BOSTON — The countdown to spring is on! In just a few weeks, the city of Boston
will once again host a major flower show, featuring a new location and an
experienced team of show producers to deliver an event like no other. The Boston
Flower & Garden Show, held March 24 – 28, 2010 at the Seaport World Trade Center
in Boston, will entrance the thousands of visitors with 30 major garden
exhibits, celebrities, a garden marketplace, afternoon teas, daily gardening
demonstrations, lectures, judged competitions and more.
For more than a century, New Englanders have relished in the spectacular sights
and scents of a major flower show in Boston. When the annual flower show was
cancelled in 2009, Paragon Group made the decision to step in and bring a new
show to life. The staff of Paragon Group has been known for 20 years as the
producer of the New England International Auto Show as well as the National Golf
Expo, and is poised to take on the size and breadth of a major flower show. To
further its splendor, the new 2010 event is under the direction of Carolyn
Weston, the former director of the New England Spring Flower Show for the
Massachusetts Horticultural Society (MHS) for 12 consecutive years.
“The 2010 Boston Flower & Garden Show will bring a floral fantasy to Boston!”
said Weston. “For five days and nights, the Seaport World Trade Center will be
transformed into a wonderland of flora and stunning exhibits. This former rite
of spring, which generations of Bostonians have long cherished, will blossom
anew under the theme, A Feast for the Senses, with many of the traditions New
Englanders have cherished, along with many exciting new additions.”
The 2010 Boston Flower & Garden Show will feature lush and inspiring landscaped
gardens created by professional landscape designers, nurseries, historic
properties and other non-profit organizations relating to the theme of A Feast
for the Senses.
“Spring’s first signs of renewal will greet visitors like a convivial maitre
d’,” said Weston. “Visitors will indulge in a bountiful buffet of gardens,
lectures, demonstrations, special events and retail vendors offering ways to
incorporate vivid color, stimulating scents, soothing sounds and tantalizing
texture to our gardens, with a hearty side dish of the latest taste sensation –
organic vegetable gardening.”
Special Attractions
The 2010 Boston Flower & Garden Show will offer more than 140,000 square feet of
exhibits, including 30 major gardens and 270 retail vendors. Special features
include:
A festive Preview Party on the eve of its public opening. Three local
horticultural non-profit organizations, New England Wild Flower Society, Tower
Hill Botanic Garden, and The Trustees of Reservations, will benefit from this
fundraiser, which brings together hundreds of garden enthusiasts and Boston
glitterati for an elegant first peek at the Flower Show.
Lectures & Demonstrations: Enjoy over 20 lectures and 25 demonstrations on
topics ranging from Garden Projects Your Children Will Love to Passion for
Peonies.
Celebrity Appearances: On Saturday, March 27 at 11:30am, HGTV’s carpenter hunk
Anthony Gilardi of “Myles of Style,” will be offering a do-it-yourself
demonstration, Master of Your Domain: Carpentry Projects for the New England
Garden. On Sunday, gardengirltv.com host Patti Moreno will share tips on how to
transform an urban backyard into a sustainable living garden. Also, “Victory
Garden” host Roger Swain will offer a primer on the essential gardening tools.
Garden of Cakes: Offering a tantalizing way to appreciate flowers, this exhibit
will showcase edible floral designs from Boston bakeries on the cutting edge of
design.
Floral Designs & Plant Displays: The amateur competitions and exhibitions area
at the show, Blooms! presented by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, will
feature two floral design divisions, an amateur horticulture section, along with
displays by area plant societies and garden clubs.
Horticultural Information Station: The Massachusetts Master Gardener
Association will staff an information booth to answer visitors’ most vexing
gardening questions.
Garden Teas: Each day, visitors can delight in an afternoon English tea at the
Aura Restaurant in the Seaport Hotel across the street from the show.
(additional price)
About Paragon Group
Paragon Group, Inc., located in Needham, MA, is an event marketer offering a
wealth of corporate and managerial experience with an entrepreneurial edge. In
Boston, the staff has produced the New England International Auto Show for over
20 years and the National Golf Expo for 6 years. Paragon Group also produces the
Connecticut International Auto Show, Denver Auto Show, Portland International
Auto Show and Jacksonville International Car & Truck Show. For more information
on the Boston Flower & Garden Show, visit www.TheBostonFlowerShow.com. To learn
more about the Paragon Group, visit
www.paragonexpo.com.
Source:
Paragon Group, Inc.
