New Detroit flower show

[Andrea M. Elkins]

I've noticed several Michigan gardeners posting on the site, but hope that
this info. is of interest to all...

The DTE Energy Detroit Bloomfest takes palce at Cobo Hall April 8-11. It's
modeled after the Philadelphia show, and features over 4 acres of
professional landscape designs, including building structures, water
gardens, etc. Plus a 1/3-scale replica of the Belle Isle Conservatory,
lecture/demos, juried flower arrangements, nonprofit booths, booths for sale
of all kinds of garden-related stuff, and a children's corner. Admission is
$8 in advance, $10 at the door. The show is supposed to take the place of
the old Ann Arbor show (I think) on a larger scale. All of the major
exhibitors are local landscape firms and nurseries, so you can actually talk
to the folks who designed and forced the blooms. Cranbrook is one of the
exhibitors, too, if I remember correctly.

If anyone is interested in details, I'll post more here. Or via email. :-)
I'm really looking forward to it!

(A little more excited, too, 'cause I'm a novice gardener and just today
spotted my crocus and/or tulips popping through the soil in the front bed.
Yay!)

- Andrea M. Elkins, Detroit, MI (Zone 5b)

[EHS]

I've been to this show two years ago. The flowers and exhibits were lovely,
but we could find no one to help us take those ideas to our OWN yard!
i hope it'll be different this year...
Elizabeth

[Andrea M. Elkins]

Actually, you wouldn't have attended this one. It's brand new. You might be
thinking of the Cobo Hall "Builder's Home and Detroit Flower Show" produced
by the Southeast Michigan Home Buikldser's Association. It used to be just
the Builder's Show, but they've been trying to diversify or something and
added gardening in the past 2 years. I agree, though -- some nice/adequate
displays, but not a whole lot backing it up. I've been really disappointed
with the Builder's Show @ Cobo in the last few years -- too many craft
items, not enough home improvement/remodeling vendors!

:-)

EHS <KDKD...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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[Andrea M. Elkins]

Hi Chuck. Actually, I already went to your site and looked at all the pretty
pictures. Very nice! Maybe next year my budget (and boss) will allow for a
trip out to Philly...

Well, let's see. For those who might be interested in going to the show, the
best place to get all the information would be the website:
www.bloomfest.com. Hopefully they'll post a schedule of events
(lectures/demos/shows) real soon. I notice that they don't have hours or
times listed on the site, though (duh-oh!!). Here's the info.:

Thurs. - Sat (April 8-10) 10 am - 9 pm
Sun. (April 11) 10 am - 6 pm
Tickets are $10 at the door, $8 in advance. You can buy them at Detroit
Edison customer offices and at some nurseries in the area -- I think
Bordine's is one of them, but I'm not sure. They have discounted tickets for
seniors and kids, but I'm not sure of the prices or ages.

Charles Diem <c...@nome.com> wrote in message
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>Yes, yes... give us details and more details! I went to the Philly show
last week & even though I found bits of it disappointing, I was like a kid
at Christmas running around there with camera and notebook in hand. Tell us
what you see!
>(there are some pics of the Phila Show on my site, if you're interested)
>
>Visit us,
>Chuck & Peg
>Smallwood Garden
>http://members.tripod.com/~smallwoodgarden/

[EHS]

Good then, I'm looking forward to going down there this weekend, barring a
snow storm and no plowing hee hee!
Thanks for this info - I was sure I was going to be dissapointed!
Elizabeth

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