The theme for the RI Flower Show 2009 was "Gardens of the World". The show was held Feb 19-22nd. We attended the show on Saturday Feb 21st. One returning display for the show was Sandtasia who sculpted statues and scenes from Ancient Egypt. The sculptors are so talented!

In addition to the show, we attended two talks: Secrets of the Garden Revealed! Planthropology: The Myths, Mysteries and Miracles of Our Garden Favorites by Ken Druse. One interesting note from his talk was how many designs in nature have mathematical models. Who knew Fibonacci numbers were so prevalent.

The second talk was Landscapes Around the World by Karen Beck. This talk highlighted visits to famous public gardens in Germany, Japan, and Madison, WI (Thai inspired gardens).

Finally the theme for the judged portion of the show was "Around the World in 80 Days". I love to read the judges comments and see if I agree. Also in this section some house plants and bulbs are forced. You can often get some good ideas. See the last four photos in the album showing bulb supports and forcing paperwhites with stones.