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PHOTO GALLERY : The 38th Annual Plant and Flower Show


  • By Yaryna Klimchak
  • | 5:00 a.m. February 26, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY : The 38th Annual Plant and Flower Show
Patrick Smith sells gerbera daisies.
Patrick Smith sells gerbera daisies.
Neighbors Isabel Rauch and Joan Lyon
Neighbors Isabel Rauch and Joan Lyon
Frank Cirillo has been chalking since this past years Chalk Festival
Frank Cirillo has been chalking since this past years Chalk Festival
Denis Lucas is a master gardener from Pennsylvania visiting her friend Nancy Miller.
Denis Lucas is a master gardener from Pennsylvania visiting her friend Nancy Miller.
Curt Sinclair has been a vendor at the show for 7 years. He enjoys hearing people tell him about the progress of the plant they had bought from him the previous year.
Curt Sinclair has been a vendor at the show for 7 years. He enjoys hearing people tell him about the progress of the plant they had bought from him the previous year.
Christen Loria has been doing mosaics for 15 years. Loria calls her business Mosaics. by Loria
Christen Loria has been doing mosaics for 15 years. Loria calls her business Mosaics. by Loria
Sixteen-month-old Bryson Hand with his aunt Erika
Sixteen-month-old Bryson Hand with his aunt Erika
Bev and Paul Patterson visited from Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Bev and Paul Patterson visited from Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Jack Williams makes bird feeders out of recycled glass. This is his first year as a vendor with his business A Touch of Glass.
Jack Williams makes bird feeders out of recycled glass. This is his first year as a vendor with his business A Touch of Glass.
The La Rue Nicoloson Trio performed on Saturday, Feb. 23.
The La Rue Nicoloson Trio performed on Saturday, Feb. 23.
Liz Bosques Rodriguez and Hernan Rodriguez Lugo were visiting from Puerto Rico.
Liz Bosques Rodriguez and Hernan Rodriguez Lugo were visiting from Puerto Rico.
Marie Fumando with her daughter Charlene and friend Judith Sasnauskas
Marie Fumando with her daughter Charlene and friend Judith Sasnauskas
Patrick Smith
Patrick Smith
Roberta La Rosa drew chalk art at the Plant and Flower Show.
Roberta La Rosa drew chalk art at the Plant and Flower Show.

 

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