But this show isn t just about flowers. Full-scale landscapes and lush gardens materialize overnight, constructed by administrators and arborists, carpenters and computer technicians, equipment operators and electricians, drivers and designers. Then come the horticulturists, groundskeepers and stonemasons. Although the public seldom sees them, they are all integral to the show s success.
Visitors only see the beauty of the flowers.
Led by Local Pres. Each year, throughout the eight-day show, maintenance crews water the plants and prune dead leaves and branches. After the show closes, these plants are returned to greenhouses. Rich Durso, a construction foreman for the parks and a union man for 23 years, is proud of what his crew of stonemasons and cement finishers is able to contribute to this endeavor. It s about what the park represents and the workmanship that employees in the park can do to improve the quality of life in our community.