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Each year, some 60 professional landscapers, florists, and horticultural and educational organizations create full-scale gardens and floral displays that delight visitors to the Philadelphia International Flower Show. These skilled designers compete for many awards, including the coveted “Best in Show” in their respective categories.

Many of these exhibitors have spent decades perfecting their craft, which often includes forcing a great variety of plants into bloom in time for the Show. Exhibitors spend an average of 18 months preparing their displays. With only one week to show off their talents, each company or organization must pull out all stops to be considered the very best.

Exhibitors are invited to enter the Show based on their all-around ability to conceive and create breathtaking displays for the nation’s premier Flower Show. If you are interested in becoming a Major Exhibitor, please email us.

2011 Major Exhibitors
2012 listing will be available soon!  

FEATURED PRESENTATIONS FOR “SPRINGTIME IN PARIS”

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
100 N. 20TH Street, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Contact: Show Designer Sam Lemheney, 215-988-1621
Springtime in Paris
This year’s presentation, “Springtime in Paris,” will greet guests with a 33-foot-high base of the Eiffel Tower, then transport them to romantic and elegant scenes of Paris through a host of remarkable gardens.  Parisian parks in full bloom, gardens of lilac, lavender and roses, and blooming topiary animals will lead to the Carousel Stage, where lively performances will include can-can dancers, singers and musicians set among the iconic images of Paris.

SHOWCASE EXHIBITORS

American Institute of Floral Designers (AIFD)
Philadelphia Flower Co.
12343 Academy Rd., Philadelphia., PA 19154
Contact: Ron Mulray, 215-632-6270, ronmulray@aol.com
Underground Paris  
Far below the bustling streets of Paris winds a maze of tunnels and abandoned quarries. This subterranean space is now home to urban culture and creativity, including art, music and writing. Take a journey through the historic catacombs, and be transported underground to a floral wonderland, with themes from the actual Parisian tunnels serving as inspiring backdrops, and the art installations recreated en fleur.

Burke Brothers Landscape Contractors, Inc.
7630 Cheltenham Ave, Wyndmoor, PA 19038
Contact: Michele Rich, 215-887-1773, mrich@burkebrothers.com
Timeless Paris
Like the city of Paris itself, a well-designed garden will have spaces that invite sitting, strolling and reflection. This park-like setting offers all three. “Timeless Paris” incorporates elements of traditional and contemporary architecture punctuated by lush green spaces and contemplative water features. Stone columns, green walls and sculptural pieces evocative of Beaux-Arts style provide focal points within a beautiful, blooming, early spring setting.

Jamie Rothstein Distinctive Floral Designs Inc.
311 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19106
Contact: Jamie Rothstein, 215-238-1220, JamieLRothstein@aol.com
Le Salon des Fleurs
The place and time: Paris 1875. Enjoy an opulent parlor and exterior garden in the style of the Belle Époque. The interior will feature spectacular fresh floral arrangements, as well as mosaic floral wall panels between large arches topped by exquisite cascading flowers. 
The exhibit is enhanced by antique floral arrangements made from objects such as seashells, wax, wool, paper and muslin created by aristocratic women of the era. These delicate simulations of nature are contained in their original blown-glass domes. Noted antique collector, writer and speaker John Whitenight, the premiere authority on glass domes, and his partner Frederick LaValley have loaned a variety of examples from their collection of 19th century decorative arts. An adjoining formal French garden displays brightly colored parterres of flowers accented by antique statues depicting the four seasons.

Michael Petrie’s Handmade Gardens
320 W. Uwchlan Ave., Downingtown, PA 19335
Contact: Michael Petrie, 610-505-8262
La Toile de Jardin
The exhibit is inspired by the “Water Lilies” paintings of Claude Monet, Impressionist works that are almost abstract murals of light and color. A layout of crossed paths and boxwood-lined beds act as a frame for large painted canvases that lay on the ground like diaphanous veils of color. The installation includes paintings on scrim that mimic how a garden softly changes in the light throughout the day.

Robertson’s Flowers
1301 E. Mermaid Lane, Glenside PA 19038
Contact: Lisa Roth, 215-836-3057, lroth@robertsonsflowers.com
Impressions of Notre Dame.           
Enter a vision of “Romantic Paris,” featuring a fantasy wedding scene at the architectural wonder, Notre Dame.  The exhibit recreates the splendor of a full wedding using white lilies to highlight the silence of the cathedral; bright, romantic splashes of red for the grand wedding ceremony; and statues of gargoyles using succulents and other plant materials.

Stoney Bank Nurseries
61 Stoney Bank Rd., Glen Mills, PA 19342
Contact: Jack Blandy, 610-459-5100, design@stoneybanknurseries.com
Delectable Paris
Look skyward for a taste of “Delectable Paris,” celebrating the great cuisine amid overflowing rooftop gardens with vertical planters of raised beds, elegant tiered planters, and lush window boxes. Growing in the structures and containers are a variety of herbs, flowers, espalier fruit trees and vegetables. The garden also offers a wealth of ideas for recycling, sustainability, and creativity in small-space gardening.

MAJOR EXHIBITOR PRESENTATIONS

American Boxwood Society
Tendenze Design, P.O. Box 292, Pottersville, NJ 07979
Contact: Andrea Filippone, 908-413-1957, 908-879-4066, andrea@tendenzedesign.com
Le Notre's Garden
At Vaux le Vicomte, Versailles and Les Tuilleries, landscape architect Andre Le Notre's ordered geometry and symmetrical formality are fully animated in boxwood.  His severely beautiful landscapes have become the benchmark to understanding the amazing use of boxwood during the era of the Grand Siecle.  Today, there are 90 species and 150 cultivars of boxwood in a wide variety of forms and foliage. 

American Horticultural Therapy Association
Contact: Martha Heinze, 610-225-2362, Martha@accolademgt.com
Liberte Egalite Accessibilite
Everyone will feel at home in the Parisian potager, where they will be free to participate in the garden. Obstacles will be eliminated, and in their place will be unique solutions providing accessibility to the garden, using innovative vertical planters, a raised bed, straw-bale vertical beds, tiered planters, and window boxes. Growing in these structures are a plethora of herbs, flowers and vegetables, demonstrating the scope of their gardening potential. This is a garden that uses plants to enhance well-being, teach new skills, distract from pain, reduce stress and isolation, provide fun and meaningful work in a way that is life affirming.

American Ivy Society
P.O. Box 461 Lionville, PA 19353
Contact: Russell A. Windle, 610-970-9175, Hedera@worldnet.att.net
La Pere Lachaise
A major tourist attraction in the city limits of Paris is a cemetery of over 100 acres. It is a splendid garden filled with a great variety of architecture and monuments for the many famous people buried there. The American Ivy Society has chosen one of the monuments that lends itself well to topiaries and enables highlighting a variety of ivies in an unusual setting.

American Orchid Society
16700 AOS Lane, Delray Beach, FL 33446-4351
Contact: 561-404-2000, email: TheAOS@aos.org
Toujours Printemps dans la Conservatoire d’Orchidees (It’s Always Spring in the Orchid Conservatory)
Treasures of the past and the newest breeding lines are featured in this conservatory filled with flowering plants from the collections of the American Orchid Society. Members from around the country will stage and staff the exhibit, which offers some natural history, explains the purpose of AOS programs, and presents the forms, colors, fragrances and architectural details of one of the world’s most diverse and beautiful flowers.

American Rhododendron Society, Greater Philadelphia Chapter
632 Burnham Rd. Phila., PA 19119
Contact: Linda Hartnett, lindahartnett@gmail.com
Place des Rhododendrons
This exhibit depicts a small square in a charming quarter of Paris enclosed by a lovely iron fence. The space provides a pedestrian short-cut around a small pool. Using layers of rhododendrons, azaleas and companion plants, the display sparks thoughts of a spring garden awakening.

Beautiful Blooms Events
1011 N. Hancock St., No. 103, Philadelphia, PA 19123
Contact: Donna O’Brien, 215-925-9300, donna@beautifulblooms.com
Boites des Fleurs a la Mode (Boxes of Fashionable Flowers)
This exhibit features boxes filled with fashionable flowers, all with a nod to the great designer Coco Chanel. Teaming whimsy with elegance, the display includes tweed and quilting, among many other textures for the boxes, each blooming with the most fashionable pavé of flowers. An overhead view of the entire exhibit reveals that the boxes form a large gift box with a cross of ribbon.

Celebrations Design Group
345 S. Morris Ave., Crum Lynne, PA 19022
Contact: Tom Covello, 610-833-5739, info@celebrationsdesigngroup.com
Music of the Night
Wander through the Angel of Music’s underground passage below the Paris Opera House to explore the ebbing light and be consumed by the music of the night. Depictions of the classic tale awaken the imagination, and the draw of simulated nighttime will sharpen and heighten each sensation. 

Delaware Valley College, Ornamental Horticulture and Environmental
Degree Program
700 E. Butler Ave., Doylestown, PA 18901
Contact: Dr. Barbara Muse, 215-489-2287, Barbara.muse@delval.edu
Post-Industrial Agriculture and Urban Art
Overgrown, trash-infested lots, scattered throughout many cities, are among the most pervasive obstacles to revitalization. However, there are creative, inexpensive, and high-impact solutions to transforming a deteriorated vacant lot into viable land. The exhibit demonstrates low-cost transformation of vacant land into a haven for the community. The benefits of this transformation include locally grown produce, environmental enhancement, sensory gardening, and expressions of local artistry.

Delaware Valley Fern and Wildflower Society
121 Garden Road, Oreland PA, 19075
Contact: Tom D. Tomer, 215-887-3683, tdtomer@juno.com
L'Art des Fougéres
A study in green, this exhibit depicts a Parisian studio where the artists are obsessed with only one subject: ferns! No still lifes, portraits, landscapes, nudes -- only ferns.  Paintings from a variety of genres will be on display, in both completed canvasses and works in progress.   In addition to traditional partners, Albright Studios and Meadowbrook Farm, the fern society will partner this year with the Hussian School of Art. The exhibit illustrates the simple beauty of ferns as an object of art, and their applicability for interior or exterior design.

EP Henry Corp. – Official Sponsor
P.O. Box 201, 201 Park Ave, Woodbury, NJ, 08096
Contact: Carolina Lobo, 856-845-6200, clobo@ephenry.com, Joe Palomino, 856-468-1700.
Chez Henri
Parisians crave outdoor time even more than their café au lait. Looking for refuge from indoor spaces, they make the most of the outdoors to steal away for those moments of respite – in parks, on balconies, and tucked away in courtyard terraces. Inspired by this desire for down time and the ability to take the inside out, Chez Henri from EP Henry invites you “outside” for dinner and a movie. Colorful plantings loaded with texture, fragrance and shades of greens, creamy whites, lavenders and blues create the subtle plant palette. Passez le popcorn, s’il vous plait!

Flowers by David
2048 E. Old Lincoln Hwy., Langhorne, PA 19047
Contact: Robin or David Heller, 215-750-3400, flowers.david@verizon.net
Reves de Fleurs (Dreams of Flowers)
Delight in horticultural dream-catchers arranged on a “bed” of flowers – “bed” as in to sleep and dream.  These dream catchers are made of beautiful floral arrangements to chase away the winter blues as well as any bad dreams.

Groundswell Design Group
187 Lindbergh Blvd., Hopewell, NJ 58525
Contact: David Fierabend, 609-466-8100, david@groundswelldesigngroup.com
Monet’s Allee
The formal aspects of Paris gardens – boxwood hedges, paths and an alee of pleached tree hedges – combine with the ever-changing features of a water garden in this interpretation of Monet’s garden at Giverny. The visitor passes between rows of faux bois and stainless steel tree sculptures, encased in a canopy of green living walls, while the branches drip a rain shower from above. Water gardens line the path and add movement to the colorfully painted pools based on Monet’s paintings of water lilies. The design offers a synthesis of art placed in nature and nature as art, a striking formal, yet exuberant, garden.

Hunter Hayes Landscape Design
102 Holland Avenue, Ardmore, PA 19003
Contact: Lauren Hilburn, 610-896-0309, Lauren@hayeshorticulture.com
En Plein Air
The phrase “in the open air” is typically used to describe artists painting in the outdoors and it perfectly fits this exhibit. The design is a formal garden with an allee of sycamores lining a raised cobblestone walkway to a Paris-inspired fountain. Along the walkway and around the fountain, flowering cherry trees and other formal plantings create a colorful display. Tucked within the gardens are artist easels with painted perspectives of the exhibit.

Ikebana International
Philadelphia Chapter 71
550 Main St., Sewell NJ 08080
Contact: Lorraine Toji, 856-757-9719, ltoji550@comcast.net
The Art of Ikebana
The Japanese flower arranging exhibition by members of the Philadelphia Chapter of Ikebana International includes a large feature arrangement created by members of the Main Line Group of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, surrounded by smaller arrangements by students and teachers of the Sogetsu, Ohara, Ikenobo and Ichiyo schools of Ikebana. The arrangements illustrate and highlight the individuality of each school.

Irwin Landscaping
P.O. Box 186, Hockessin, DE 19707
Contact: Peter Irwin, 302-239-9229, irwinland@msn.com
Sailing into Springtime
This display offers a delightful array of fragrances and colors in a Parisian park where children enjoy playing with their sailboats. A life-size boat with a bow made of flowers floats in the center, and cherry trees, azaleas and viburnums enhance the charm of a Parisian spring.

J. Downend Landscaping
411 Smiley St., Crum Lynne, PA 19022
Contact: Tom Morris, 610-833-1500 ext. 12, tmorris@downendlandscaping.com
Tour de France
Guests can take a “Tour de France” in this lighthearted interpretation of the world renowned bicycle race. A streetscape garden showcases French culture, including art, culinary influences, architecture and sports. The garden represents a cross-section of the experience a visitor to France may “bring home.”

Jacques Amand, The Bulb Specialists
P.O. Box  4000, Ancramdale NY, 12503
Contact: Elaine Wiggers, 800-452-5414, info@jacquesamand.com
Musee de L’Esprit (The Museum of Spirit)
The display offers an interpretation of the most famous French sculptures, from Rodin to Degas, a homage to French art by Philadelphia sculptor Lisa Fedon. Experience the first sign of spring with the fabulous scent and magnificent color of thousands of flowering bulbs. Only here can you see the largest selection of bulbs -- some new, some rare -- providing an aromatic, unforgettable experience.

Kepich & Associates
Box 152, 3425 Holicong Road, Holicong, PA 18928
Contact: Chris Kepich, 215-794-5090, kepichassociates@verizon.net
Chez Daniel
The exhibit captures the quaint elegance of magnificent floral displays in the Bucks County countryside. A beautiful home is recreated with stunning views on each side. From mature azaleas to colorful perennials, this exhibit makes viewers feel right at home.

Horticulture Academy at Abraham Lincoln High School
Education Partner: Monrovia
Rowland and Ryan Aves, Philadelphia, PA 19136
Contact: Karen Kardon Weber, 215-335-3213, kkardonweber@phila.k12.pa.us
Thomas Jefferson’s Horticultural Legacy
This display follows the journey of one of the country’s Founding Fathers, statesman, and president and lesser known avid horticulturist.  Thomas Jefferson, who was appointed the Minister to France, was introduced to a wide range of new plant life that was foreign to the United States.  He brought these new and historic plants to America. Jefferson dedicated unlimited time, effort, and passion toward one of his most profound projects, Monticello, his estate in Virginia.  Monticello is a tribute to his travels and a monument to nature’s beauty and color.

Mark Cook Landscape Contracting
P.O. Box 1112, Doylestown, PA 18901
Contact: Mark Cook, 215-345-9164, limecooper@hotmail.com, mclcdesign@gmail.com
En fin de journée (At Day’s End)
After enjoying a day of museums and cafes, it’s time to retreat to an isolated garden – a peaceful, verdant setting only minutes from central Paris. Surrounded by a variety of mature plants and the gentle sound of water, a visitor can sip espresso inside a transformed garden shed. What once held old tools is now a cherished place to gather with family and friends.

Men’s Garden Club of Philadelphia
353 Aubrey Rd., Wynnewood, PA 19096
Contact: Stanley M. P. Amey, 610-649-6969, stanamey@adjusterassociatesltd.com
Rue de la Scene
Walk down a Paris street to enjoy window shopping and delectable delights at these inviting storefronts.  A bistro, cheese shop, art gallery and more -- they may be faux, but the exhibit will leave visitors hungry for further exploration. Nothing feels quite as French as a stroll down a fashionable street with delicious treats.

Michael Bruce Florist
823 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, NJ 08108
Contact: Michael Bruce, 856-854-6322, mbfint@yahoo.com
Urban Graffiti Shadow Art
Be transported into a museum of art, beauty, design, flowers -- and trash. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and this exhibit exceeds expectations of recycle, reuse, regenerate and renew.  Beautiful flowers enhance the objects of trash in and among the litter for a magnificent display and shadow art imagery.

MODA Botanica
339 S. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA 19107
Contact: Armas Koehler, 215-906-0275, info@modabotanica.com
La vie en rose
The exhibit pays homage to the great French singer, Edith Piaf, and the idea of looking at life through rose-colored glasses. Playing with color and transparency – and many, many roses – the display interprets the spirit of the iconic nightclub artist.

Netherlands American Business Association
709 Easton Rd., Suite 100, Willow Grove, PA 19090
Contact: Thomas A. Snyder, 215-280-2969, tasnyder@comcast.net
Exhibit Partner: Abington Memorial Hospital
Tulips Around the World
An international array of tulips, including Japanese and Dutch varieties, are featured in this dazzling greenhouse exhibit.

North American Rock Garden Society
Delaware Valley Chapter
Contact: Tammy Harkness, 215-541-4589, plant_nerd@msn.com
A Centre Pompidou Roof/Rock Garden
The original winning design in the architectural competition for the Centre Pompidou i
ncluded mid- and roof-level landscaped terraces that were never incorporated in the final structure. This display shows a proposed development of an area that would include green roof industrial-grade technology, along with more traditional rock garden construction and ornamental horticulture. An outdoor leisure seating area provides a protected zone and excellent views of the city and garden environs. Iconic features of the Centre Pompidou help shape the space.

Pennsylvania Bonsai Society
1140 Little Conestoga Rd., Glenmoore, PA 19343
Contact: Randall Naftal, 610-651-2818, randallnaftal@yahoo.com
Bonsai Extraordinaire
The Pennsylvania Bonsai Society displays trees submitted by its members. The display has a large variety of specimens, some seen before and some that will be new to most viewers. There are also many styles of design that will surprise and delight.

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
PHS, 100 N. 20th Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Contact: Sam Lemheney, 215-988-1621
PHS Exhibit
The exhibit created by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society provides inspiration, guidance and opportunities to participate in the greening of your community. A country-chic vegetable garden offers interactive demonstrations on growing favorite and newer varieties of produce. The Gold Medal display introduces beautiful, reliable and exceptional plants recommended by PHS. PHS’s striking landscapes created or under way on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway are featured as well. Everyone can also find out how to become part of this year’s major PHS initiatives – the campaign to plant one million trees in Greater Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware, and the acclaimed City Harvest program.

Philadelphia Cactus & Succulent Society
335 Fieldstone Drive, New Hope, PA 18938
Contact: Paul G. Wesolowski, 267-614-2989, pwesolowski@bmtc.com
We thought you meant Paris, Texas
Meet a life-sized snowman, direct from Texas, made from tumbleweeds.  View over 100 different species of spectacular cacti and succulents, some easy to grow and some a little harder, in this fantastic exhibit. Don’t miss the “eye-full” tower right here in Paris, Texas.

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
One Parkway, 1515 Arch St., 10th Floor, Philadelphia., PA 19102
Contact: Charles Dougherty, 215-683-0223, charles.a.dougherty@phila.gov
Rediscovering Rodin
This exhibit is inspired by the Benjamin Franklin Parkway’s reflective relationship to Paris’ famed Champs-Elysées -- specifically the Rodin Museum -- and showcasing the landscape enhancements currently under way, utilizing formal garden design centered on mass planting, bold color and sharp lines.

Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators
2034 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103
Contact: Joan Frain 610-363-5534; joanfstudio@earthlink.com
Scentsational Botanicals
From the sublime to the repulsive, plants and their fruits and flowers come in
every scent imaginable. Inspired by the renowned perfumeries of Paris, the artists of
the Philadelphia Society of Botanical Illustrators present exquisite original
paintings of these fragrant specimens. Everything from the heavenly aromatic
gardenia to the repugnant carrion flower is represented. “Scent tubes” provide visitors with an olfactory experience as well.

Philadelphia Water Department
1101 Market St., 3rd floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Contact: Arthur M. Holst, 215-685-6143, Arthur.holst@phila.gov
L'art de l'eau
Flowers are nature’s artwork, with vibrant colors in foliage and petals relying on the availability of plentiful, clean water. The Philadelphia Water Department recently launched the Green City, Clean Waters Plan, promoting green infrastructure techniques, such as flow-through planters, porous pavers, and vegetated curb bump-outs, which reduce the amount of polluted storm water in local rivers and drinking water sources.  The display highlights some of these water saving and purifying techniques at a quaint, Parisian flower shop.

PNC – Presenting Sponsor
Designed by Michael Petrie’s Handmade Gardens
Arc de Pour les Oiseaux (For the Birds)
PNC, the Presenting Sponsor of the Flower Show, in collaboration with landscape designer Michael Petrie, offers a unique habitat for feathered friends. Tree branches create a living arch of plants adorned with extraordinary birdhouses in this whimsical, wonderful exhibit.

Romano’s Landscaping
P.O. Box 80, Pitman, NJ 08071
Contact: Peter Romano, 609-471-1067
A Backroad State of Mind
In a world of rush and hurry, welcome to a place to stop and dream. Somewhere far from the main roads and byways is an unblemished step back.  On this journey, your companion is the allure of nature with its abiding inspiration.  An assortment of rhododendrons, azaleas and ferns accompany the traveler and paint a golden memory framed in the abundance of green.

Rosade Bonsai Studio
6912 Ely Rd., New Hope, PA 18938
Contact: Chase and Solita Rosade, 215-862-5925 fax215-862-0619, chase@rosadebonsai.com
Springaplogizetime in Paris
The living art of bonsai gives enormous pleasure and a feeling of closeness to nature  in this exhibit.  In addition to the bonsai trees and gardens from many different parts of the world, students will display their own grown and styled trees.

Schaffer Designs
4403 Richmond St. Philadelphia, PA 19137
Contact: Bill Schaffer, AIDF, AAF, PFCI, 267-577-8555, bill@schafferdesigns.com
An American in Paris
Experience the classic movie on its 60th anniversary as it has never been seen before.  The exhibit interprets four magical scenes of the film through a 360-degree diorama of vignettes in a true period set that adds life to the spectacular floral designs.  See the most magical elements in movement, over-scaled design, color and more, all with original audio and video of the movie.

Smith & Hawken
Contact: : Jenny Mooney, Target Communications, (612) 761-7794
Smith & Hawken Collection for Target
At 25 feet tall and 25 feet wide, the Smith & Hawken showcase is the largest living, vertical garden to be created for the Flower Show. The display features more than 2,500 plants and trees and depicts a backyard landscape – including outdoor deck and furniture -- turned on its side! The lush garden wall serve as a backdrop for Smith & Hawken tools, furnishings, décor and accessories exclusively available at www.Target.com/SmithandHawken.

Subaru of America – Premier Sponsor
Subaru Plaza, 2235 Route 70 West, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Contact: Abana Jacobs, 856-488-3274
Une journ’ee dans le parc (A Day in the Park)
This springtime scene occurs in a lovely park, where a family plans to enjoy a hot-air balloon ride and a view of nature’s gifts from above. Manicured boxwood hedges overflow with delphiuium, andVictoria sage and and astilbe line the path and brighten age-old stone walls. Flowering pear trees offer a shaded canopy. The parks of Paris have long been a source of inspiration, and Parisians pride themselves in making their urban parks and gardens into places of elegance, artistic detail, and symmetry.

Temple University
580 Meetinghouse Rd., Ambler, PA 19002
Contact: Baldev Lamba, 267-468-8178, blamba@temple.edu
ecolibirum
The exhibit represents a blend of French traditions with modern thought and innovation. The classic components and underlying ideas of iconic French gardens, such as Versailles, inform this design, which incorporates concepts of modern art and sustainability.

Tourism Ireland - Official Sponsor
Rooted in Ireland
The oak tree has had a cherished place in the Irish landscape in both ancient and modern times. This exhibit highlights the tree’s importance in the history of Ireland and spotlights the role of the tree in fairy lore. The loss of oaks is a major issue in contemporary Ireland, and the exhibit encourages the replanting of these sacred trees.

 University of Delaware
141 Townsend Hall, Newark, DE 19716
Contact: Jules Bruck, 610-662-2986, jbruck@udel.edu
L’art rencontre la science
Art meets science in this edgy educational exhibit that displays the ultimate in sustainable gardening and rain harvesting.  Learn about the most cutting-edge techniques and practices from these students and experts. Visitors will be able to translate their practices right into their own home gardens.

U.S. EPA Region III
1650 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA 19103
Contact: Jeff Lapp, 215-814-2717, or Todd Lutte, 215-814-2099, lutte.todd@epa.gov
Botanique Naturale
Clean water, clean air and clean soil depend on native woodlands to sustain their quality and to provide their vital functions. Enter a native woodland composed of a bottomland wetland/bog complex and an upland forest highlighting the rich diversity of spring-blooming flora of Northeast woodlands. Visitors will be inspired by the splashes of color and textures of native wetland plants, including pitcher plants, blueberries, sheep laurel and Atlantic white cedar, and upland plants including American holly, azalea, creeping phlox, and other native species. The exhibit will educate visitors on the importance of forest ecosystems and motivate them to preserve and restore these areas in their backyards.
 
Waldor Orchids
10 E. Poplar Ave, Linwood NJ 08221
Contact: Walter Off, 609-927-4126, waldor@waldor.com
Vacherot & Lecoufle
Founded in 1886, Vacherot & Lecoufle of Boissy Saint Leger, France, is the world’s oldest commercial orchid grower still in operation. In honor of their 125th anniversary, Waldor Orchids has created a laboratory showing the orchid-cloning process pioneered by the French grower. Nearby, the greenhouse is filled with magnificent mericlones in a rainbow of colors produced by orchid tissue culture propagation. Past the lab and greenhouse, a cobblestone path leads to the stately family home.  

W.B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences
7100 Henry Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19128
Contact: Barbara Brown, 215-487-4467, bbrown14@comcast.net
A Tale of Two Cities
The connections between Paris and Philadelphia include their beautiful thoroughfares, the Champs-Elysees and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. This exhibit’s design is based on the history of the Parkway renovation modeled after the great French artery, and it incorporates red maples, red oaks and sweet gum trees under-planted with springtime bulbs, annuals and perennials.  Great horticultural design is borrowed, imitated and altered.

Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades
106 S New Middletown Rd, Media, PA 19063
Contact: Donald Jackson, Director of Horticulture, 610-566-1776 ext 240, djackson@williamson.edu
A Garden in the Bayou
The Atchafalaya Basin in the Louisiana Bayou is regarded as the largest forest-river swamp in North America. The beautiful bayou is home to a fantastic variety of trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials that are also cold-hardy enough to live in the gardens of the Philadelphia region. From the bald cypress and river birch to the buttonbush, swamp azalea, summer sweet clethra and Virginia sweetspire, the native growth of the bayou has tremendous value to northern gardens.