The 2016 Philadelphia Flower Show bursts into flower tomorrow. This year’s theme is “Explore America” and celebrates the beauty and diversity of our country’s National Parks. Now is the time to get your tickets!
Today, Friday, March 4, is the final day to enjoy the discounted price on tickets purchased online. Here’s how you can
Buy individual tickets online today!
Tickets will be available online and at the box office March 5-13 at full freight.
Best Use of Flowers and Greenery:Rain, shine or snow, the show goes on at the Philadelphia Flower Show.
Despite a stormy forecast for Monday, the iconic harbinger of spring will be open at the Pennsylvania Convention Center at 12th and Arch streets. (For recorded information, dial 215.988.8899).
Still, the folks at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society know that inclement weather tends to dampen the spirits of would-be visitors. So PHS is proffering a tempting bouquet in the form of Snow Tickets, priced at $20 through midnight Monday. That’s a deep discount from the regular $32 ticket price.
You can use the tickets any time during the show, which runs through Sunday, March 9.
So pull on your Wellies and go! This year’s extravaganza is titled ARTiculture, in which florists, gardeners and landscapers have transformed the venue into a 10-acre canvas bursting with color and creativity inspired by the great gardens that have inspired artists for centuries.
Buy your Snow Tickets online at theflowershow.com. Do hurry. The offer melts with the first tick of Tuesday.
I always leave the Philadelphia Flower Show with a bouquet of ideas for my home and garden. And, of course, I buy a few of the plants, tools and other garden gadgets that will help turn my musings into my own piece of paradise.
This year’s show is, well, Brilliant! That’s also the name of the extravaganza that celebrates English gardens. If riotous color, glorious ponds and lush greenery are your cuppa, go straight to the Pennsylvania Convention Center and savor a banquet of miniatures, arrangements and large-scale exhibits. (These sumptuous shots were taken by R. Kennedy for the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp.)
Then start shopping — although it’s hard to know where to begin with 125 merchants in house.
Look for lily bulbs at De Waterlelie, a purveyor from the Netherlands. Check out the cobra head, a tool sold by a company in Wisconsin that goes after weeds like a badger. Have a chat with the folks at EP Henry, a wonderful South Jersey company that can help you to create a Brit-inspired hardscape at your castle. Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is selling themed mementoes of the event, as well as topiaries, herbs and other green goodies.
The show runs through Sunday, March 10. Tickets are $27 for adults, $20 for students, and $15 for children age 2-16. Tots under 2 are admitted free.