Cincinnati Flower Show

Once again this year the kids decided to enter container in the Cincinnati Flower Show. I was so impressed with how beautiful the entries turned out! We dropped them off Thursday night but I didn't have time to post about it until now!

Grant's Farm and Greenhouse donated all of the flowers for our window boxes. With Hannah, Emily, Grant, Cade and Sophie all doing boxes, I probably walked away with close to $200 worth of flowers. I can't wait to get them back from the show and put them on our porch!

One top of the window boxes, some of the kids chose to make creative containers. Hannah did a beautiful arrangement in a stick basket. Emily did a small succulent garden in an old tabletop fountain that no longer worked. Grant opted for a grill again, this time his theme was "Feelin' HOT HOT HOT" and he planted a salsa garden full of tomatos, herbs and peppers. Little Sophie (the youngest enterant in the Jr Green Thumb division) planted a small orange halloween pumpkin (the kind kids go and get candy in when they trick or treat). She is so proud of it.

Two other homeschooling families also joined us. The Lelands and the Hensleys. Their kids also did window boxes and creative containers. I can't wait to find out how well the containers did in the judging. They looked just GORGEOUS when we dropped them off!

If you happen to make it to the flower show at Coney Island, the containers are in the second tent (just past the grand marque tent). When entering the tent they are to the left of the madri gras area, on the back wall. They are set up in front of decorative doorways. Sophie's little orange pumpkin should be easy to spot, or maybe it will be Grant's grill, complete will painted flames that gets your attention!