Garden Shows are fast approaching and this is the time for people who have gardens and love to do gardening. Here are the schedule of the Major Garden Shows in the country and it's location.

Los Baņos Orchid Society Garden Show

On October 5 to 14, the Los Baņos Orchid Society will be staging the Club's second garden whos for this year. This garden show will commence at the Seniors Social Garden inside UP Los Baņos. The Los Baņos Orchid Society headed by Dr. Jean Lasap. Philodendrons will be the featured plants in this garden show, Dr. Benito S. Vergara said. Dr. Benito S. Vergara, a national scientist and a pillar of the organization. A special award will be given to the outstanding Philodendron and to the booth that will show the most original use of bamboo.

4th PBSI National Bonsai Open Exhibition and Competition

The next garden show will be the 4th PBSI National Bonsai Open Exhibition and Competition which will be held at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City. The exhibit and the plant bazaar will be held at parking lot of the Araneta Coliseum (Red Gate) while the lectures and demonstrations will be held at the Activity Center of Gateway Mall.

The members of the club will finalize the coming show on Saturday on their meeting, October 6, at the residence of Mrs. Gupit. There will also be a bonsai clinic and tips on grooming bonsai trees.

Bonzai Masters from Taiwan and local bonsai artists will conduct lecture demonstrations and workshops. This garden show will feature Allied arts of bonsai, Suiseki (the art of natural stone appreciation) and Saikei (the art of landscaped tray arrangements using trees and stone). Lecture an demo of these allied arts will be given by Mrs. Fely S. Gupit.

Philippine Horticultural Society - Horticulture 2008

Next year January 26 to February 4, Philippine Horticultural Society will hold its annual garden show "Horticulture 2008" which will be held at the Manila Seedling Bank in Quezon City.

Horticulture 2008 will feature close to to 20 interpretations of modern tropical paradise landscaped by the top landscape practitioners in the country. This was announced by P.J. Nepomuceno, co-chair of the show (with Dorie S. Bernabe). The booths in the Horticulture 2008 will also feature a fruit and vegetable arrangements as accents since they are integral parts of horticulture that have been neglected.