Sue Kidd is the Lifestyle Editor at The News Tribune and the ringleader for the Home&Garden section. She is a decent vegetable gardener, but occasionally a tragic mess at growing other stuff. She’ll blog about gardening events, gadgets, her weird obsession with guerrilla gardening and all her assorted garden disasters. E-mail her with thoughts/rants/questions/bizarre observations. sue.kidd@thenewstribune.com.
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I was dazzled today by the flower boxes on display at the show.
"Feather Your Nest" (above) by Jen Zimmerman won a gold ribbon. If I was a bird I definitely would move in here.
"For Every Time, There is a Season..." by Gaye Hampton-Smith (above) won best in show.
"Four Seasons" by Barbara Lee and Caroline Lee won a silver.
"The Incredible Edible Garden" by Cheri Worsham won a gold. Yes, that's a hanging colander.
While wandering through what is normally Pt. Defiance Park this weekend it's easy to forget that a lot of the wonderful gardens exist there year round.
Begonias grow underneath a trellis at Pt. Defiance Park.
The Metro Parks staff obviously have worked their hands off getting the gardens in top shape. The pride in their work shows.
If you're at the show this weekend check out the permanent gardens as well as the display gardens. You won't be sorry.
I just got back from the Pt. Defiance Flower and Garden show. The weather was a vast improvement over yesterday even if it does feel like June-uary.
I really enjoyed myself today. I came home with some tomato starts, a copper leafed ninebark and an ornamental rhubarb.
As I was in line to get a hot dog (the line at the crepes booth was too long) I overheard a woman tell another: "This is the best garden show I've ever been to." Her friend agreed, both saying it was better than the behemoth that is the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle.
I leaned in to eavesdrop further. They both said they enjoyed the fact that the PDF&G show is outdoors and spacious.
After I thought about it I had to agree. This year's display garden design winner is as good as anything you'll see in Seattle and I really enjoy the outdoors in Tacoma rather than being confined indoors with the crowds in Seattle. I'm not ready to say the PDF&G show beats the NWF&G show but I'd say they are giving them a run for the money.
