Scouting Trip: It’s Great Goods Galore at the Northwest Flower Garden Show
By Seattle Mag February 7, 2014
!–paging_filter–pAnbsp;whole weekend awaits, and I suggest you spend at least some of it at the strongNorthwest Flower Garden Sho/strongw, which folds up its tent on Sunday. (For show location, hours and ticket info, visit: a href=”http://www.gardenshow.com“gardenshow.com./a)/p
pTo get the biggest bang for your show buck, it pays to have a plan. Say, doing a display garden stroll, followed by an expert seminar, a nosh at the cafe and, finally, a shopping spree. Or, just spend all day shopping the show’s 350-plus exhibitor booths./p
pAny way you navigate it, here are just five of my not-to-miss shopping spots:/p
p1)strong strongVintage Garden Market./strong/strongnbsp;Slipped into a small, far corner, it’s easy to miss this marketstrongnbsp;/strong(it’s just its second year at the show), but it is well worth seeking out. Amid the charming botanical pictures, milk buckets and birdhouses is strongBooth 8VGM /strongshowing thestrongnbsp;/strongGreat Findz of Dawn Oscar (emDealing fornbsp;Haystack Antiques, Kirkland, 702 Market St.; Bellevue, 144 105th Ave. NE; 425.455.1515;nbsp;haystackantiques.com/em). On display are seastars, rows of white milk glass vases, handmade pillows and even a girly Valentine’s-pink metal bistro table./p
pimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/dscn4899_1_1.jpg” alt=”Great Findz 2014 NWFGS” width=”619″ height=”458″.img src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/dscn4891_1.jpg” alt=”Great Findz seastars 2014 NWFGS” width=”250″ height=”188″img src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/dscn4878_1.jpg” alt=”Vintage goods 2014 NWFGS” width=”250″ height=”188″/p
pemSome of the charming fare at the Vintage Garden Market/em/p
pemnbsp;/em2)nbsp;strongBooth 702/strong: Molbak’s (emWoodinville, 13625 NE 175th St.; 425.483.5000;nbsp;a href=”http://www.molbaks.com“molbaks.com/a/em) tempting stock includes some cool coasters and herb stakes./p
pimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/dscn4812_0.jpg” alt=”Briggs Co pitchforks 2014 NWFGS” width=”300″ height=”400″ style=”float: right;”/p
p3)strongnbsp;Booth 502/strong: Probably the only place you’ll find a funky wooden pitchfork is at Briggs Co (em206.406.3495;nbsp;a href=”http://briggs-co.com“briggs-co.com/a/em), there’s also a passle of beautiful baskets. Sharing the booth is Full Circle Studio (emMercer Island, 2758 72nd Ave. SE; 206.275.3395;a href=”http://fullcirclestudio.biz“nbsp;fullcirclestudio.biz/a/em) and its array of sweet nature-based hand-crafted cards, decoupage switchplates, tea towels and more (see top image)./p
p4)nbsp;strongBooth 501/strong: Dig Floral Garden (emVashon Island 19028 Vashon Hwy. SW; 206.463.5096;nbsp;a href=”http://www.dignursery.com“dignursery.com/a/em) features a crush of colorful hip garden wares, including a gathering of bird baths and a murder of stone crows./p
pimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/dscn4810_3.jpg” alt=”DIG birds 2014 NWFGS” width=”619″ height=”464″/p
p5) strongBooth 302:nbsp;/strongHome Garden Art (emBallard,nbsp;1111 NW 85th St.; 206.784.1080; a href=”http://www.homegardenart.com“homegardenart.com/a/em). strongBooth 402:/strong nbsp;MOD Studios (em1111 NW 85th St.;nbsp;206.779.0668; a href=”http://www.modstudionw.com“modstudionw.com/a/ema href=”http://www.modstudionw.com“)/a. The booths of thisnbsp;storefront/studio collaborativenbsp;handily face off at the show, making it a great spot to suss out their whimsical metal garden art andnbsp;gorgeous garden gates, including a solar-powered number featuring a stunning colored glass nature-scape. (In fact, you can spot some Mod Studio pieces in several of this year’s award-winning display gardens.) Other eye-catching MOD works are the one-of-a-kind metal and wood tables./p
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