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• Photo gallery of Gold Medal Winners • Cincinnati Flower Show winners

• Ron Morgan, the witty floral designer and author who delighted audiences last year, returns to the Cincinnati Flower Show, presented by Provident Bank, today for two presentations.

"Let's Party!" will begin at 11 a.m. at Moonlite Pavilion. Cost: $40, includes show admission and boxed lunch. "Girls Night Out" at 6 p.m. will be a similar presentation. Cost: $35, includes admission and light supper fare.

• Ask the Experts sessions: 11 a.m., perennials and annuals; 1 p.m., panel discussion; 3 p.m., "Veggies from the Garden to the Soup Bowl"; 4 p.m., "Garden Smarter, Not Harder." Tent by Gate 2. Free.

Information: 872-5194; www.cincyflowershow.com.

Cincinnati Flower Show, presented by Provident Bank, at Coney Island, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. today-Saturday and 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Adults $16, children 3-12 $3. 872-5194; www.cincyflowershow.com

Today's Tip

Anything can be a container for a mixed bouquet. Bring your container and learn tricks from a professional flower designer at a workshop 10 a.m. Saturday at the Cincinnati Flower Show at Coney Island. It's free (even the flowers) with show admission.

Today's tip: Line a pot with a plastic bag and fill with moistened florists foam. Insert two or three clumps of alstroemeria (Peruvian lily) (about three or four times longer than the pot for the right proportion). Fasten stems toward the top with a twist tie. Center a length of ribbon over the twist tie and wrap around three or four times to cover. Tie in a bow. Fill around the pot top with moss or filler straw.

- Cyndy Duade, Cincinnati Horticultural Society