Boston Flower and Garden Show 2012

Best landscape gardening and flower show in New England

The Boston Flower and Garden Show 2012 brings spring to the city for 5 glorious days in March at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston.  

As the biggest and best Boston flower show, this mammouth event brings together lush blooming plants, landscape gardening displays, flower arrangements, and over 25 display gardens by the area's top nurseries, landscapers, professional florists, and horticultural associations.

"First Impressions," the theme for the 2012 show, shows you how to bring the "wow" factor into your own garden.  Each of the show's exhibition gardens shows a unique perspective achieve a sizzling first impression. 

In addition, two special floral design competitions by area professionals and horticultural groups will provide even more tips and ideas about how to create a "wow" effect in your own garden and home.

You'll also find lots of exciting lectures and demonstrations on topics such as:

• Easy garden makeovers
• How to become an urban gardening guru
• The true value of landscape upgrades, plus landscape staging tips

The Garden Show's management encourages you to bring your camera to photograph or video the displays and arrangements, so that you'll have pictures later when you want to copy the ideas in your own garden.  You'll also find plenty of plants and other garden-related items to buy.  Since garden tours in Boston neighborhoods don't take place until May and June, the Garden Show fills a gap in New England's spring gardening calendar.

The Boston Flower and Garden Show began in 2010, rising from ashes of the 100+ year old New England Flower Show, extinguished in 2008 when the global economic meltdown adversely impacted the long-time sponsor, Massachusetts Horticultural Society.  The MHS maintains a role in the current event as presenter of the Blooms! exhibit.

In addition to the garden displays, the Boston Flower and Garden Show features lots of other activities, including lectures by top garden experts, demonstrations, amateur competitions, children's gardening activities, a bookstore featuring garden design and care books, and fund-raising for the Boston's Department of Parks and Recreation, which maintains many of the beautiful parks around the city. 

Check the Boston Event Calendar for March for exact dates and times.

Best Hotels near the Boston Flower and Garden Show

If you're coming to the Garden Show from out of town and planning to spend the night in Boston, the most convenient hotels are the South Boston Waterfront neighborhood, where the Seaport World Trade Center is located, and the Financial District section of Downtown Boston, where the closest hotels are only 10-15 minutes away on foot, or a quick ride on the T's Silver Line.

The South Boston Waterfront area has 3 very nice hotels:

• Seaport Hotel - Directly across the street from the World Trade Center  
• Westin Hotel Waterfront Boston - Couple of blocks away, next to the Boston Expo and Convention Center
• Renaissance Waterfront Hotel Boston - Couple of blocks closer to Downtown Boston from the World Trade Center

If you decide to stay Downtown, these hotels are the closest:

• The Langham - Check out their renowned Spa - and equally famous Chocolate Bar
• Hilton Financial District - Very nice business hotel; sometimes offers great weekend rates
• Boston Harbor Hotel - Luxury waterfront hotel - If you stay here, check out the Boston Wine Festival also underway in March
• InterContinental Hotel - Another luxury waterfront hotel, a little closer to Seaport World Trade Center than BHH

Want more choices?  Check our Guide to Boston Hotels organized by neighborhood and categories.

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