Michelle, the interest groups chair, and I recently co-organized a trip for SP residents to the “Boston Flower and Garden Show” on March 17. The flower show is a relatively new event, started by the Paragon group in 2010 after the end of a 137-year-old major flower show in Boston, hosted by MassHort. The show mainly consisted of three parts: gardens, market places, and competition.
Source: http://www.bostonflowershow.com/
When we arrived at the show, I was surprised by beauty of the gardens; it surpassed all my expectations. The exhibitors had set up expansive gardens, complete with brick paths, bridges, fountains, and gazebos! Each garden told a story, from the one with a stone path leading up to a bottle of wine on a picnic blanket to the garden with a kids playhouse. As people were interested in different types of gardens, our group slowly split off into smaller groups as we wandered through the exhibits. By the end, I was in a group with Boris, Michelle, Steven, and Stephanie. In addition to the elaborate gardens, we were inspired by the educational amateur floral design and horticulture competition. We were so immersed in the experience that it took us more than 3 hours to browse all the displays. In the end, I, as the Plants Chair, bought some beautiful begonia for Sidney-Pacific. I would like to thank Boris and Steven in particular for carrying those plants all the way back to SP. Hopefully many of you have noticed the new flowers in the lobby and 8th floor common kitchen!
Source: http://www.bostonflowershow.com/
Source: http://www.bostonflowershow.com/
Courtesy of Michelle Chen
Courtesy of Michelle Chen
As the experience of the show was fabulous, I encourage you to follow the information about the next event on the website:
http://www.bostonflowershow.com/,
and hopefully we will see each other (again) next year!
By Dawsen Hwang, SP Plants Chair