This year's circular garden exhibit, entitled "Swan's Down," will feature several topiary figures in three distinct settings. Two swans—one swimming, one nesting—will be joined by a large topiary turtle. An oversized topiary of a pineapple, a colonial symbol of hospitality adopted as the symbol of the Preservation Society, will adorn the central water feature. The Preservation Society won top prizes for its exhibits at the show in 2003 and 2004, including prestigious Gold Awards. Last year's garden exhibit honored the setting and traditions at Green Animals Topiary Garden, one of the Preservation Society's historic properties, located in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. The previous year's exhibit portrayed a busy potting shed burgeoning with spring projects that looked out into a small garden.
The Preservation Society of Newport County, Rhode Island is a non-profit educational organization accredited by the American Association of Museums and dedicated to preserving and interpreting the area's historic architecture, landscapes and decorative arts. Its 11 historic properties—five of them National Historic Landmarks—span more than 250 years of American architectural and social development.
The Newport Flower Show, sponsored by the Preservation Society, is the only outdoor, summertime flower show in New England, set in the house and on the grounds of Rosecliff, a 1902 Gilded Age mansion. This year's show, on June 24 through 26, is entitled As Time Goes By, to commemorate the Society's 60th anniversary, as well as the 10th anniversary of the Newport Flower Show. For more information about the Newport Flower Show and to purchase tickets, visit www.NewportFlowerShow.org, or call (401) 847-1000.
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