Submitted by:
Janet L. Lewis, Publicity
Longwood Flower Show Committee
Eight local garden clubs, members of District 1 Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania, will be presenting a National Garden Club Standard Flower Show, titled, “Inspiration – Longwood” under the auspices of the Visitor Education Department of Longwood Gardens Inc. 1001 Longwood Rd., Kennett Square, Pa. It will be open to the public with admission to Longwood Gardens on Saturday, October 5 from 1:00 pm-9:00 pm and Sunday, October 6 from 10:00 am – 6 pm.
The clubs sponsoring the show are: Elverson Garden Club, Four Seasons Garden Club, Garden Club of Springfield, Radley Run Garden Club, Spade and Trowel Club, The Country Gardeners, Uwchlan Garden Club, and Villanova Garden Club.
The clubs hope to introduce the public to new and different horticulture experiences in addition to exciting and beautiful means of displaying horticulture in floral design.
Entries for the show are classified as Horticulture, Design, Education, and Botanical Arts. All entries to the show will be judged following the rules in the National Garden Clubs, Inc. Handbook for Flower Shows. There will be exhibitors at this flower show who have won Blue Ribbons at the Pennsylvania Horticulture Society Flower Show held in Philadelphia this year.
The sponsoring garden clubs are members of National Garden Clubs, Inc.; Central Region of State Garden Clubs, Inc.; and the Garden Federation of Pennsylvania District 1.
