In addition to strolling through the exquisite flowerscape displays, the Lehigh Valley Flower and Garden Show showcases some of the BEST experts in their fields giving demonstrations and seminars about a wide variety of topics!
Scroll down for the 2020 activities....more to be announced.
Printable schedule coming soon
Scroll down for the 2020 activities....more to be announced.
Printable schedule coming soon
Design with Nine
Emmaus Garden Club shares Design with Nine, how to construct a basic line design using nine stems of plant materials. They'll also share ideas about how to stage NGC creative and traditional designs as well as tips that can be used for home entertaining. All are welcome at this affordable make-and-take!
$2 on-site
Friday: 2pm & 5pm, Saturday: 11am, 2pm & 5pm, Sunday: 12pm & 2pm
booth #215
Each class size limited to 20ppl
Emmaus Garden Club shares Design with Nine, how to construct a basic line design using nine stems of plant materials. They'll also share ideas about how to stage NGC creative and traditional designs as well as tips that can be used for home entertaining. All are welcome at this affordable make-and-take!
$2 on-site
Friday: 2pm & 5pm, Saturday: 11am, 2pm & 5pm, Sunday: 12pm & 2pm
booth #215
Each class size limited to 20ppl
Face Painting by Masking Faces
Mimic springtime with a pretty painted flower or bug-out as a butterfly— choose from many great designs that will surely put some Spring in your step and some magic in your day!
$5 on-site
During all show hours
booth #tbd
Mimic springtime with a pretty painted flower or bug-out as a butterfly— choose from many great designs that will surely put some Spring in your step and some magic in your day!
$5 on-site
During all show hours
booth #tbd
Flower Arranging Class
The talented Rich Mar Florists will guide you, step by step, as you create a personally designed floral arrangement. No experience necessary. All plant materials, container, instruction AND Show Admission is included in the price.
$35.00 Click Here to Purchase Tickets
Friday 5:30pm - 7pm OR Saturday 5:30pm-7pm
in The Flower Patch
Magic and Illusions by Master Magician, Magic Mike
Up Close Magic
Keep a lookout for Magic Mike as he walks around entertaining the crowds with
close-up magic.
FREE
Friday: 12:45pm-1:45pm Saturday: 1:45pm - 2:45pm Sunday: 11am-12pm
Magic Shows
You’ll also be amazed by his Vegas Style Magic Show on the Sunflower Stage.
FREE
Friday: 2:30pm Saturday: 3:30pm Sunday: 12:45pm
Sunflower Stage
Michael is the official Magician for some of the Valley's best attractions including the LV Zoo, Crayola Experience, Blue Mountain Ski Resort, and has performed magic corporately and internationally for the Olive Garden chain and Continental Airlines as their first "inflight magician".
Miniature Fairy Garden Workshop
Bring your imagination & create your very own miniature fairy garden with Wee Folk Gardens. Each participant will make a two tiered layered clay pot garden which includes two small
plants, potting soil, wee folk fairy, a cute critter, and colorful stones to create an enchanted
garden.
Purchase tickets in advance
Admission to the Lehigh Valley Flower & Garden Show PLUS All Materials are included in the workshop. Bring a pair of rubber gloves to use in class.
$25.00 Click Here to Purchase Tickets
Friday 3pm OR Saturday 4pm OR Sunday 1pm
in The Flower Patch
Miniature Fairy Garden Workshop
Bring your imagination & create your very own miniature fairy garden with Wee Folk Gardens. Each participant will make a two tiered layered clay pot garden which includes two small
plants, potting soil, wee folk fairy, a cute critter, and colorful stones to create an enchanted
garden.
Purchase tickets in advance
Admission to the Lehigh Valley Flower & Garden Show PLUS All Materials are included in the workshop. Bring a pair of rubber gloves to use in class.
$25.00 Click Here to Purchase Tickets
Friday 3pm OR Saturday 4pm OR Sunday 1pm
in The Flower Patch
Paint your own Wooden Frog
Create a one-of-a-kind frog that's also a musical instrument!
While supplies last
Create a one-of-a-kind frog that's also a musical instrument!
While supplies last
Peep Mascot and Peepmobile
The Lehigh Valley's 'Ambassador of Spring' brings goodies for all!
Free
times tbd
"I've Got Bugs!" Exhibit
Ryan the Bug Man showcases his exhibit consisting of hundreds of preserved and LIVE bugs, many being the largest species in the world! Come see or even HOLD one of the fascinating insects.
FREE
Saturday: 10am - 3pm
The Flower Patch
Mother Nature's Miracles
What parts make up a bug? Who are insects related to? How do bugs defend themselves? Learn the answers to these questions and more in this interactive presentation.
FREE
Saturday: 1:30pm
Sunflower Stage
Ryan Bridge has been involved with Entomology for over 40 years, especially with public outreach and education. Ryan has been presenting insect education programs for groups of all ages. Everyone loves insects… they just don’t know it yet!
She Sheds
Get inspired as some of the Valley's best interior designers put their talents & style into these darling retreats on display inside the Lehigh Valley Flower and Garden Show. An emerging trend, the She Shed is the female version of the Man Cave. A She Shed is the perfect place destination for you to enjoy your hobbies or to get away from it all.
Free
She Shed Designers:
Angela Ast, ABCA Design
Jaime Bassett, FD Design
Wandra Cain, WCA Interiors
Lisette Del’Appa & Nikki Pulley, P&D Interiors
Get inspired as some of the Valley's best interior designers put their talents & style into these darling retreats on display inside the Lehigh Valley Flower and Garden Show. An emerging trend, the She Shed is the female version of the Man Cave. A She Shed is the perfect place destination for you to enjoy your hobbies or to get away from it all.
Free
She Shed Designers:
Angela Ast, ABCA Design
Jaime Bassett, FD Design
Wandra Cain, WCA Interiors
Lisette Del’Appa & Nikki Pulley, P&D Interiors
Storytime - "Too Many Tomatoes"
“Grandfather’s garden is popping with peas. It’s buzzing with blossoms and bumbly bees. It’s bursting with berries and beans and potatoes and tall, twining vines of too many tomatoes!” This story will have kids tapping their toes (digging dirt & sowing seeds) as they count too-many tomatoes overgrowing everything.
Free, Children age 2 - 9
Friday: 1pm & 3pm Saturday: 11am & 6pm Sunday: 12pm
“Grandfather’s garden is popping with peas. It’s buzzing with blossoms and bumbly bees. It’s bursting with berries and beans and potatoes and tall, twining vines of too many tomatoes!” This story will have kids tapping their toes (digging dirt & sowing seeds) as they count too-many tomatoes overgrowing everything.
Free, Children age 2 - 9
Friday: 1pm & 3pm Saturday: 11am & 6pm Sunday: 12pm
Unicorn Rides!
under construction
$5
under construction
$5
Scroll down for the 2020 activities....more to be announced
Printable seminar schedule coming soon
Printable seminar schedule coming soon
SEMINARS and SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Flower Arranging Demonstration & Auction
with Rich Mar Florists
Join the incredible florists from Rich Mar as they demonstrate flower arranging techniques, then stay for the live auction!
FREE
FRIDAY, MARCH 8: 6:00- 7:30pm • SATURDAY, MARCH 9: 5:00-6:30PM • SUNDAY, MARCH 10: 2:00-3:30PM
Magic Show with Magician Magic Mike
Celebrate the theme of "Backyard Magic" and join Magic Mike for some real magic! You’ll also
be amazed by his Vegas Style Magic Show.
FREE
Friday: 2:30pm Saturday: 3:30pm Sunday: 12:45pm
Sunflower Stage
Michael is the official Magician for some of the Valley's best attractions including the LV Zoo, Crayola Experience, Blue Mountain Ski Resort, and has performed magic corporately and internationally for the Olive Garden chain and Continental Airlines as their first "inflight magician".
Mother Nature's Miracles
Celebrate the theme of "Backyard Magic" and join Magic Mike for some real magic! You’ll also
be amazed by his Vegas Style Magic Show.
FREE
Saturday: 11am
Sunflower Stage
Michael is the official Magician for some of the Valley's best attractions including the LV Zoo, Crayola Experience, Blue Mountain Ski Resort, and has performed magic corporately and internationally for the Olive Garden chain and Continental Airlines as their first "inflight magician".
Celebrate the theme of "Backyard Magic" and join Magic Mike for some real magic! You’ll also
be amazed by his Vegas Style Magic Show.
FREE
Saturday: 11am
Sunflower Stage
Michael is the official Magician for some of the Valley's best attractions including the LV Zoo, Crayola Experience, Blue Mountain Ski Resort, and has performed magic corporately and internationally for the Olive Garden chain and Continental Airlines as their first "inflight magician".
2019 seminars
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Bringing Nature in Your Home through Home Furnishings
with Angela Ast FRIDAY, MARCH 8: 2:00-2:45PM • SATURDAY, MARCH 10: 2:00-2:45PM From lighting, furniture, fabrics, accessories and wall coverings, there is growing interest in how we can bring the outside into our homes. Join interior designer, Angela Carroll Ast of ABCA Design, LLC, to learn about the latest hot environmental trends in home furnishing, how manufactures are using nature and natural products and how an increased awareness of the environment has impacted the design industry |
Flower Arranging Demonstration & Auction
with Rich Mar Florists
FRIDAY, MARCH 8: 7:00-8:00pm • SATURDAY, MARCH 9: 5:00-6:00PM • SUNDAY, MARCH 10: 3:00-4:00PM
Join the incredible florists from Rich Mar as they demonstrate flower arranging techniques, then stay for the live auction!
Gardening For Butterflies
Consuelo Almodovar, Master Gardener
FRIDAY, MARCH 8: 6:00-6:45pm
Do you know what a caterpillar and a butterfly have in common? Come learn about the life cycle of a butterfly and what you can do to attract them into your garden!
Global Warming and How it Can Effect Your Garden, Plants, and Trees
Randy Fey, Master Gardener
SATURDAY, MARCH 9: 7:00-7:45pm
Is the changing climate effecting your landscape? Join Master Gardener, Randy Fey, and he explains what Global Warming is and how it can influence your garden.
with Rich Mar Florists
FRIDAY, MARCH 8: 7:00-8:00pm • SATURDAY, MARCH 9: 5:00-6:00PM • SUNDAY, MARCH 10: 3:00-4:00PM
Join the incredible florists from Rich Mar as they demonstrate flower arranging techniques, then stay for the live auction!
Gardening For Butterflies
Consuelo Almodovar, Master Gardener
FRIDAY, MARCH 8: 6:00-6:45pm
Do you know what a caterpillar and a butterfly have in common? Come learn about the life cycle of a butterfly and what you can do to attract them into your garden!
Global Warming and How it Can Effect Your Garden, Plants, and Trees
Randy Fey, Master Gardener
SATURDAY, MARCH 9: 7:00-7:45pm
Is the changing climate effecting your landscape? Join Master Gardener, Randy Fey, and he explains what Global Warming is and how it can influence your garden.
Living Local: Navigating Your Meaningful Role in the Local Foods Economy with Ellen Underwood
FRIDAY, MARCH 8: 5:00-5:45pm
Learn about the Greater Lehigh Valley’s vibrant local food system and how to navigate your meaningful role within it! Ellen, Outreach Coordinator for Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Greater Lehigh Valley, will show you where to connect with the freshest produce this season, how to easily be a local foods supporter, and introduce the powerful impacts of your food dollars. Plus, get some tips on how to support local through your home garden, learn about delicious heirloom varieties, and more! Be sure to pick up a Local Food Guide at the Buy Fresh Buy Local-GLV table when you visit the Lehigh Valley Flower and Garden Show!
FRIDAY, MARCH 8: 5:00-5:45pm
Learn about the Greater Lehigh Valley’s vibrant local food system and how to navigate your meaningful role within it! Ellen, Outreach Coordinator for Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Greater Lehigh Valley, will show you where to connect with the freshest produce this season, how to easily be a local foods supporter, and introduce the powerful impacts of your food dollars. Plus, get some tips on how to support local through your home garden, learn about delicious heirloom varieties, and more! Be sure to pick up a Local Food Guide at the Buy Fresh Buy Local-GLV table when you visit the Lehigh Valley Flower and Garden Show!
Pollinator Gardening/ Certify Your Pollinator Garden
Consuelo Almodovar, Master Gardener
SUNDAY, MARCH 10: 2:00-2:45pm
Learn about the importance of pollinators, how you can help reverse pollinator decline, and how you can certify your pollinator garden.
Soil Testing for Home Gardeners
Clint Walker, Master Gardener
FRIDAY, MARCH 8: 3:00-3:45PM
Soil Testing for Home Gardeners
Well nourished crops are more resistant to pests, disease, and bad weather. Give your garden the best chance to succeed: learn why and how to test your garden soil for essential plant nutrients and how to remedy any deficiencies it may have. Just as important, testing helps you avoid the cost and possible harm of over-fertilization. Make friends with your soil; don't guess, soil test.
Spotted Lantern Flies
Randy Fey, Master Gardener
FRIDAY, MARCH 8: 4:00-4:45PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 9: 6:00-6:45PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 10: 12:00-12:45PM
The Spotted Lantern Fly is coming, or should we say it is already here!!! Learn more about this menace with expert, Randy Fey.
Randy Fey, Master Gardener
FRIDAY, MARCH 8: 4:00-4:45PM
SATURDAY, MARCH 9: 6:00-6:45PM
SUNDAY, MARCH 10: 12:00-12:45PM
The Spotted Lantern Fly is coming, or should we say it is already here!!! Learn more about this menace with expert, Randy Fey.
The Wonders of Butterflies
with Mari Gruber
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
SATURDAY, MARCH 9: 3:00-3:45PM
The Butterfly Lady, Mari Gruber, brings the wonders of Bear Mountain Butterfly Sanctuary, a Monarch way-station, hatchery & education center, to the Lehigh Valley Flower & Garden Show. Come learn about different species, the difference between moths and butterflies, hold a cocoon, and more in this hands-on learning experience. Bring this kids to this one! They'll delight in assisting the Butterfly lady with puppets, a fun skit, and viewing the world from a butterfly's perspective! All attendees get a special gift!
with Mari Gruber
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
SATURDAY, MARCH 9: 3:00-3:45PM
The Butterfly Lady, Mari Gruber, brings the wonders of Bear Mountain Butterfly Sanctuary, a Monarch way-station, hatchery & education center, to the Lehigh Valley Flower & Garden Show. Come learn about different species, the difference between moths and butterflies, hold a cocoon, and more in this hands-on learning experience. Bring this kids to this one! They'll delight in assisting the Butterfly lady with puppets, a fun skit, and viewing the world from a butterfly's perspective! All attendees get a special gift!
