The Daily ItemBOSTON – The Boston Flower & Garden Show is now under way, and through Sunday, at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston.The show as expected to draw thousands of visitors with 30 major garden exhibits, celebrities, a garden marketplace, afternoon teas, daily gardening demonstrations, lectures, judged competitions and more.For more than a century, New Englanders have relished in the spectacular sights and scents of a major flower show in Boston. When the annual flower show was cancelled in 2009, Paragon Group made the decision to step in and bring a new show to life.To further its splendor, the new 2010 event is under the direction of Carolyn Weston, the former director of the New England Spring Flower Show for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society (MHS) for 12 consecutive years.”The 2010 Boston Flower & Garden Show brings a floral fantasy to Boston!” said Weston. “For five days and nights, the Seaport World Trade Center will be transformed into a wonderland of flora and stunning exhibits. This former rite of spring, which generations of Bostonians have long cherished, will blossom anew under the theme, A Feast for the Senses, with many of the traditions New Englanders have cherished, along with many exciting new additions.”The 2010 Boston Flower & Garden Show will feature lush and inspiring landscaped gardens created by professional landscape designers, nurseries, historic properties and other non-profit organizations relating to the theme of A Feast for the Senses.”Spring’s first signs of renewal will greet visitors like a convivial maitre d’,” said Weston. “Visitors will indulge in a bountiful buffet of gardens, lectures, demonstrations, special events and retail vendors offering ways to incorporate vivid color, stimulating scents, soothing sounds and tantalizing texture to our gardens, with a hearty side dish of the latest taste sensation – organic vegetable gardening.”Special AttractionsThe 2010 Boston Flower & Garden Show will offer more than 100,000 square feet of exhibits, including 30 major gardens and 270 retail vendors. Special features include:Lectures & Demonstrations: Enjoy over 20 lectures and 25 demonstrations on topics ranging from Garden Projects Your Children Will Love to Passion for Peonies.Celebrity Appearances: On Saturday at 11:30 a.m., HGTV’s carpenter hunk Anthony Gilardi of “Myles of Styles,” will be offering a do-it-yourself demonstration, Master of Your Domain: Carpentry Projects for the New England Garden. On Sunday, gardengirltv.com host Patti Moreno will share tips on how to transform an urban backyard into a sustainable living garden.Garden of Cakes: Offering a tantalizing way to appreciate flowers, this exhibit will showcase edible floral designs from Boston bakeries on the cutting edge of design.Floral Designs & Plant Displays: The amateur competitions and exhibitions area at the show, Blooms! presented by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, will feature two floral design divisions, an amateur horticulture section, along with displays by area plant societies and garden clubs.Horticultural Information Station: The Massachusetts Master Gardener Association will staff an information booth to answer visitors’ most vexing gardening questions.Garden Teas: Each day, visitors can delight in an afternoon English tea at the Aura Restaurant in the Seaport Hotel across the street from the show. (additional price).