This Year’s Philadelphia Flower Show Takes Inspiration From the Movies

Didn’t get enough of Hollywood glitz this past weekend with the Oscars? Head on down to the Philadelphia Flower Show, which this year is taking its inspiration from the silver screen. With a theme of “Celebrate the Movies,” the show will take visitors down a red carpet and into an Art Deco theater – all constructed of flowers.

Beauty is in bloom at the Philadelphia Flower Show!

The Flower Show kicks off this Saturday, February 28th, and runs through March 8th at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Visitors will enter the show beneath a theater facade with a 29-foot high marquee adorned with over 200 neon lights. Accordingly, it will be all covered with flowers.

Fans of Disney movies will be especially gratified by the exhibits this year. The Flower Show features displays inspired by family favorites like “Frozen,” “Cars,” “Maleficent,” and “Cinderella.” Stoney Bank Nurseries will display a Chinese garden inspired by the film “Mulan,” filled with plants from both China and other parts of Asia.

There’s plenty to do at the show besides admire flowers! There will be two Hollywood-themed restaurants, DiBruno Brother’s (gourmet food with a “Godfather” theme) and Termini Brothers, which celebrates the Hollywood golden age of the 1950s. There will also be special guests on-site: Dan Aykroyd will be signing bottles of Crystal Head Vodka on March 6th and Ethan Wayne (John Wayne’s son) will be signing bottles of Duke Bourbon on February 28th. The Butterfly Experience is back, having doubled in size from last year. There will also be a display of classic Hollywood gowns, including some of Grace Kelly’s dresses.