Olbrich's Spring Show - March 7 - 22 - Flower Shows

Olbrich's Spring Show - March 7 - 22

Olbrich Botanical Gardens
3330 Atwood Avenue, Madison, WI 53704. |
Phone: (608)246-4550 |
Fax: (608)246-4719

A Simpler Time:

Garden Beauty and Bounty

March 7 - 22

10 am to 4 pm daily

Enjoy the beauty of blooming flowers and the bounty of an edible garden while savoring the colors, fragrances, and textures of spring in Olbrich's Spring Flower Show. Garden landscapes can double as edible landscapes when fruits and vegetables are incorporated into the space. This year's indoor spring show will show the home gardener how to combine flower and vegetable plantings for a truly bountiful,beautiful garden. Olbrich's Spring Show is open daily, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., from March 7 through 22. A $2 donation is suggested. Proceeds benefit Olbrich Gardens.

The show will feature a return to a simpler time - a look back across the decades to vegetable gardens layerd with flowers, food produced alongside beauty, and the simple job of working with hand tools to create bounty. Step back in time and up to the front stoop of an old farmhouse. Clothes hang on a clothesline, a windmill waits for a gentle spring breeze, and vintage tools and farm equipment stand ready by a small garden. An antique tractor is surrounded by hundreds of blooming plants and vegetables, many grown in Olbrich's own greenhouses.

Visit Olbrich's Spring Flower Show to see how Olbrich's horticulture staff incorporates food into their indoor garden landscape. The colorful foliage of Swiss chard, an Olbrich favorite for container gardens, adds a pop of color and a bit of texture to any garden, and can also be cooked as a side dish or added to soups or stews. Lettuce, kale, and cabbage are also easy vegetables that can be added to any garden to add a touch of flare and a source of food. Visit the Spring Show Behind-the-Scenes page and watch Olbrich's Atrium transform from a bare, empty room into a blooming spring oasis!

Select flowers from the show will be available for purchase on Tuesday, March 24 at 10 a.m. until supplies last.