Drive?? I would have to drive 1500 miles to see a real flower show. And can't justify plane fare for a several day event. Although I did go down to Portland one spring to see the peonies at various nurseries and then went to Schreiner's Iris farm. Was really interesting but a cold spring so not as many flowers as I would like. And the rose garden had no roses and poured cats and dogs when we went there.