Evergreen Chrysanthemum Society Holds 79th Annual Show at Volunteer Park Conservatory in Seattle
Seattle, King County, Washington — The Evergreen Chrysanthemum Society's 79th annual show is under way at the Volunteer Park Conservatory, according to a Seattle Chinese Garden community notice, with the October 31 session running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The society is an amateur, nonprofit garden club founded in 1947, marking 79 years of growing, showing and promoting exhibition chrysanthemums in the Pacific Northwest.
The show is at the Volunteer Park Conservatory, 1400 East Galer Street in Seattle; the October 30 session ran 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and the November 1 session runs 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with more information on the society's website.
Chrysanthemums symbolize integrity and longevity in Chinese culture and are among autumn's most emblematic flowers; the annual show by this gardeners' society has become an autumn tradition for Seattle's Chinese community.
Source: GSM News, America
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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