The 2017 PHS Philadelphia Flower Show, “Holland: Flowering
the World,” will celebrate the beauty and ingenuity of Dutch culture on March
11 to 19 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
No other country is as well known for its floral industry as
the Netherlands, which fills the world with color. The show will “transport
guests to the rainbow landscapes of tulips, hyacinths and daffodils and the
cut-flower and bulb markets that have shaped Dutch history.”
The show will also explore Holland’s approach to its unique
landscape, from windmills – one of the earliest uses of natural energy – to
21st-century eco-domes and the Dutch Wave movement, which takes a natural and
sustainable approach to landscape design.
The 2017 displays will include bridges, windmills, canals
and water gardens in a sea of 30,000 flowers -- with 6,000 more blooms
suspended in a giant floral canopy. Guests can also pass under a brick bridge
inspired by the Amsterdam cityscape and adorned with Delft tile patterns,
overflowing flower boxes and hanging baskets. The surrounding garden will be
planted with cherry trees, sycamores, and drifts of floral color ranging from
hot orange to soft pinks, reds, blues and purple accents. Mixed in with
thousands of tulips will be hundreds of fritillaria, narcissus, anemones and
other blooms.
Tickets are $35.
The convention center is at 12th and Arch streets.
For more information, to purchase tickets and for hours for
each day – go to www.theflowershow.comwww.theflowershow.com.
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