Cincinnati Flower Show
April 17 - 25, 2010
(Sat.-Sat. 10-7pm, Sun 26th 10-6pm)
Symmes Township Park
11600 N. Lebanon Rd, Symmes Township, OH 45140
www.CincyFlowerShow.com 

Artists at V&V work in all artistic materials and for most working with plants is a whole new ballgame. Each artist will create his or her own living work of art in boxes that will hang vertically on a wall — a replica of the exterior of a Cape Cod-style cottage built inside the Flower Show’s Marquee Tent.

Of course, everyone is excited to get their hands dirty and learn about the art of gardening. The process of painting the boxes, choosing plants and designing the layout is a new experience for many of the artists, an experience that all love.

V&V also has been fortunate to partner in this new venture with many great people. One major influence is Jay Logan, a local landscape architect who runs his own landscape design company. He helped develop the concept for the exhibit. The focus is on easier-to-achieve window style boxes that could easily be individualized, as well as plant education.  Jim Hansel, the Horticultural Operations Instructor at Diamond Oaks Career Development Campus provided V&V with greenhouse space to grow the plants, and Building Values, a nonprofit social enterprise that salvages reusable materials for sale to the public, provided building information and materials to build the replica structure that will support the garden boxes.

Gallery Pics of works in progress. 

Press
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cincy-Flower-Show/200249183548
http://cincyflowershow.wordpress.com/2010/03/31/visionaries-voices-joins-the-show/
http://communitypress.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/C2/20100331/NEWS05/3310410/