2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show Part 2

The pressed plant competition is very exciting. It just gets better every year. What a tough job to judge! We started at 8 in the morning but did not finish until after 1:30PM.
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2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show Part 1

The record breaking snowstorms did not stop this grand show. It is the best ever.
Theme this year is Passport to the World. Sure enough, we have seen landscapes, arrangements, and pressed flower art illustrating the colorful world that we all live in. It was a great time for me to spend in Philadelphia.

The snowstorm that started on Thursday just before the show was not as bad as the first two. Being a California girl, I was fully prepared for very cold weather going to Philadelphia although I really did not have the right cloths and shoes. I was lucky that it was not as cold as I thought it to be. My plane landed on schedule. Rushing to the hotel, Micki, Li, and Bridget were there waiting for me. Li wasn't sure if she was able to make it with heavier snow in NY but she made it safely.

We went to China Town after checked-in. After a very delicious meal, we went to the convention center to have a quick preview.

The entrance of the flower show.

A corner of a garden. This would make a good pressed flower picture too.

The African Themed Garden. This garden has won the best of the show. It is rather large with animals, birds, and lots of masks. It is very creative and unique.

An English Garden. Isn't this a great theme for pressed flower landscape design?

A floating garden featuring the sea, the land, the trees, and the snow mountain. I have discovered a new flower - Dianthus barbatus Green Trick. This flower does not look like our familiar carnation but is related. Its petals are finely cut so the flower forming a pom-pom. It is the green flower in this floating garden. I think it will look great for pressed flower landscape design. I am going to see if I can find it in LA Flower Market.