Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100F e b r u a r y / M a r c h 2 0 1 7 1 5 Garden & Home SHowS FroM top: corey teMpleton; courtesy photo Home & Garden SHowS Maine Home,Remodel- ing,& Garden Show, cross Insurance arena, portland.Feb.18-19. newenglandexpos.com Connecticut Flower & Garden Show, connecti- cut convention center, hartford,connecticut,Feb. 23-26.ctflowershow.com 15th Annual Southern Rhode Island Home Show,ryan center,Kings- ton, rhode Island,Mar. 11-12.homeshows.com Bath Antique Sale, bath Middle school,bath, Mar. 12,apr.9.582-5908 bathantiquesshows.com Townsquare Media Maine Log Home & Tim- ber Frame Show,augusta armory,augusta,Mar.17- 19.92moose.fm/events 24th Annual Home & Leisure Show,Mount blue high school,Farmington, Mar.18.778-4215 franklincounty- maine.org The Maine Home Show, androscoggin bank coli- see, lewiston, Mar. 18-19. mainehomeshow.com Boston Flower & Garden Show, seaport World trade center, boston, Mass., Mar. 22-26. bostonflowershow.com Western Massachusetts Home & Garden Show, eastern states expo,West springfield,Massachusetts, Mar. 23-26. westernmasshomeshow.com BDNMaineGarden Show,crossInsurance center,bangor,Mar.24-26. bdnmainegardenshow.com TheMaineFlowerShow, thompson’spoint,Mar.29- apr.2.maineflowershow.com Rhode Island Home, Flower & Garden Show, rhode Island convention center, providence, rhode Island, Mar. 30 - apr. 2. ribahomeshow.com 47thAnnualBangor HomeShow,crossInsur- ancecenter,bangor,Mar. 31-apr.2.homeshows.com Bridge of Flowers Opening,shelburne Falls, Massachusetts,apr. 1. bridgeofflowersmass.org Seacoast Home & Garden Show, Whittemore center arena, Durham, new hampshire,apr. 1-2. newenglandexpos.com 48th Annual Portland Home Show,portland expo,apr. 7-9. homeshows.com The Maine Photography Show,boothbay region art Foundation, boothbay harbor,apr. 8 - May 12. 633-2703 mainephotographyshow.com Daffodil Days Begin, blithewold Mansion & arboretum, bristol, rhode Island, apr. 15. blithewold.org/exhibits Vermont Home & Garden Show, champlain Valley expo, essex Junction,Vermont, apr. 22-23. vthomeandgardenshow.com Pioneer Valley Home Show,three county Fair- grounds, northampton, Massachusetts,apr. 29-30. homeshows.com Falmouth Kitchen Tour, Falmouth.see some of Falmouth’s loveliest kitchens–it’s an annual tradition, May 5-6. mainekitchentours.com Annual Plant Show, sMcc horticultural build- ing, south portland,May 14.smdhs.info Mayfair: Northern New England Home,Garden, & Flower Show, Fryeburg Fairgrounds,Fryeburg.300 booths plus beer,wine,& cheese tasting,May 19-21. homegardenflowershow.com Annual Plant Sale,Wolfe’s neck Farm,Freeport. Love in Bloom plants are getting ready to pop. Blooming Marvelous The Maine Flower Show Green-thumbed portlanders will surely welcome a new addition to the horticultural calendar. Following the can- cellation the Portland Flower Show in 2016, Don sproul, executive director of Maine landscape and nursery association (Melna), saw “an opportunity to step in, fill a void, and showcase the industry.” cue the inaugural Maine Flower show at thompson’s point from March 29 to april 2.the weekend flower festival will consist of 16 display gar- dens from local landscapers, food vendors, crafts, educational classes, and horticultural inspiration.Visitors can “get wonderful ideas for their own gardens,” says sproul.