2014 Northwest Flower and Garden Show

Today I went to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, an annual event held in the Washington State Convention Center just upstairs from the Drawing on Nature exhibit I've mentioned earlier. The Flower and Garden Show is an annual gardening extravaganza running five days and featuring elaborate display gardens, seminars and a huge garden-related marketplace. I braved the jaw-dropping Seahawk parade crowds (Go Hawks! etc.) to get to the garden show today since I had plans already in place. The bus was full to overflowing but the show was great. Here are some photos of the display gardens:Most of the display gardens featured elaborate garden art, and giant rocks, patios and other structures aren't unusual. I fell in love with this towering metal vase. (If I had a place to put it and the disposable income I could have purchased one like it in the marketplace.)        The same garden had this lovely water feature, a crystal clear pool filled by a small stream and waterfall. The exhibitors have only a few days to install these gardens and it's amazing what they come up and can pull off.I'm only showing photos from a couple of the gardens here. I urge you to visit yourself if you'd enjoy a lungful of floral scents and and eyeful of summer color. If you do go, which display garden was your favorite, and why? I'd love to hear from you!