Connecticut Flower & Garden Show Will Expand

With Its Move To Convention Center

HARTFORD — One of the most prestigious flower and garden shows in New England is moving to a larger location.

The 26th Annual Connecticut Flower & Garden Show will be held Thursday, February 22, through Sunday, February 25, at the Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Avenue, one mile south of its former site.

The 2007 presentation will be almost 50 percent larger than in 2006, occupying three acres of exhibition space. Organizers will be able to double the number of seminars and demonstrations, showcase more gardens, and accommodate even more vendors with products for flower and garden enthusiasts.

A record 22 different gardens, created by professional landscape designers and non-profit organizations, will be displayed, including water gardens, oriental gardens, and a rose garden created by Friends of Elizabeth Park in Hartford.

For the first time, the Connecticut Flower & Garden Show will partner with the Northeast Floral Trade Expo. Most of that trade expo is closed to the public, but Flower & Garden Show ticket-holders may attend. It will feature a competition of top floral designers, bookstore, mini-exhibits of retail flower shops, and two high teas, each with its own floral design show from respected national designers.

As in past years, the Flower & Garden Show will feature the Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut’s design and horticulture competition, which also will expand in size.

Seminars by experienced horticulturists and experts on landscape design, construction and installation are free with admission. Celebrity presenters will include HGTV’s Roger Swain, Connecticut author Nancy DuBrule-Clemente, Carol Miller of Top Most Earth Farm in Coventry, dragonfly expert Christine Cook, and Kasha Furman from Cricket Hill Garden in Thomaston, and author Tom Christopher of Middletown. A full schedule of the seminars is available online at CTFlowerShow.com (click on the Connecticut Flower & Garden Show icon, and then on the red Seminars box).

The show will be open Thursday through Saturday, February 22-24, from 10 am to 8 pm; and then Sunday, February 25, from 10 am to 6 pm. 

 Admission is $13 for adults, $4 for ages 7-12, and free for children ages 6 and under. Hourly parking is available in the convention center and nearby garages and lots. The Hartford Star Shuttle will be running free buses through downtown Hartford, with stops at the convention center, downtown hotels and attractions, Thursday through Saturday between 7 am and 11 pm, and Sunday between 7 am and 7 pm.

For additional information contact North East Expos, inc., at 860-844-8486 or visit CTFlowerShow.com.