The Brooklyn Botanic Gardens

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The roses are in bloom at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens. The Cranford Rose Garden opened in 1928 and holds one of the largest collections of roses in North America

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The Philadelphia Flower Show

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The theme of this year’s PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is Holland: Flowering the World. The show includes 6,000 flowers hanging upside down and 30,000 tulips at the entrance, plus an Ecodome. The large dome displays the Netherlands’ green techniques including

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The Philadelphia Flower Show: Explore America

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The theme of this year’s PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is Explore America, 100 Years of the National Park Service. The exhibits are inspired by different national parks, including

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The 2015 Philadelphia Flower Show

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This year’s Philadelphia Flower Show features movie-themed exhibits and runs until March 8th, 2015, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. It is the largest and longest running flower show, first opening in 1829, and produced by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Additional attractions include a butterfly garden, make and take crafts such as floral fascinators or terrariums, and Gene London’s Hollywood Costumes Collection. Photos below include the Winnie the Pooh and Cinderella’s Wedding

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Beyond the Exhibit Hall at the Flower Show

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Artist palattes, butterflies, shoes

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The Philadelphia Flower Show

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The theme for the 2014

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The United States Botanic Garden

The United States Botanic Garden was the vision of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. It was established on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. in 1820 and opened to the public in 1850.

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The Philadelphia Flower Show

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The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s Philadelphia International Flower Show began in 1829 and now

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Marigolds On Main Street

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Every year in Saint John, New Brunswick, over 40,000 marigolds are planted by school children. Now in its 15th year, the Marigolds on Main Street program teaches

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More Photos from the Flower Show

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The Flower Show was held March 4-11th, 2012. More pictures!

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