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Dear gardening fans,

It's been a VERY busy week for folks who love patio, gardening, and outdoor living spaces! Here at QVC, my seasonal gardening show, Garden Party with Carolyn, has moved back into its regular timeslot, on Tuesday mornings at 10am ET, as well as a few other spots on the Q schedule. You can catch it weekday afternoons, and during a special 3-hour extravaganza on Saturday, March 10 from 8-11pm ET.

Here in eastern Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Horticultural Society has once again put on quite a show with their annual Philadelphia Flower Show. This year's theme was all about the tropical lushness of the Hawaiian Islands and featured beautiful displays of color and amazing fragrance, as well as tons of interesting ideas on designing your own outdoor landscape filled with lovely shades of greenery. One display featured a 40-foot "green wall" made up of potted plants in varying positions—culminating in a beautiful wall of green privacy. They also explained which plants to use and why.

That's what's so great about the Philadelphia Flower Show... not only can you shop and find fabulous items for your patio, garden, pool, and pond—but you also LEARN so much and discover so many creative ways to do your own designs with plants, flowers, and landscapes. It's a fascinating event and isn't to be missed, no matter what shade of green or brown your thumb may be!

I've included some photos from this year's show for you to enjoy... and speaking of photos, I'd also like to invite all of you to share your OWN gardening photos on my Facebook page! That way we can share them with our viewers (and your fellow Q shoppers) on my Garden Party with Carolyn show throughout this season. I know there are lots of you out there with some beautiful flowers, plants, veggies, and fruit to show off, after all of your hard work last season!

Also be sure to tell us which Cottage Farms and Roberta's plants are your favorites. And let us know what gardening décor, fountains, tools, and patio items you love, and which you want to see more of on the Q! Meanwhile, don't forget to join me every Tuesday at 10am ET during the gardening season. For any show you may have missed, you can always check out the Garden Party page where we feature items from past shows as well as some of my favorite tools, gloves, hats, and more from the Garden Shed!

See you soon, and happy gardening!

—Host Carolyn Gracie