Vermont
Vermont Flower Show
March 1 - 3, 2013 at the Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction
This year's show takes its inspiration from Robert Frost's “The Road Not Taken”, showcasing links to the natural world and its undiscovered charms.
Virginia
The Annual Maymont Flower & Garden Show
February 9 - 10, 2013 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center Exhibit Hall
Display gardens, seminars and vendors and a portion of the proceeds from the Flower & Garden Show benefits the Maymont Foundation.
Virginia Flower & Garden Show
January 25 - 27, 2013 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center
They've combined the Home Show and the Flower and Garden Show into one giant show. They've moved the date up a couple of months and this year's theme is “Where Joy Begins".
Washington, DC
Washington Home and Garden Show
March 22 - 24, 2013 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center
They say it's the largest garden show on the east coast, with acres of display gardens and over 800 vendors representing 41 states. For more info, check out About's Washington DC Guide's Washington Home and Garden Show page.
Washington
Northwest Flower and Garden Show
February 20 - 24, 2013 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, 7th & Pike
This is the 3rd largest flower and garden show in North America. With 6 acres, 25 full-scale gardens and over 120 free seminars. For their 25th anniversary, they are going Hollywood!
Garden Expo 2012
May 11, 2013 at Spokane Community College Lair, 1810 N. Greene Street, Spokane.
The Garden Expo is held annually, the 2nd Saturday in May. There will be over 200 garden-related vendors, including nurseries, garden stores, suppliers and manufactures, garden artists and crafters, and horticulture organizations, as well as garden experts to answer all your questions.
Great Britain
Chelsea Flower Show
May 21 - 25, 2013 on the grounds of the Royal Hospital
This is the grand daddy of flower shows. If you can make it there, it’s sure to be worth the trip. You’ll see the finest collections of flowers in the world and display gardens created by the world’s leading designers, all competing for top prize. Our lucky Guide to London Travel, Laura Porter, gives us the lowdown on what to expect at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
July 9 - 14, 2013 Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey
This show doesn't have the cache of the Chelsea show, but it's still a delight. With over 30 acres of display gardens added to the already existing formal palace gardens, be prepared to spend several hours wandering about. Also be prepared to buy, because some of England's best growers are there with their wears. Lots of new introductions find their way into gardens through this venue. Once again, our Guide to London Travel gives us the facts for planning our visit to Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.
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Canada
Canada Blooms
March 15 - 24, 2013 at the Direct Energy Centre at the Canadian National Exhibition
Canada Blooms gets better every year and this is their 15th. The NY Times has called it one of the top 3 shows of its kind in North America. If you’d like to try your hand designing next to some of the foremost international designers, Open Hort is an opportunity for non-professional exhibitors to display. And there are four different stages going non-stop with over 200 hours of seminars, workshops and demonstrations. This year's theme is CityCulture.
Singapore
The Singapore Garden Festival
Watch for 2014 date, at the Suntec Convention Centre
This show is produced every other year. Last year was only their 3rd show, but it's been a big hit. The Singapore Garden Festival "...is the first garden show in the tropics to bring together and showcase creations from the world's top award-winning garden and floral designers under one roof." Includes gardens from: Australia, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Sweden, South Africa, Thailand, United Kingdom and the U.S., but the tropics are the obvious draw here and what make this show so enticing.
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