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3^rd Annual Flower Show returns to Thompson’s Point with over 100 vendors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Paula Stanton
Broadreach Public Relations
paulas@broadreachpr.com
(207) 619-7350

PORTLAND, Maine (March 20, 2019) –  Maine’s largest flower show returns to Portland’s Thompson’s Point for its third consecutive year. The 2019 Maine Flower Show, owned and produced by the nonprofit Maine Landscape and Nursery Association (MELNA), will be held from March 28^st through March 31^th, 2019, with ticket sales now open.

 “The 2018 Maine Flower Show attracted over 20,000 guests, and even more are expected for the 2019 show,” said Mark Faunce, Chair for the Maine Flower Show Steering Committee. “This year we have some incredible display gardens in bloom that are guaranteed to help you say goodbye to Winter and get ready for Spring flowers and sunshine.”

The show will feature 13 display gardens based around the theme “A Walk in Maine”, and will include more than 100 booths of plants, hardscape, arbor and garden supplies, as well as four consecutive days of speakers and seminars led by experts in growing and outdoor living. Pollinator-friendly Mystery Seed packets will be given out to attendees while supplies last.

New this year, the Norway Savings Bank Children’s Garden will give kids of all ages the opportunity to get their hands dirty while learning about plants and gardening. Activities will include planting with real soil, learning about food, fruit and pollination, interactive demos and a scavenger hunt.

The cost of general admission is $22, with $17 specialty pricing for seniors, and free admission for children 12 and under. The 2019 show will also honor military veterans on Friday, March 29^rd, by offering a special $12 admission charge per person, for both veterans and their spouses. There will be a $2 per ticket discount for people paying cash at the door.

Onsite parking for the 2019 Maine Flower Show will be limited to those with a handicap placard. All other attendees are encouraged to park at The Maine Mall or the Italian Heritage Center. A free shuttle will run every 15 minutes to and from the show.

For more information or to purchase tickets for the event, please visit http://maineflowershow.com/

About The Maine Flower Show

Owned and produced by members of Maine’s horticulture industry, The Maine Flower Show is one of the biggest gardening and horticultural shows in the region. The Maine Flower Show boasts an exciting new location at Thompson’s Point, with vastly more square footage of plants, hardscape, arbor and garden supplies than any recent local garden show. The Maine Flower Show is encouraging and facilitating participation in the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, and provides presentations and seminars throughout the show on all aspects of horticulture. For more information please visit www.maineflowershow.com. 

About Maine Landscape & Nursery Association

Established in 1970, the Maine Landscape and Nursery Association (MELNA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the encouragement and promotion of its members throughout the industry, including financial support of secondary horticultural education and product research, website connectivity, media representation, and a professional certification program. For more information, please visit www.melna.org and www.plantsomethingmaine.org. 

(The 2017 Maine Flower Show Theme-Award and Native-Award winning garden, produced by Terrapin Landscapes, Pierson Nurseries and Terrence J. DeWan & Associates.)

(Attendees gather around the winning Woody Ornamental Award and Maine Grown Plants Award garden produced by O'Donal's Nursery, Pleasant Hill Property Services, LLC and Robin's Nest.)

(2017 Maine Flower Show Plants for the Kitchen Award-winning garden, produced by Distinctive Gardening, Boiling Spring Landscape and Gogan Landscape & Nursery.)