Wednesday, March 24 to Sunday March 28, 2010
Seaport World Trade Center
Boston, MA 02210

Blooms! is back, bigger and better for 2010. It will be held as a key part of the Boston Flower & Garden Show and will incorporate everything you’d expect from Mass Hort. Two premier floral design competitions (Design Division I and Design Division II) will test the imagination and creativity of the region's top arrangers. An amateur horticulture competition will show what a green thumb can accomplish over the course of a cold New England winter. Plant Society displays will showcase their members’ skills and knowledge. Ikebana designers will provide a graceful note with their spare, meticulous arrangements. At the end of winter, it’s going to be the breath of spring we all need!

The theme of the Boston Flower & Garden show is A Feast for the Senses. There will be over 30 gardens to enjoy, filled with the colors of spring. You will also find horticultural and gardening products, garden furnishings, ornaments, art and handcrafted gifts at the show.

The Flower Show Is Back! And You’re Going for Free… But Only If You Join or Renew Your Mass Hort Membership - Learn More

Tickets

MHS Memberships with accompanying complimentary Flower Show tickets will not be available at the entrance of the show, so your membership must be ordered before March 17th, 2010 to ensure ticket delivery. Order Now!

Boston Flower & Garden Show Details

Public Show Dates:*
Wednesday, March 24 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Thursday, March 25 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday, March 26 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday, March 27 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday, March 28 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Box Office closes 1 hour prior to the end of the Show each day.

*Please note there will be no MHS members hours for this show.

Special Activities

During your visit to the Flower Show, enjoy an English Garden Tea. There will be two seatings: 2:00-3:30pm and 4:00-5:30pm -- each day of the Flower Show at the Aura Restaurant in the Seaport Hotel. A menu of assorted teas, tea sandwiches, fruit tarts, scones and Devonshire cream with strawberry jam for $29 per person requires advance reservations. Call 617-385-4300 and ask for the Flower Show Tea. This does not include admission to the Flower Show.

A new feature - The Garden of Cakes - will offer yet another way to appreciate flowers, as adornment on dramatic and romantic creations by some of the region's top professional cake artists. See the latest designs from well-established Boston bakeries as well as the work of smaller, more boutique-oriented shops on the leading edge of cake design.

The Boston Flower & Garden Show professional gardens will be judged before the show opens to the public. But you also get to vote for your favorite in the People's Choice Award!

Contests

Boothbay, Maine Garden Getaway for Two - Sponsored by Subaru of N.E.

Two free admissions to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, lunch for two at the site's Garden Cafe, a docent-led tour of the gardens, two-night stay in an oceanview deluxe room at the Spruce Point Inn & Resort with complimentary breakfast each morning, and one dinner for two at the Rockside Inn.

While you are at the Gardens, be sure to check out the Lerner Garden of the Five Senses, a newly opened exhibit this is considered the finest sensory garden anywhere. You will be able to touch the plants, taste edible flowers, smell the lovely fragrance of the blossoms, hear the rustling leaves and falling water and see the full spectrum of colors found in flowers and foliage.

Lectures & Demonstrations

LECTURES by nationally-known experts and local gardening gurus

• Get started in organic, sustainable vegetable gardening
• See how to create curb appeal and increase the value of your home
• Learn about the tools you need to be the best possible gardener

GARDENING DEMONSTRATIONS by horticulturists and landscapers

• Learn to arrange a traffic-stopping container garden
• Find out how to grow vegetables in small urban spaces
• Get started on a money-saving project that look like a million bucks

COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS by local chefs and farmers

• Get tips and recipes for the most popular home grown produce
• Use plants and flowers in new and creative ways
• Get ideas for using locally grown products like maple syrup

FLORAL DESIGN & GROWING DEMONSTRATIONS by florists and nurserymen

• Lose your fear of orchids
• Combine fruit, vegetables and flowers for exotic arrangements
• Learn the many uses of easy-to-grow lavendar

Click here for a schedule of Lectures and Demonstrations