The annual Herb & Garden Fair is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 14, 2014, in the 1805 Barn Annex of Harmony Museum, 303 Mercer Road, Harmony, Pennsylvania.
Historic Harmony was founded in 1943 …

If you’re wandering central Indiana this weekend, Road Trips Gardeners, consider a stop at Mounds State Park, 4306 Mounds Road, Anderson, Indiana.
The Friends of Mounds State Park group will sell native plants and wildflowers from …

It’s said that Lookout Mountain in northeastern Alabama offers an ideal climate for growing rhododendrons. In celebration of the arrival of spring, Mentone, Alabama, hosts an annual Rhododendron Festival on the third weekend of May.
This …

Bright bouquets of tulips tempt passers-by at a flower stand in the Strip — a funky restaurant/retail area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Let this serve as your reminder that Mothers’ Day is tomorrow, and, yes, she’d love …

A tour of a commercial mint farm and a “cooking with mint” contest are two of the many herb-centric activities at the Mint Festival in North Judson, Indiana.
It’s set for June 13 through 15, 2014, …

It’s Lilac Time again in Lombard, Illinois.
The annual lilac festival, which opened May 3, runs through May 18, 2014, in Lilacia Park, 150 South Park Avenue — part of the Lombard Park District. Lilacia is …

The Meridian-Kessler Home & Garden Tour is set for June 7 and 8, 2014, in this northside neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana.
It’s the 41st year for the tour, which features a half-dozen unique residences and gardens. …

A bucketful of electric-hued violas greeted visitors to a state park in Southernmost Illinois.
(Photo ©2014 by Susan McKee)

Festa dos Maios in Orense, Galicia, Spain, is a flower festival dating back to Celtic times.
Set for May 4, 2014, this year, it celebrates the arrival of good weather in the region of Galicia, when …