Producing 20 Gardens in 3 Days with Lloyd Glasscock (NWFGS Part 2)

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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. 

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In this episode, we cover:

  • 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.

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