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The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show is an annual event produced by The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society and held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in early March. It is the "largest indoor flower show in the world" 〔(About PHS )〕 attracting more than 250,000 people annually. The show features large scale gardens, which range from elaborate landscaped displays to individual and club entries of a prize horticultural specimen. Each year there is an official theme which serves as the inspiration for most exhibits. The exhibits are submitted for judging in many categories, and are highly competitive. The amateur division of the show known as the Competitive Classes often have an assigned theme, related to the overall show theme. The 2007 Show, Legends of Ireland, featured Pressed Plant Material (i.e. dried flower pictures) that "incorporated a Celtic Knot." The first weekend's Medium Niche theme was ''Wish You Were Here'' "Exhibitors will be sent Irish postcards for inspiration. A copy of the postcard will be mounted next to the exhibit." 〔(How to Enter Competitive Classes )〕 Entrants for that class typically have a mockup of the niche at home, where they practice assembling and lighting their entry in the months preceding the show. In a ''Challenge'' class, entrants bring only pruning shears, and must use show-provided materials to interpret a theme within a limited amount of time.〔(Individual & Club Entries )〕 Three typical ''Horticulture'' classes are 142: ''Clivia, flowering. Pot 8" or under'', 143: ''Clivia, flowering. Pot 8"-10"'', and 144: ''Clivia, foliage''. (There was also a Clivia entered in 2007 under ''Exceptional plants 10–20 years old, to be judged against “perfection” for their species/cultivar.'') A popular part of the show floor is the Garden marketplace where visitors can buy plants and seeds, cut flowers, craft items, and other flower, landscaping and horticulture-related items.〔(Marketplace Vendors )〕 The Show boasts fabulous floral and garden design, live entertainment, culinary events and extraordinary gardening how-to workshops and lectures by experts. File:Philadelphia Flower Show 2011 Carousel animal HPIM4376.jpg|Carousel animal, 2011 File:Philadelphia Flower Show 2011 Dolphin Eiffel Tower HPIM4368.jpg| Dolphin, Eiffel Tower, 2011 File:Philadelphia Flower Show 2011 HPIM4366.jpg| Flowers, 2011 File:Philadelphia Flower Show 2011 Boat of flowers HPIM4359.jpg|Boat of flowers, 2011 File:Philadelphia Flower Show 2011 Green Wall HPIM4369.jpg | Green Wall, 2011 ==History== The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society was founded in 1827. The nation's first flower show was held in Philadelphia in 1829, and showcased many exotic and native plants. The flower show moved to the now-demolished Philadelphia Civic Center in 1966, where it remained each year until 1996, when it moved to its present location at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Today, PHS 〔(History of the Philadelphia Flower Show )〕 contributes to the local economy and the green life of Philadelphia and the region. Proceeds from the Flower Show support thousands of revitalization projects in communities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Philadelphia Flower Show」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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