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Southeastern Horticulture Society Flower Show

Building a Show Garden : Hope Springs Eternal!

March 14, 2013

Well I am so grateful for assistance in building this exhibit. It is only 10 x 10 and considered to be a pocket garden, but geeeeez, is it persnickety! Of course, we will be adding things up to the last minute…everyone  does! We have plants coming from Goodness Grows, Cut Flower Wholesale, Steve Miller’s Kingsville Boxwood edging, Pike and Saul’s color, our Highcote, Jenks Farmer’s crinums, Atlanta Water Gardens…and the woods!

Show Garden

Pat Boak is helping with invaluable installation of show perimeter boards, installation of mulch, backdrop and more. Thx pal! The following list is just something I found useful for keeping it all straight…

Dargan Plant List and Supplies

Bulbs
Muscari sp grape hyacinth (Cut Flower: bulbs in pots)
Narcissus  – Daffodils (HH-H&MP harvest & pot up)
Crinum americanum (Jenks Farmer- loose bulbs in basket w/ trowel and labels, booklet)- Crinum lily

Vines
Gelsemium sempervirens (maybe)- Carolina Jessamine
Clematis armandii (Saul’s)- Evergreen Clematis or Armand’s Clematis

Ground Covers
Native moss(HH- MP harvest fresh if possible- is sheet moss allowed?)
Ophiopogon japonicus (GG or Sauls, Pike?)- Mondo Grass

Shrubs
Spiraea prunifolia (Goodness Grows, force in Lynn C’s sunroom)- Bridalwreath
Camellia japonica sp (Pikes or Habersham)
Edgeworthia chrysantha (maybe- GG)- Oriental Paper Bush
Aspidistra elatior variegata ( maybe-PIke)- Cast Iron Plant
Fatsia japonica ( maybe-Pike)- Japanese Aralia

Edging Material
Buxus sempervirens ‘Kingsville’ Boxwoods (HH-MP/H or Steve Miller)
Buxus sempervirens variegata  Variegated Boxwoods (HH-MP/H)
Buxus sempervirens Boxwoods (Steve Miller-need to be rounded nicely)

Ephemeral Color
Lobeila erinus – trailing blue lobelia (50 4″ Pike)
Viola sp blue mixed colors (Pike)
Delphinium sp (Pike)
scabiosa (Pike & Sauls)
Pansies (yellow,orange, white gallons-Sauls)
Ornamental kale (Pike or Sauls)

Small Pond Plants
Iris pseudoacorus variegata ( Atl Water Gardens)- Variegated Yellow Flag Iris
Fuzzy stuff on surface?

Cut Trees for Background
May we use top of cedar trees like PHS does??- yes

5 senses:

Color
(see plants above)

Sound
Windchime
Small bubble in pond

Texture
Stepping stones in moss, ophiopogon with muscari mixed with blue lobelia
Need something like fatsia or aspidistra
Maybe ornamental kale

Fragrance
Clematis armandii
Other plants above

Taste
Violas
Maybe ornamental kale

Site Appurtenances
Weathered backdrop fencing painted a watery blue green ( leave natural?) 3 sides partial
Pond Gold fish? (MP maybe)
Stepping stones ( PAT BOAK)
Half moon step stone stabilized on cobble base ( PAT BOAK)
3″ interior raised border of granite cobbles ( PAT BOAK)
Board perimeter 12″ tall painted gray sim to cobble ( PAT BOAK)
One band of cobble of ground outside board adds 6″ perimeter around exhibit (PAT BOAK)
Lichen side chair (here)
Beautiful antique urn (here)
Small pond basin with moss around it (here)
A good book, coffee cup on side table or on stone to side (how to display?- on large stone?)
Mulch for interior of exhibit
Natural leaves (HH-H/MP)
Candle light torcheres (no wiring) , candlesticks, globes (or one atmospheric one on treillage)

Electrical  (Show committee)  one duplex outlet only
Pump (very small for fountain)
Outlet  computer

Display Boards
Black board (Curt/Andrew to do)
Plant list (Lynn & MP)
Handouts/cards (MP)
Books (Eagle EYE supplement)
Music stand for display of materials
Chair/stool?? (2)
Storage container for our stuff…hide it where?
Plant labels (clothes pins and wire, hand printed-Lynn)
Book drawing materials, 3 books and jar for names!

 

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Dargan landscape exhibit features many blooms and garden atmosphere

February 16, 2010

Dargan Landscape Architects exhibit features hyacinths and flair tulips in full glory. The book drawing on Saturday promises a “Timeless” treasure…more to come as the flower show entries are judged. Please come visit the Southeastern Flower Show Feb 4-6 (closes Sat at 8pm).

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Dargan Book Drawing 6pm Sat, Feb 6 at SE Flower Show. Come Register today!!!

February 5, 2010

Win a “Timeless” treasure!

One of our books will be given away at 6pm on Saturday at the SE Flower Show at the Cobb Galleria! We’ll also give 6 runners-up their pick of the litter of Pink Pearl hyacinths, Scilla, Flair tulips and many, many more.

Hugh does a book signing at Eagle Eye Bookstore at noon.

The show features beautiful flowering plants, large landscape exhibits, educational and garden design features and a Marketplace. Come see us!

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Southeastern Flower Show Dargan Installation Begins!

February 3, 2010

Birthing this baby is in full force today. Much after a trial run at the GA Home Show, but one ton of grit was a bear of a challenge to unload into a swirling dervish of a marketplace! The Southeastern Flower Show opens tomorrow (Thurs, Feb 4 – Sat at 8pm) and is located at the Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.

Hugh and I will have book signings at Eagle Eye and and autographed books are also available at our beautiful display. Scilla, hyacinths ‘Delft Blue, Pink Pearl & Top Hit’, muscari, dutch iris, tulip ‘Flair’ and more were forced in our mountain retreat specially for this event. Come put in your name for a free book in the drawing on Saturday and come to the “Meet up with Mary Palmer & Hugh” where we’ll give away 5 plants.

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