I was there Sunday. This is one of the better shows I've seen, I think. Here's something neat you probably didn't see, it was in the horticultural exhibits and was probably gone by Thursday: Clivia miniata, with fruit.

My camera's on the fritz and I could only take closeups, so I didn't get pictures of any of the big exhibits, but they were really nice this year. It was fairly crowded on Sunday afternoon, but I've seen worse.

WW

Nice blog, Patsi. I was considering skipping it this year because I am so busy but now that would be hard to do.

The Clivia miniata is beautiful!!
Great picture. I went Wednesday and a few flowers were not at their best. Very few :)

Garden pictures will follow come Monday.
Glad you enjoyed the link to my blog.

Glad to hear others also thought it was one of the better
shows in recent years. . .after nearly 40 years of faithfully trudging down to Philly in late winter, I sort
of lose my perspective!

Tried something new this year, quite by accident, which I
highly reccommend if your schedule allows: first went on
Wednesday (at the opening bell!), but my knee gave out
after only six hours - since I had an extra ticket from
my dual PHS membership, I went BACK on Sunday morning, when
they open at the unlikely hour of 8:00am. . .Surprise! The
convention hall floor was practically deserted, and stayed
that way for the 60-or-so folks roaming freely about, until
after 10:00am - it still only filled up very gradually, and
by the time I left at noon, it felt like I'd just had a
private viewing. An old-timer working at one of the PHS Info booths confirmed my observation, but cautioned that
only the 2nd Sunday (closing day) is quiet like that. . .
well worth remembering for future shows.

Carl