Brilliant Blooms, Buds & Ourdoor Rooms

The Indianapolis Flower and Patio Show was spectacular we raced into the fairgrounds building during a downpour and were immediately enveloped in the warmth of lush greenery and bubbling brooks. All the participants should be applauded for their creativity and willingness to put it all out there in these difficult financial times. My god the effort and people hours that went into the displays would be staggering. To say I enjoyed myself would be a tremendous understatement it pushed my spring button over the edge.
Fire and water was everywhere in a dozen different shapes, styles and locations; barn beams that dripped into a rock base with a line of burning fire, block walls with water falls that dropped onto polished pebbles where perfect gas logs created the desired ambiance with the flick of a remote. Each display was carefully crafted to allow the huge crowds walk through access. Durability, well thought out product selection and safety was evident. The Golden Willows and River Birch trees provided a canopy in excess of 30' in some instances, those trees near a thousand pounds each require professional installation. The results are instant shade.Belgard seemed to have cornered the market on both flower shows I attended with their block and paver products prominently used by many of the participating landscape companies. The look was elegance all around with a timeless beauty that make the passerby salivate and awestruck. Color schemes tended to be more neutral and browns, one dared a bold blue. The use of large natural moss covered boulders and glacial rock outcropping was stunning.This is my all time favorite water feature that I have ever seen at any Flower Show or Trade Show it just blows my mind the way they pulled it off indoors. I asked them how it was constructed and they basically built wooden forms that they stuccoed over, normally they would build mortared block walls then stucco for permanent installation. The fountains are sitting in giant tubs again this would be a block structure, it all circulates with some heavy horsepower and man what an effect. A very clean zen look that is at once relaxing and invigorating. I could picture this water feature up against a large building or in an interior scape as well as the focal point in any Japanese inspired garden. It really blew the top of my head right off, cool.