South Carolina Festival of Flowers in Greenwood, SC

The South Carolina Festival of Flowers in Greenwood, SC offers many activities for garden enthusiasts, locals and tourists to enjoy the activities. This June marks the forty-first festival of flowers in Greenwood. Each year, it has been a success with events filling up, and heads blooming with ideas of summer gardens.

There are many guest speakers and events on the roster for this year's festival. This weekend in June, from the twentieth to the twenty-second is sure to be bigger than the rest with too many events lined up to count, and exhibitions, talks, lunches and special guests.

The website is filled with additional information about the Festival, visit www.scfestivalofflowers.org to be updated regularly on all the occurrences that come along with the shows. Tickets for the show can be purchased over the phone by calling (864) 223-8431, or visiting the Greenwood area Chamber of Commerce.

Ticket prices vary for each event: twenty dollars for the festival luncheon to fifty dollars for the festival gala. The American girl luncheon offers tickets for as low as eighteen dollars, seeing 'the diamonds' is as little as fifteen dollars, which is well worth the entertainment. The art show and crafts fair and exhibitions offer tickets for as little as two dollars per day and give the user admission to all four exhibits. Tour tickets can be purchased at the door as well for five dollars. This gives the user a tour of historic hodges, surely something to see while at the festival.

This year, Jeannie Ralston, who wrote, "The Unlikely Lavender Queen: A Memoir of unexpected Blossoming" will give a talk during the ladies luncheon. This is the perfect time to bring your book, and get a signed copy of Jeannie herself. The book was about life and botanies, and how each of the two tends to blossom unexpectedly. This elegant luncheon can be child friendly, should the child be polite, well behaved in this quaint luncheon and tea environment. This is perfect for the daughters that are blooming, and discovering their green thumb. It is the perfect mother daughter outing to begin the summer.

Other events at the festival are specifically designed for children. There is arts and crafts fair, a photography exhibition, railroad museum tours and the whole weekend of events referred to as kidfest! The festival of flowers offers so much more than flowers with music from local artists, great food, sporting events and many other activities.

Safari Topiary Display Uptown Greenwood is supposed to jump into life as the Safari showcase of topiary art is brought to the festival of flowers. Locals say that this is going to be a signature show of the events, for years to come.

On Flower day, there is going to be guest speakers from renowned shows on the home and garden network. These are sure to be a delight. This star of "gardening by the yard' is going to bring his expertise to the festival of flowers this year. It is sure to be an exciting event.