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My Top 5 Favorite Displays From the Northwest Flower & Garden Show

This year I went twice to the Northwest Flower & Garden Show,  Friday I went as a guest blogger for the show, and again Saturday so I could go with a friend.

My 5 favorites Display Gardens for this year were....

As you walked into the lobby of the Washington State Convention Center the first display:  Eat Your Vegetables! - Garden to Table was a warm, sheltered patio with a salad garden planted in the beds surrounding it. 

   

There were several displays that featured a fire pit (or free standing fire "pit") and my favorite was this one: Sommarstuga: Summer Living, Simply and Sustainably

 

This display had two nice water features, an Art Waterfall feature, and a small pond, all in a small space designed for the entire family called "From Sippy Cups to Wine Stems ".

There were several very sophisitcated patio designs....

The first, Garden Getaway , was a calm, tone on tone retreat, very northwest coloration with the cool, evergreen forest colors.

The second, Up in the Roof, was more festive with warm oranges and reds for it's rooftop patio

 

For more photos and commentary on the Northwest Flower & Garden Show (the Marketplace and Container Display Gardens) please see my posts at: 

Deborah's Seattle Homes

Northwest Flower & Garden Show - Guest Blog

If you would like ideas for your home, be it a condo balcony, townhome patio, or you single family home's front or backyard then plan on going to next years' Northwest Flower & Garden Show which will be February 4th to 8th, 2009.  This is a wonderful way to welcome Spring!

Why are Buyers NOW Interested in my Pending Listing?

Late last week I got another phone call from a Buyer's Agent asking me, the Seller's Agent, if my Pending listing is solid, or if there is a chance that the transaction could fall apart?

*Sigh*

So I have to wonder where were these interested buyers all the months my seller clients' home was on the market? I mean I know that the Seattle Real Estate Market is picking up for spring, but still, I have gotten 3 of these calls in the past two weeks. In all three cases the buyers had been on the fence about making the decision to make an offer...then they lost the opportunity when someone did and beat them to it.

It is hard to make the decision to make an offer on a house, but think how you will feel if someone makes an accepted offer on what could have been YOUR home?

Want some Curb Appeal tips for your Seattle Home? Check out the Northwest Flower & Garden Show!

If you want some fabulous garden ideas for your Seattle Home or Seattle Condo....

***Be sure to come to this years Northwest Flower & Garden Show , there you will find an amazing array of ideas for your yard, patio, and balcony.  If you are thinking of selling your Seattle home this year, then you might want to get some ideas for improving your home's curb appeal.  Of course you could just go to enjoy yourself and start dreaming of Spring!

Today I picked up the Seattle Times Weekend edition so I can get a head-start on getting the scoop on this years Northwest Flower & Garden Show which opens this Wednesday, February 20th and runs through Sunday the 24th, and I can't wait! 

To get you in the mood, here is what I saw at last years show .