SPADE AND TROWEL CLUB CATCHES A WAVE FOR

Hawaii: Islands of Aloha, theme of the 2012 Philadelphia International Flower Show, inspires the creativity and imagination of local garden club members putting finishing touches on their upscale Store Window, a Competitive Class exhibit.

 A switch for these ladies (and gents) who usually choose an exhibit demonstrating their landscape design expertise, Spade and Trowel Club’s display which they titled “Here’s Looking at You” features window dressing for an eyewear and accessories boutique and requires decorative use of fresh flowers to tell the story. The class, “Ala Moana Boulevard,” will be judged on Saturday March 3 and again on Wednesday March 7.

 Co-chairs Sharon Small, Margaret Hennes and Jane Owen, all of Kennett Square, and their energetic committee have been meeting since May of 2011 to develop the plan for this exhibit. Other contributors are Alice Bucher, Tala Graham, Sandy Yeatman, Jackie Blake, Ann Bryce, Caryn Hetherston, Edythe Joines, Gerrie Lunger, Nancy Olson, Kurt Wolter, Suzanne Pusey, Kris Qualls, Jon Olson and Rod Ellingsworth.

 Jane Owen and Tala Graham of Kennett Square ‘s Spade and Trowel Club

admire Tillandsia (air plants) and Orchids at Waldor Orchids in Linwood NJ.            

The Flower Show opens March 3 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia for members of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and March 4-11 for the general public. Go to www.theflowershow.com for more information.  The new FlowerShow app for smartphones, available on or about February 20, provides maps, calendar of events and schedules of performances, lectures and demonstrations, lists of exhibitors and vendors and much more.