Capital District Garden & Flower Show - 03/21/2014

Garden & Flower Show- Friday 10 - 8p.m., Sat. 10 - 7p.m., Sunday 10 - 5 p.m.

The first sign of spring is the Capital District Garden & Flower Show, Upstate New York's premiere garden & flower show. Visit this year's theme "Storybook Gardens." See fully blooming flowers exploding with color. Hear the lullaby of trickling water from the many waterfalls and ponds. Smell the luscious fragrance from the first flowers of the season. There's over 17,000 square feet of beautifully designed, full scale, fully blooming landscape exhibits. The creatively designed gardens are packed with shrubs, mature trees, colorful flowers, tranquil water features and lush green grass. There's a Floral Design Competition featuring 15 themed classes and 100 brilliant exhibits from over 60 professional & amateur flower arrangers, garden club members and student designers. Plus there's 150 garden themed exhibits of the finest products and services for gardening, home accessories, jewelry, gifts and wine tastings. Tips, trends and live floral and cooking demonstrations are offered hourly and are free with paid admission. Partial proceeds benefit Wildwood Programs.