CINCINNATI continued...

The Grande Marquee tent should be your first stop. Cincinnati area garden centers, nurseries and landscape designers create fabulous gardens, usually with a theme. One was a "homey" patio, featuring a brass "bed" of flowers and a dining room buffet of potted plants.

Another recreated a Hobbit house, while another offered a splashing waterfall. One was a peaceful green garden surrounded to tall, thin evergreens, with a splash of color provided by a Japanese maple and a row of red geraniums.