Over the years, I have attended Canada Blooms to get inspired and it is a nice break from the long winter. Although I have not attended every year, I had heard from a few people that the show seems to be getting smaller every year. Canada Blooms was held at the same time as the National Home Show and your ticket got you into both events. I spent about 2 hours browsing through the Canada Blooms section. The show did seem smaller than I remember from previous visits. Here is a glimpse into my favourites.
The various garden displays all featured spring flowers in full bloom (tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, etc). Several of the gardens featured children's playgrounds and furniture carved out of tree truncks.
I enjoyed walking through the various gardens on display. Maybe I was not looking hard enough or maybe it was because the theme for this years show was "wild" and therefore I was expecting more unusual things, but not a lot stood out to me in the gardens. One exception was this table that was incorporated as part of a waterfall. Rather unique.
For me, the most creative items were in the flower catwalk....mannequins draped in floral outfits.
Some of the other designer floral arrangements that I liked included:
There was a "Pick Ontario" area that featured a variety of plants that are locally grown from various growers. One of the plants featured was the "Crispy Wave" Japanese Asplenium fern. Its wave reminds be of cooked bacon strip and its texture is plastic like. Boasts to be a natural air purifier. I purchased one for my home $10 each. For more info visit: http://www.aerifyplants.com/
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