What is “Design A Garden?”
Have you ever wondered about the countless design decisions that must go into creating a world-class garden show display garden? From the garden creator’s initial kernel of an idea, to the final building of the garden in 90 nerve-wracking intense hours, it is 9 months of planning, designing, recruiting, building, buying, forcing, pleading, sweating and finally, when it’s all over, collapsing.
Now YOU can design your own show garden, without any of the sweat and tears! The Northwest Flower & Garden Show announces “Design a Garden”. The show has teamed up with Swansons Nursery, Seattle’s premier destination nursery, and designer Lloyd Glasscock, owner of Looking Glass Design, to create a show garden based on our website readers’ votes! Lloyd is a Certified Professional Horticulturist and he has designed or installed over 20 display gardens at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show. This time around he’s excited to be working on designing a garden with you.
Over the next past four months, our readers have voted, and the winners are listed below. There are only a few voting categories left, so you still have a chance to participate.
All of the winning votes will be integrated into the show garden design by Lloyd and Swansons Nursery, working with Cyle Eldred, our Show Designer. See your final creation February 8 – 12, 2012 at the 2011 Northwest Flower & Garden Show, as we present “A Floral Symphony.”
Voting Recap
Week 1 – Time Period
Rock / Pop from 1960 – 1990
Week 2 – Group / Artist
Beatles & Led Zepplin
Week 3 – Song
Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles
Week 4 – Plant Groupings
Pacific Northwest
Week 5 – Soil
SteerCo™
Week 6 – Hardscapes
Montana Bronze Flagstone / Sockeye Quartzite Flagstone / Montana Slate Ledgestone
Week 7 – Design
A large central patio using Montana Bronze Flagstone and Sockeye Quartzite flagstone is the focus, with a backdrop of large sheltering evergreens and deciduous trees.
Week 8 – Containers
Choice B – Celedon Containers
Week 9 – Artwork
Choice B – Studio art glass
Week 10 – Furniture
Choice A – Adirondack
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