The Boston Flower & Garden Show returns to the Seaport World Trade Center Wednesday, March 14 – Sunday, March 18. Show times each day are 9:00 am – 9:00 pm, with the exception of Sunday, March 18, when the hours are 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. This year’s theme is “First Impressions” and will feature 25 show gardens, 240 vendors selling plants and garden-related merchandise, free lectures and demonstrations, and a lively amateur competition area. John Gidding, below, host of HGTV’s hugely popular “Curb Appeal: The Block” will lecture on Friday, March 16, at 11:30 am and again at 2:30 pm. Learn more at www.TheBostonFlowerShow.com, or telephone 781-237-5533.