $200 for nonmembers
(617) 933-4923
masshort.org/Preview-Party
2008 New England Spring Flower Show Details: Date: Saturday, March 8 – Sunday, March 16
Hours:
Monday thru Saturday 10 am – 9 pm
Sunday 10 am – 6 pm
The Garden Marketplace opens at 8am on opening day and at 9am for the rest of the week.
Location: Bayside Expo Center, Boston
Phone: (866) 468-7619
Website: masshort.org
Cost: Adults $20; Seniors $17, Student $12; Kids 4-12 $10, under 4 free.
Tickets: Purchase online, at the door, or at select locations.
Directions:
Driving: Located just off the Southeast Expressway/I-93 at Exit 15 (exit 14 from the South). Parking is $12.
Subway: MBTA Red Line to the UMass/JFK stop. A trolley will run between the station and Bayside Expo Center, or you can walk the brief distance.
Hours:
Monday thru Saturday 10 am – 9 pm
Sunday 10 am – 6 pm
The Garden Marketplace opens at 8am on opening day and at 9am for the rest of the week.
Location: Bayside Expo Center, Boston
Phone: (866) 468-7619
Website: masshort.org
Cost: Adults $20; Seniors $17, Student $12; Kids 4-12 $10, under 4 free.
Tickets: Purchase online, at the door, or at select locations.
Directions:
Driving: Located just off the Southeast Expressway/I-93 at Exit 15 (exit 14 from the South). Parking is $12.
Subway: MBTA Red Line to the UMass/JFK stop. A trolley will run between the station and Bayside Expo Center, or you can walk the brief distance.
2008 New England Spring Flower Show garden exhibitor list:
- A & P Orchids, Swansea, Mass.
- All New England Orchid Societies, East Falmouth, Mass.
- American Institute of Floral Designers, North East Chapter, Baltimore, Md.
- Bartlett Tree Expert, Newton, Mass.
- Beacon Hill Garden Club, Boston, Mass.
- Bonsai Study Group, Natick, Mass.
- Boston Parks & Recreation Department, Boston, Mass.
- CMC Design: Trowel & Spade, Lincoln, Mass.
- Earthworks, Leverett, Mass.
- Fine Garden Art, Lee, N.H.
- Garden Club of Hingham, Hingham, Mass.
- Gardens for Charlestown, Charlestown, Mass.
- Glastonbury Abbey, Hingham, Mass.
- Heimlich Nurseries, Woburn, Mass.
- Horticultural Club of Boston, Rehoboth, Mass.
- Ikebana International. Dedham, Mass.
- Massachusetts Flower Growers Association, Bedford, Mass.
- Master Gardeners Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Wellesley, Mass.
- MetroWest Water Garden Designs & Chris Williams Sculpture, Hopedale, Mass.
- Milton Garden Club, Wollaston, Mass.
- Miskovsky Landscaping Inc., Falmouth, Mass.
- New England Bromeliad Society, Bellingham, Mass.
- New England Land Artisan, Stratham, N.H.
- New England Nurseries Inc. & William Gaipo Landscaping, Design & Development, Bedford, Mass., and Tyngsboro, Mass.
- New England Society of Botanical Artists, Sherborn, Mass.
- Newport Flower Show, Portsmouth, R.I.
- Seal Rock / Newport Professional Gardeners Association. Newport, R.I.
- North Shore Community College, Danvers, Mass.
- People, Places & Plants, New Gloucester, Maine
- Peter R. Sadeck, Inc., Lakeville, Mass.
- Jared Sell - Railway Garden, Framingham, Mass.
- Tranquil Lake Nursery Inc., Rehoboth, Mass.
- University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Mass.
- Wellesley Garden Study Group, Sunapee, N.H.
