Re: Bennington Flower Show

From: rflutz at sover.net (Richard F. Lutz) on 1998.02.13 at 23:08:41(1917) Sylvia, This is the second year of the Tropical Flower Show. It is held at the Southwest Vermont Career Development Center in Bennington, Vermont. To get here take Route 9 west from Brattleboro Vermont, We are 40 miles from Brattleboro. In the Center of Bennington Route 9 intersects with Route 7. Take a right. At the next Stoplight take a right. Go past Bennington Potters and at the next light turn left. Take the first driveway on the right and the parking lot is on your right the Career Development Center is on your left. +More This year's show is featuring the aroid plants that were given to the New England Tropical Conservatory by the Missouri Botanical Garden. We also have the university of Vermont Plant Science Department here, Vermont Tech and Cobleskill college. The Capital district African Violet society will be here and the Buxton Branch of the American Begonia Society will be here. There will be vendors selling plants from around New England. Last year we had 400 highschool and elementary students and 500 paying adults at the show. WE will also have an exhibit in the New England Flower Show in Boston. The Conservatory is about 4 years away from initial construction. They are going to rent a greenhouse in Bennington this Spring and the collection will move from the school to the Conservatory then. It will eventually be on Route Nine west of Bennington Center. Dick Lutz

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