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| (Attending Garden Shows) Ever been to one of the large Flower & Garden Shows? This short article gives helpful tips on attending the shows and how best to enjoy your day. | |
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| (October, 2011) Holiday Food & Gift Festival - Tacoma, WA This is a wonderful event for both exhibitors and guests. If you are in the Puget Sound area, we encourage you to attend and stop by our booth October 19 - 23, 2011. B&D Lilies is bringing Fresh-dug Lily Bulbs for your garden, Amaryllis bulbs for growing indoors, our line of wonderful ladies hats, fragrance-free lotions, plus more. | |
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| 2. Tacoma Home & Garden - Tacoma Dome, WA Tacoma Dome, January 25-29, 2012 B&D Lilies is in the center of the exhibition hall. As you enter, head for the middle of the hall and look for our bright pink overhead fabric. Our offerings from our home farm - Snow Creek Gardens - includes our famous B&D Lilies' bulbs, tropical bulbs and plants, 100% Organic Catnip and of course, a nice selection of sunscreen, fashion and fancy hats. NEW this spring, 100% Silk and Bamboo lanterns for all year indoor use and special occasions outdoors. | |
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| 3. Northwest Flower & Garden Show - Seattle, WA Northwest Flower & Garden Show, February 8-12, 2012 TWO LOCATIONS IN THIS SHOW! Look for our 6-booth, Island space in front as you enter the Plant Market, PLUS our Boutique in the North Hall on the way to the seminars. Click on icon for more information. | |
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| 4. Yard, Garden & Patio Show - Portland, Oregon Yard, Garden & Patio Show February 15-17, 2012. B&D Lilies features wonderfully fragrant varieties of lily bulbs from our catalog, our special line of Purple Poppy seeds, Anne Marie's Organic Catnip and other, Money-saving Show Specials. | |
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| 5. San Francisco Flower & Garden Show - California San Francisco Flower & Garden Show March 21-25, 2012 in San Mateo, California. B&D Lilies/Snow Creek Gardens is in booth #1223 (Plant Market) with our marvelous selections of Lily Bulbs and other fine bulbs and perennials from around the world. Don't miss out! Come to the show’s Plant Market first, in the Fiesta Building, to the right of the large building where the Show Gardens, tools, furniture and other “hard goods” vendors are located. | |
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| 6. Great Falls H&G Show Great Falls, MT March 30 -April 1, 2012 We’ll be traveling directly from San Mateo, CA to Great Falls, MT with our truck/trailer this year. It’s hard telling what goodies we’ll have with us, but we will most likely need to swing back into Washington State to restock before heading East, but you can count on our TRIPLE booth being stuffed full with Lily bulbs, Gladiolus and our line of Abbee Hats for sure, plus other hardy and tropical (indoor) plants, our unscented hand creams and our “kitty-tested” 100% Pure Organic Catnip. | |
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| 7. Colorado Arts & Crafts Spring Festival Denver, CO Booth #402/404 April 20-22, 2012 (Denver Merchandise Mart) Look for our pink banners as in the Montana show, our Abbee Hat and B&D Lilies’ signs and our amazing floral arrangements. We are just inside the door on the (larger) left side of the Exhibition Hall. | |
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| 8. Southern California Garden Show - Costa Mesa, CA April 26-29 2012. This event is held at South Coast Plaza Crate and Barrel / Macy’s Home Store Wing - Free Admission and Parking. Look for our specially chosen selection of fragrant-blooming lily bulbs for so | |
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| 9. Garden Expo Plant Sale - Spokane, WA Our FAVORITE plant sale. Saturday only, May 15, 2012 from 9AM-5PM. Look for our Snow Creek and B&D Lilies' banners as you enter the circular driveway from the main parking lot. Also read "3 Mistakes to Avoid" when buying lilies in spring. *** | |
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| z10. Local Clearance Sale Local sale in the Puget Sound area Saturday and Sunday, early in June. Big, informal PLANT SALE with a dozen or more "plant people" and artists near Gig Harbor. My three tents will have dormant lily bulbs ready to plant for "later than normal bloom" this summer, sunscreen garden hats, and who knows what else. Bring a child's wagon or rolling cart to take home your treasures on this fun sale. (Click image for travel directions.) *** | |
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| z11. Pacific Northwest Historics Vintage Auto Races NEW event for us! Come join us on Vendor's Row at this charitable event to Benefit Seattle Children's Hospital at Pacific Raceways in Kent, Washington. Stop by to say "Hi" and look over our selection of Sun Protection hats, Artwork and handcrafted Northwest jewelry. (We'll be under the double tents with the pink banners.) | |
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Wild Lilies
Wild Lily bulbs making up the genus Lilium belong to the family Liliaceae comprising of approximately 200 genera made up of approximately 2,000 lily species. There are in the neighborhood of 110 to 120 Lilium species depending on whose classification you reference. For the full article, click Knowledge Base
