The 2007 Northwest Flower & Garden Show opens Feb. 14, featuring 25 full-size display gardens, including a “male/female” exhibit exploring the differences in our tastes. (Which one gets the remote?)

The five-day show also features free seminars, workshops and shopping.

Valerie Easton, Mary Robson and Phil Wood, who write about gardening and landscaping for The Seattle Times, will be among the featured speakers.

Coming up

The Northwest Flower & Garden Show runs Feb. 14-18 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center, 800 Convention Place (Seventh Avenue and Pike Street), Seattle. Ticket prices range from $3 for youths to $65 for an all-show pass. Call 206-789-5333 or visit www.gardenshow.com for information.

Easton will give a slide-show talk on her new book, “Exploring Essential Garden Patterns,” at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 16 in the Rainier Room, then sign copies afterward.

Robson will talk about “Hort Heads,” a humorous look at gardeners’ personality traits, at 1 p.m. Feb. 16 in the Rainier Room.

She’ll also discuss finding and growing the best landscape trees for small gardens at 6 p.m. Feb. 17 in the Rainier Room.

Wood will talk about Mediterranean gardening in the Northwest at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 14 in the Hood Room.

For a complete schedule, see the insert in Pacific Northwest magazine Sunday.

Seattle Times editors

source : seattletimes.nwsource.com