Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - Philadelphia Flower Show

1985 Gale Exhibit Artist Rendering: Central feature "Our Garden Heritage" in 1985 show theme: "A Touch of Britain." This artist's rendering shows how visitors will walk through the central feature, beginning in the knot garden, made of dwarf English boxwood, pink and white begonias and blue ageratum. It is surrounded by stone balustrades and features four sculptures representing the four seasons. The visitor then walks under arches to explore the perennial border made of 61 varieties of perennials, biennials and annuals, including pink, blue and white delphiniums, snapdragons and foxglove. Pillars of Rhonda and Golden Shower roses rise above a crop of peachy-pink Sonia roses inside a border of Callery pear trees. Rendering by Doug Julian.

Artist Doug Julian's rendering of the Gale Nurseries exhibit, 1986 Flower Show. [ARC2010.07Box47]

The 1987 Central Feature "Tea at Grays Ferry" commemorates an historic day, Thursday, July 17, 1787 in the garden of Gray's Ferry Tavern on the banks of the Schuylkill River, where George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton took tea. In Philadelphia to construct the country's constitution. This exhibit recreates this 200-year old garden. Rendering by Doug Julian.

Artist Doug Julian's rendering captured key elements of the Central Feature for the 1988 Flower Show theme "The World is Your Garden."

Artist Doug Julian created this rendering to depict the design elements of the Central Feature for the 1996 Flower Show. Signed D. Julian ’95. 

With the theme   “La Passion du Jardin” (the passion of the garden) the 1998 show celebrated gardening with a French flair. Show designer Ed Lindemann worked closely with the Chateau Villandry, known for   its famous kitchen gardens, the Henri Delbard Company, breeder of French roses, and La Varenne cooking school in Burgundy, France, to create several authentic Gallic settings for the central feature displays

Artist Margaret (“Midge") Ingersoll’s rending for the 1999 Flower Show captures the design elements of the Central Feature and that year’s Show theme, “Design on Nature…the Art of Gardening.”

Artist Margaret "Midge"  Ingersoll’s rendering of the key design elements for the Central Feature of the 2004 Flower Show, with the theme “Destination Paradise.” 

Artist Margaret (“Midge”) Ingersoll’s rendering of the design elements for the Central Feature of the 2005 Flower Show, with its theme “America the Beautiful.”

Artist Doug Julian’s rendering of the Central Feature of the 2006 Flower Show with its theme “Enchanted Spring … A Tribute to Mother Nature.”

Artist’s rendering of one of the key design elements of the 2008 Flower Show “Jazz It Up!” which paid homage to the sights and sounds of New Orleans.

Artist’s rendering of one of the key design elements of the 2008 Flower Show “Jazz It Up!” which paid homage to the sights and sounds of New Orleans.