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2011 Wilmington Garden Show

Saturday, March 5, 2011 - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 6, 2011 - 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

 

 

Wilmington's Premier Garden Show

 

The 18th annual Wilmington Garden Show will be held on March 5th and March 6th, 2011 at the Schwartz Center of Cape Fear Community College in downtown Wilmington.

There will be over 50 booths selling a wide variety of products and services for gardening and landscaping.  Many returning vendors, as well as new sellers offering the latest in gardening products will be on hand. This year the Garden Show is truly a one-stop event. It's where the public can find a hint of spring in the displays, the plants and decorative items. In addition, you can save time, money and gas by coming to the one event where you will see gardening products, gain information face to face with experts and listen to informative and interesting talks on a variety of topics.

Garden Show hours are Saturday, March 5th from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM and Sunday, March 6th from 11:00 AM-4:00 PM. 

Admission is $7.00, Children under 12 are free.

"Friends of the Arboretum" members get in free. Please show your membership card at the door.

Click here for a coupon that will save you money on the entrance fee.
 

If you are a vendor interested in participating in our 2010 show please call 910-798-7670 or email glevesque@nhcgov.com.

For information on becoming a 2011 Wilmington Garden Show Exhibitor click here.

Click here for Directions

 

 

Speakers

 

Exhibitors

 

Last Years Speakers 

Last Years Exhibitors

Saturday, February 13, 2010

10:00 a.m. Dr. Jay Whelan - Manager of Dr. JB's Hummingbird Products
Enhance Your Garden with Hummers
Dr. Jay will talk about his invention of the Hummingbird feeder to include the features and hands on demonstration. His lecture will include information on repelling insects/pests, feeder design, baffle plates, ant moats and repellants. He will also suggest what types of plants are good or attracting hummingbirds.

11:30 a.m. David Strickland - Rose Garden Sales Representative with Witherspoon Rose Culture
Two Simple Practices for Successful Roses
Two things every rose needs are pruning and fertilizing for successful growth. Proper pruning and fertilizing are key for healthy/blooming roses all summer long.

1:00 p.m. Matt Hunter - V.P. of the American Camellia Society
Creating a Camellia Landscape
Beginning with a brief education about camellias this presentation primarily introduces stunning camellia varieties ideal for Wilmington landscapes and gardens. It concludes with sources for further information and an audience participation question and answer.

2:30 p.m. Susan Hart - Garden Writer & Star-News Gardening Columnist
The Gardens of Hever Castle, Kent England
The presentation will feature many pictures - taken by Susan Hart in August of 2007 - of this incredible garden which dates back to the 13th century and was the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, one of the tragic brides of Henry VIII. The gardens feature something for everybody - a moat, rose gardens, statuary, a lake, formal perennial beds, a grotto and its famous topiary chess set.

 Sunday, February 14, 2010

12:00 p.m. Matt Martin - Extension Turf Specialist, NC State Crop Science Department
Five Easy Steps to a Great Lawn
Participants will learn Integrated Pest Management Strategies to have an attractive and healthy lawn. Topics include proper turf selection, mowing, fertilizing, watering, and pest control for warm season turf grasses.

1:30 p.m. Al Hight - County Extension Director, Host of the Coastal Gardener Radio and TV Program
Taming the Irrigation Beast
Using available technology and good common sense to grow better plants with less water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Natural Approach
Allison Designs
Cape Fear Bonsai Society
Cape Fear Garden Club
Cape Fear Orchid Society
Cape Fear Water Gardens
Carbone Construction
Carolina Solar Security Inc.
Carolinas
Circle Stone Inc.
Coastal Glass Tinting
COSTCO
Creekside Forge
Five Oaks Nursery
Flora Landscapes
"Gotta Have it" Jewelry & Accessories
Green Side Up!
Horizons LTD.com
Hummingbird Station
Incredible Edible Birdhouses
Joseph's Colours
Marlene M. McDonald, Inc.
Mosquito & Pest Xperts
Outdoor Illumination
Patty Hankins, Flower Photography
Phantom Screens
Progressive Gardens
Sandra S. Tant, LLC
Seaside Mulch
Shea Essentials
Shelton Herb Farm
Sinbad Crafts, Plants & Fly Trap Farm
Smashing Silver
Southeastern Energy Corporation
Stone Garden/McGraw Hardscapes/J.A. Cobb
Superior Sod
The Glass Garden - Karma Studios
The Mosquito Authority
The Sunroom Store
The Transplanted Garden
The Ultimate Brownie
Tidewater Camellia Club
What's Fresh Flowers
Wilmington Art Association
Witherspoon Rose Culture