The exhibition “Labor to Landscape” of the University of Delaware (Photo/Becca Mathias)
The main characteristic of this year's PhS Philadelphia Flower Show is to take what was conveyed through sustainability.
By Amy V. Simmons
Many were unprepared when Covid-19 pandemicism coercive many people outdoors, not only for trade and annual meetings.
Still others established a new connection with nature (or a re -connection) and discovered how important this connection was to their general well -being.
Remarking of lengthy neighborhood trees, landscapes, animals and insects was healing and brought a feeling of balance into a chaotic world.
One of the activities that became increasingly popular was amateur garden work. The preparation of soil, plants, irrigation, harvesting and sharing with others took up almost spiritual importance than people tried to maintain connections that were not electronic.
Olin/remake Glass has in an exhibition entitled “Do not call it dirt, call it trash can” that focuses on converting glass, wood -based and food waste into renewable materials that help the growth of things. (Photos/Amy V. Simmons)
Nowadays, in the face of new challenges, these practices become less of a hobby and more of a way of life, in which patience is not just a virtue, but a necessity. The cultivation of gardens and talent takes time and vision.
When Rashawn Scarbo took the time ago to create a flower arrangement for a friend, she discovered that she not only had talent, but also fell in love with the flower design process, she said. The spread of her designs spread and Bloom Bold, LLC was the end result.
“Friends just started sending me money for replica [the floral arrangement]”, Scarbo recalled,” I bought far too many flowers, made about a dozen bouquets and was sold out in about 15 minutes, only on my personal side. So people start asking: “When will you have more?” And I said: 'I think I start a flower company. “
Bloom Bold, LLC founder Rashawn Scarbo in front of their award-winning exhibition “Matter of Time”, in which a deconstructed clock was used in a garden to illustrate the importance of mentoring young people, especially those who are interested in flower design. (Photo/Amy V. Simmons)
Scarbo, whose earlier collaboration with the Black Girl Florist Collective – a groundbreaking group that was exhibited for the first time a few years ago at the PhS Philadelphia Flower Show, was back to the back areas.
Their entry with the title “A question of time” received the PHS bronze medal, which was awarded from the exhibitors, “based on the quality of the design, horticultural excellence, plant art, the art of building and craftsmanship, visitor experience and the educational value (for educational exhibitions).”
When she was invited to take part in this year's show, Scarbo leaned on her faith for inspiration and looked for God's leadership to determine what her topic should be. The result was “a matter of time”.
“One thing about me is that I am very passionate [the] Young people and about the introduction of as many of them as possible into the area of flower music – I am also passionate about education, ”said Scarbo.
This year's show was “Garden of Tomorrow” and her inspired idea fit perfectly.
“When we think of tomorrow's gardens and when we think about the future of gardening and flowers [design]We have to think about who will come next and what we will do to maintain it. “
Scarbo not only promoted a conversation about the importance of time and care, but also hoped to inspire others to help young people to build their creative footprint in the world with the exhibition.
A brightly painted rain barrel is outside a classroom in which the WB Saul High School promotes the award -winning “Modularity” exhibition of the Agricultural Science at Flower Show 2025 for the award -winning “Modularity” of Agricultural Science. (Photo/Amy V. Simmons)
Spring and summer are some of the busiest times of the year for florists, so Scarbo has a complete schedule after the show, she said.
“I have set up a few workshops in the coming weeks,” she said. “I also have a few company events.”
While she loves all the aspects of her work and where she takes her, she wants to mess up, especially in West Philadelphia, where her work area is located, how to carry out focused events.
Imagine conventional growing methods and practices
So much about healthy plants and flowers depends on your care, including monitoring your progress, a lot of attempt and error and scientific observations.
This year's topic was well suited for the education exhibitions of the show, since the young people who examined these topics are the most interested in the future challenges of sustainability through climate change.
Walter B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences always had the past, present and future essentially in mind and taught generations of students of agricultural techniques and practices. This year's “Modularity” exhibition emphasized the teaching of innovations and adjustments to the urban horticultural horticultural with a view of the future. Their entrance brought them into a PHS silver medal.
New Flower Show exhibitor, Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School – Another school in Philadelphia that is devoted to sustainability and the world around us – showed her interpretation of a future classroom that focused on innovations in fish breeding and hydrocroponics or plants cultivated in water. Her efforts brought in a PHS bronze medal and a special Achievement Award of the Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania, which is given “exhibits with unusual excellence in the categories of nature conservation, education, horticulture and creativity.
Creative ways to include nature in all environments to all environments in the center of the Temple University's exhibition, “considerations for regeneration: an artistic answer to our changing environment” (photo/phs)
The entry of Temple University – a collaboration of its students in Ambler and Philadelphia – lifted the need to communicate with nature and beauty, wherever we live, and used what is around us everywhere.
The exhibition “Labor to Landscape” of the University of Delaware contained a laboratory exhibition and a test garden with disease-resistant and sustainable plants, which on their research a phs-flower show gold medal in the educational category as well as the chicago horticultural society flower show medal of the Pennsylvania Landsyl Acivan and A Proch Special Echanievement of the Garden Club of Pennsylvania Landssyl Accapan and a Special Echaniewnement Offation of the Garnania Landapa and A-Special proceedings by Chicago and AA Acribylania-Pennia Federation of the Gartens of the Chicago.
The main bullet from this year's show? People can and should integrate current conversion practices and recycling practices into their garden game, since they continue to include the lessons learned in the past five years, since the future is now in many ways.