SF Flower & Garden Show

"Slow Flowers: Four Seasons of Locally Grown Bouquets from the Garden, Meadow and Farm" (St. Lynn's; $16.95). Outdoor living expert Debra Prinzing challenges herself to 52 weeks worth of locally foraged and sourced flowers and foliage in this set out to disprove the notion that one must purchase imported and expensive blooms in order to create alluring bouquets when she came up with this follow up title to her first book, “The 50-Mile Bouquet: Seasonal, Local, and Sustainable Flowers” (St. Lynn's; 2012) is a . In this diminutive hardback, Prinzing challenges herself to 52 weeks worth of locally foraged and sourced flowers and foliage. Photo: St. Lynn's

This year’s San Francisco Flower and Garden Show will feature edible gardens, sustainable plantings for drought conditions and educational presentations emphasizing California grown flowers. The 3rd largest Flower & Garden Show in the nation, the show features 16 different gardens creatively designed with ornamental edibles, drought resistant plants, outdoor dining scapes as well as the fantasy creation, “Jules Verne’s Volcania.”

Each day features a theme:

Wednesday – Florist Demonstrations

Thursday – Meet the Flower Farmers

Friday – Succulents in Centerpiece Design

Saturday – Botanical Couture Authors

Sunday – DIY Bouquet Designs

Early Bird tickets are on sale now @ $15.00. Coupons are also available @ http://www.proflowers.com/.

San Mateo Event Center

March 19 – 23

http://www.sfgardenshow.com

 

 

 

 

 

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