I'm so excited about today's conversation. I'm sitting down with Kate from Hello Gardens. Kate and I run in the same circles. We see each other at industry events and across the convention center floor. We wave, but we don't really get time to sit down and talk.

We intended to talk just about the show, but this conversation wove in and out because that's what happens when you're in the same world and you never get enough time to connect.

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In this episode, we discuss:

• Kate's journey from attending the show for almost 25 years to finally designing her first garden, and the surprising thing that finally made her reach out to Lloyd.
• The stories behind her first three show gardens, plus a sneak peak at both of our plans for this year's gardens.
• Why the Northwest Flower & Garden Show feels like New Year's Day for the gardening community, and how it creates a ripple effect across the entire industry
• The behind-the-scenes reality of designing show gardens, contending with weather, and what happens when your entire color palette has to change 2 weeks out from the show.

• Hello Garden YouTube Channel
• Françoise Weeks
• Northwest Flower & Garden Show FREE Ticket Giveaway
• Purchase discount tickets for the show

• Relish Gardens Website
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Until next time, I hope you find something in your garden to truly relish.

Ever wondered what it takes to pull off one of the biggest garden events in the Pacific Northwest? This week, I sat down with Lloyd Glasscock, Garden Coordinator for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, to get the inside scoop on everything that happens behind the curtain.

Lloyd has built 36 gardens since 1990 and now coordinates the entire show. He's seen just about everything that can go right and wrong when you're transforming a convention center into a garden paradise in just days.

Giveaway Alert! We're giving away two tickets to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show each week. Visit https://relish-gardens.com/nwfgs-2026-ticket-giveaway/ to enter.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Lloyd's 30+ year journey at the show, from building his first garden in 1990 to coordinating the entire event.
• What the weeks leading up to the event look like, from managing gardener questions, coordinating logistics between two back-to-back shows, and the calm before the storm
• The surprisingly small team that helps pull together 20 gardens, 300 booth spaces, and 100 seminars for over 50,000 people—and what build days look like for Lloyd as he's often clocking between 20,000 - 50,000 steps a day.
• Why the show is so great for getting new work, and how even people who say they are not looking for a landscaper can be swayed by the gardens they see.

• Northwest Flower & Garden Show FREE Ticket Giveaway
• Purchase discount tickets for the show

• Relish Gardens Website
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Until next time, I hope you find something in your garden to truly relish.

Long before I was a designer at the Northwest Flower and Garden show, I started as an attendee, marking up my catalog and planning my day around seminars and show gardens. I then became a volunteer, shadowing Lloyd and helping out wherever was needed. Eventually I stepped into designing show gardens, and this year I'm doing something new again. I'm speaking at the event for the first time and competing in Container Wars.

Today, I want to talk about my journey through the show and the important role it's played in my life since moving to Washington. This episode kicks off a series we're doing as we countdown to the show. We're about four weeks out, and over the next month we'll be sharing conversations with other designers, the people working behind the scenes, and reflections from our team as we prepare our next garden. If you've ever been curious about what the Northwest Flower and Garden Show is all about, or what it takes to create one of these gardens, this series is for you.

• How the garden show became my annual escape from winter and what drew me in as an attendee
• The pivot during COVID that led me to reach out to Lloyd on LinkedIn and start volunteering
• Reflecting on my journey as a show garden designer, the inspiration behind the themes, and winning People's Choice.
• Why I love show gardens as opportunities to educate people about different gardening perspectives and cool plants they might not otherwise see
• A glimpse into our 2026 design theme, and what I'm doing differently this year as a first-time speaker and Container Wars competitor

• Northwest Flower & Garden Show FREE Ticket Giveaway
• Purchase discount tickets for the show
• Check out our 2024 Show Garden
• Check out our 2025 Show Garden
• Little Prince Nursery

• Relish Gardens Website
• Follow us on Instagram
• Follow us on YouTube

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and share it with your gardening friends.

Until next time, I hope you find something in your garden to truly relish.