Some Flowers From the Garden Show

 

I hope everyone had a good weekend. Such a tragic end to the week with so many tornadoes destroying property and taking lives.
Keep these people in your prayers and give aid where you can.

Sunday was the last day for the Central Ohio Home & Garden Show and from all reports it was a success. Although there were a few things I missed seeing that were not at the show this year I thought it was laid out better and the displays were nicer than the two previous years.

  
Of course the gardener in me is always  looking for more flowers to be included every year because I can never get enough, but that is just me, and there were many spring blooming plants to be found.

Many of the flowers were the types that are included every year which can be grown in the shade so that they last through the duration of show with its darkened venue.

Begonia’s in peach and yellow brightened up the displays.

Spring bulbs are always a favorite and they always get me thinking of my own spring bulbs sleeping in the ground and get me yearning for them to start blooming in the garden.

This year I saw more Hellebores included in the displays than in previous years.


With one of the displays being of the Franklin Park Conservatory their display was made up of many tropical or warmer zoned plants.

I know nothing about tropical plants and the flower below has me stumped. I do not know what these two blooms were but they were lovely.

My daughter could smell a flower at this display that just smelled terrible and almost made her sick but I do not know whether it was from this bloom or another tropical plant on display.  Anyone know what plant these two blooms are from?
Update: Meet Medinilla magnifica. Thank you Andrea for identifying my unknown bloom. A great name for a beautiful flower.

With the dark lighting the picture is no very good.

There were also those unexpected plant combinations such as this one with the Citronella Heuchera, bright orange Tulips and Purple heart vines.

Beautiful blue crocuses.

I loved this Cyclamen with the pink blooms and darker pink edging.

Kale is not only for fall gardening but were paired up here with purple tulips.

Tulips are always the favorite for the vendors to force and include in the garden show and they were in every display.

The white ones brightened up the dark displays.

Lots and lots of……….

…. Daffodils.

and Astilbes.

 
Even an Anthurium made it to the show.

Since this posting is getting a little long I will show some of the trees and shrubs in another posting.
Winter has returned here with snow flurries yesterday and this morning to show us it is still the boss and still here for a while yet.
Everyone have a safe and wonderful week.

Happy Gardening,
Lona

 

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