Boston Flora

Tag: This Glorious Earth

  • Thursday, June 16, 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm – My Homeland

    As part of the 2011 World Flower Show, This Glorious Earth!, international representatives from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, and Pakistan will create breathtaking floral arrangements at the Back Bay Events Center, 180 Berkeley Street (the John Hancock Hall and Dorothy Quincy Suite)  on Thursday, June 16, from 2 – 4:30.   Tickets are $65, and may be ordered at www.wafausa.org.  Photo below, by Express, was created at an exhibition/demonstration of flower arrangement at the Pakistan National  Council of the Arts in aid of flood victims.

     

  • Wednesday, June 15, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – 2011 World Flower Show Opening and Preview

    The 2011 World Flower Show, This Glorious Earth!, will be held June 15 – June 19th at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston.  All art lovers, competitors, floral design enthusiasts, conservationists, and connoisseurs of international culture should mark their calendars and join WAFA as 600 international competitors showcase floral art from around the world – for the very first time in the United States of America.  The opening and preview benefit will take place Wednesday, June 15, from 6:30 – 8:30 at the Avenue of Flags and Seaport World Trade Center.  Following remarks by the WAFA President and dignitaries, enjoy the Cutting of the Lei while eating regional hors d’oeuvre, beer and wine, plus a cash bar.  Tickets are $125 and may be purchased on line at www.wafausa.org.  We will feature posts on individual events in the coming weeks, but we hope you will reserve your tickets now.  Early bird private tours of the show, including breakfast and daily admission, will take place Thursday through Saturday, 7:30 am – 10:00 am, for a charge of $75, and tickets may also be reserved on line.

  • Wednesday, June 15 – Sunday, June 19, 2011: This Glorious Earth

    The World Association of Flower Arrangers announces that the United States of America is the host country of WAFA, responsible for  three years of floral activity.  The 10th World Flower Show will culminate in a four day event at the World Trade Center here in Boston, June 15 – June 19, 2011. Join WAFA as it welcomes floral artists from across the globe.  The show will be an extraordinary time for the USA: a chance to see and participate in a collaborative effort by the National Garden Clubs, Inc. and The Garden Club of America’s design study groups.  There are spaces and places available for everyone who wants to be a part of these memorable events.  Sign up and learn more at www.wafausa.org.

    Subscribe to Floral Design Magazine
    and support the 10th World Flower Show
    In a watershed move, Floral Design Magazine’s publisher, Mike Legg, has joined WAFA USA fundraising efforts by donating US$10.00 for every new subscription and subsequent renewals received until the World Flower Show being held in 2011.
    Start a subscription today by visiting Floral Design Magazine’s special webpage http://www.floraldesignmagazine.com/wafa.html