Philadelphia Flower Show
Philadelphia PA
2017
by Melissa

Tip toeing thru the tulips is permitted

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The Philadelphia Flower Show is an annual event produced by The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and traditionally held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in early March. It is the oldest and largest indoor flower show in the world, attracting more than 250,000 people annually.

Holland: Flowering the World 2017 Theme
This year's PHS Philadelphia Flower Show features plenty of tulips and eco-friendly designs.
The 188th PHS Philadelphia Flower Show will be at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from Saturday, March 11, through Sunday, March 19. This year, the theme is "Holland: Flowering the World."
The first thing guests will see walking into the show is a brick bridge entryway surrounded by 30,000 flowers and giant windmills. Vibrant pinks, reds, yellows, oranges and purples greet visitors.
Once through the entrance, attendees can wander as they please through the landscape and floral exhibits. Tulips and bicycles are incorporated into many of the designs, as they have become easily recognizable symbols of Dutch culture.
The majority of the exhibitors are local, but leading designers from the Netherlands are featured, too. Nico Wissing, Bart Hoes, Bart Bresser and New Jersey-born Carrie Preston were all invited to show off their talents.
Their exhibits showcase the "Dutch New Wave" movement, which takes a natural and sustainable approach to landscape design.
Visitors will see landscapes depicting realistic Netherlands gardens. Preston incorporates a chain-link fence in her design, while another exhibit re-creates a rooftop garden with a graffitied wall.

https://www.phillyvoice.com/holland-flowering-world-philadelphia-flower-show-2017/

Long live the tulip! These beautiful jewels brighten our days in spring. We truly look forward to seeing those blue-green leaves start to emerge as the earth awakens from its winter sleep!

Tulips normally begin emerging from the ground in late winter or early spring. If unseasonably mild weather causes premature growth in winter, the danger is not as great as it may seem. Tulips (and daffodils, too) are quite cold tolerant. If freezing winter temperatures return, it may delay growth, however. Snow is actually helpful in this case, as it can insulate the foliage from extreme cold.