61st Annual Shrewsbury Flower Show: Viva! Las Vegas!

Members of the Shrewsbury Flower Show Committee are pleased to announce the 2012 Shrewsbury Flower Show, Viva! Las Vegas!, celebrating 61 years of floral arranging as an art form.  The show is scheduled for Sat., August 25 & Sun., August 26, 2012 at the Shrewsbury Fire Hall located at 25 W. Forrest Ave., Shrewsbury, PA.  Show hours are 1 to 5 pm both days and admission to the Flower Show is open to the public. Organist Sam Keeney will provide music both afternoons and other live entertainment consistent with the Show's theme is being planned.

Nearly 100 entrants compete in the predetermined design categories and 50 additional entrants are expected to participate by exhibiting garden specimens.  Open judging of annuals & perennials, houseplants, hanging baskets, container gardens, window boxes, and fruits and vegetables is also featured.  Everyone from garden enthusiasts to professional designers are encouraged to participate.

Each year, a team of accredited flower show judges critiques all horticultural and arrangement entries.  Show categories are classified by both fresh and dried flowers and arrangements vary in size and form.  This year's theme includes such categories as: Lady Luck, Cirque du Soleil, Big Spender, Viva Elvis!, Black Jack, and The Tropicana.  "Show Girls" is the theme for this year's professional class.

For more information or for details on how to enter a floral design or specimen for judging, contact committee member Sharon Hartenstein at (717) 235-1130.

Price: Free. Donations are welcome.