Green-roof garden shed on display at international flower show

An eco-friendly garden shed is to go on display at an event showcasing the world's best gardens and exotic plants.

The Philadelphia International Flower Show, running from February 28th to March 7th, is operating under the global theme "Passport to the World".

Guests will be greeted with a 28-foot high hot air balloon covered in around 80,000 dried flowers, which will be set in a Victorian display called the Explorers Garden.

Six showcase gardens will feature a Dutch canal garden planted with more than 100,000 tulip bulbs, a walk-through Zulu village, and Amazonia jungle and a display featuring New Zealand's native plants, reports the Daily Journal.

Exhibitors from China, Japan, Thailand, England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany and the Caribbean will also feature.

A garden display titled "Grandmom's Green Backyard" is to include eco-friendly elements such as rainwater collection system, a green-roof garden shed and a compost pile, states the news provider.

Commenting on the event, Philadelphia Horticultural Society president Jane Pepper said: "The Flower Show's new title raises it up on the world stage, and it is an invitation to gardeners everywhere to join us in Philadelphia for this fabulous sow that does so much to highlight the best of horticulture and design."

Find out more information about garden sheds
  Written by Robin Antill+ Started making garden sheds in 1979. so 31 years experience. Online since 1996. 1st in UK.