Nashville Lawn & Garden Show named Top 20 Event by South East Tourism Society of the USA

August 6, 3:37 AMNashville Gardening ExaminerDena Bolton

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Logo/photo courtesy of Nashville Lawn & Garden Show

Nashville, TN – The 21st anniversary presentation of the Nashville Lawn & Garden Show, which will be held Thursday, March 4, through Sunday, March 7, 2010, has been named a Top 20 Event for winter 2010 by the South East Tourism Society of the USA. The Nashville Lawn and Garden Show, Tennessee’s premier horticultural event, annually attracts more than 22,000 people and is one of the largest gardening shows in the South. Produced by the Horticultural Association of Tennessee, the annual event is staged at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds.

“We’re excited and honored that the show has been selected as a Top 20 tourism event, particularly in its 21st anniversary year,” said Randall Lantz, co-manager of the Nashville Lawn & Garden Show.

Centerpiece of the Nashville Lawn & Garden Show is a naturalized presentation of more than 20 outstanding live gardens created by professional landscape designers.  [Note:  Photo on left courtesy of Steve Purinton 2009 and is one of the featured gardens at the 2009 show.] Most of the gardens include water features, ranging from small fountains to large waterfalls, and elaborate structures such as rock walls, terraces, pergolas and gazebos. A series of 20 free lectures is presented throughout the four-day show by expert horticulturists and garden designers. The show also includes 250 exhibit booths of horticultural products, services, and equipment for show and sale; in 2009, vendors from 12 states participated in the event. The show’s spectacular floral design gallery features the work of more than 25 of the best designers in the mid-south region.

The 2010 Nashville Lawn & Garden Show will open at 10:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 p.m. each day, except Sunday when the doors close at 5:00 p.m. Admission to the show is $10.00 for adults; $9.00 for seniors (age 65 & up) and $1.00 for children 12 and under. Four-day show passes are $15.00. Discounts are available for groups of 15 or more adults when purchased in a block. Tickets may be purchased on-line through the show’s website beginning February 1, 2010. All events are indoors and there is ample free parking. The show is fully handicapped accessible.

Proceeds from the Nashville Lawn & Garden Show are used by the Horticultural Association of Tennessee to fund horticultural and environmental projects throughout Tennessee. The deadline for exhibit booth reservations for the 2010 show is January 1, 2010. For more complete information, call the Nashville Lawn & Garden Show office at 615-876-7680 or visit www.nashvillelawnandgardenshow.com.

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