 | 'Seattle - Washington' (February 8-12, 2012)Northwest Flower & Garden Show Seattle, WA February 8-12, 2012 (Washington State Convention Center) Plant Market Booth #2134 (North Hall, over Skybridge) B&D is a 6-space “island” booth front and center as you enter the North Hall (same as last year). Look for our lovely fragrant floral bouquets on each corner of our space and the overhead pink fabric. You will find our many EXCLUSIVE varieties of Lily Bulbs and Eucomis (Pineapple lilies) fresh dug from our planting in Oregon or the home farm in Washington, other hardy and tropical bulbs, Exotic Gladiolus varieties, organic fertilizer, plus our Extra-pungent Catnip. Both of our booths are located close to Plant Check on the skybridge for your convenience. Marketplace Booth #2252 Somewhat within sight line of our plant market booth, look for our Abbee Hat & Gift banners. This is our “boutique” booth - fancy hats, in both travel and gardening styles, unscented hand and body lotions, our Extra-pungent Catnip, a bit of original artwork and silk home/patio decorations. 2012 will see over 70 varieties of lilies including 18 or more varieties of the highly sought after 'Orienpet' or 'OT' lilies alone. 2012 also brings the re-introduction of our exclusive 'Angel™' line of upfacing trumpets - highly fragrant and easy to grow. The photo gallery (show below) will show some of the varieties we will be offering at the 2012 show. As of this posting on Dec. 20, 2011, we are still digging in our home field. Check back as the show date approaches for an updated list. As Web/Catalog sales deplete stock before show date, they will be removed from the show lineup. Should you see something you can't live without, place a web order now which can be adjusted following your show purchase. By clicking on a photo, you will be taken to a full description of that variety. Then just hit your back arrow to return here. B&D Lilies is the ONLY company attending the NW Flower & Garden Show that offers exclusively Northwest grown Lilies for your garden on a natural growing cycle for western gardens, not quick thawed, frozen surplus bulbs (or "pre-chilled" which is the forcing trade code word for frozen) from brokers intended for the cut flower greenhouses and then being sold under a banner of "Grower Direct". Important notice for our Canadian visitors. Unlike other companies offering lilies at this show, ALL of our lilies are ok for export to Canada. All you need to do following your purchase is visit the USDA booth to pick up your phytosanitary certificate. You can purchase with confidence at B & D Lilies. At B&D Lilies, you will also find that ALL of our bulbs are packaged for freshness, not dumped loose into crates as they are thawed leaving them to dehydrate in the climate controlled (all humidity removed) convention center. We care about the quality of our bulbs; it only takes a day for an unprotected bulb to dehydrate under those conditions - losing as much as 10% or even more of its weight which affects flowering. As evidence, our cut flowers on display even dehydrate quickly sitting in water, the blooms only lasting two days in prime condition instead of a week or more in a garden setting.
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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 |
