BOSTON, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In the Boston tradition of celebrating the arrival of Spring, The Trustees and Officers of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society announce their new spring flower event, "BLOOMS!", taking place Friday March 13 through Sunday March 15, 2009 in downtown Boston. Accomplished flower designers and plant societies will present a spectacle of springtime collections of gorgeous floral and garden arrangements in the magnificent marble lobbies of One International Place, 125 High Street, and the InterContinental Hotel in Boston. These three venues, overlooking Mass Hort's own 5-acre Greenway Gardens, have been generously donated for this new and exciting event.
As a departure from the traditional, large scale landscaping vignettes of former flower shows, "BLOOMS!" will offer intimate displays, enhanced by the magnificent architecture of these lobbies. According to Diane Valle, Chair of the event, "This visual abundance of flora, to be offered free to the public, celebrates the location, beauty and natural energy of Mass Hort Greenway Gardens, from The Moakley Bridge to South Station, part of The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.
"We believe this complimentary, uplifting and entertaining event will allow city visitors and local Bostonians, who have not yet explored the area, an opportunity to discover the accessibility and vibrancy of the new Greenway Gardens and the evolving waterfront neighborhood," says Tim Kirwan, General Manager, InterContinental Boston.
"BLOOMS!" plans to offer an educational lecture series including a talk by Roger Swain, former host of the Victory Garden and editor of Horticulture magazine; an extraordinary display of roses from around the world in tribute to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway; children's gardening activities; window boxes designed with unusual plants; a Master Gardener Information Booth, orchid and bonsai exhibits; as well as a "BLOOMS!" party.
The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts, celebrating its 80th year of exhibiting at Mass Hort events, will showcase fifty "Boston Landmarks Standard Flower Show" designs. Mass Hort Amateur Designers will create floral interpretations of "Boston Neighborhoods."
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society is the oldest horticultural society in the United States, founded in 1829, and has recently been reorganized with new leadership. "BLOOMS!" is funded in total by in-kind donations and services and a grant from the F.A. Bartlett Tree Experts Company. For more information and a schedule of events: www.masshort.org
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