2023’s Best U. S. Cities for Local Flowers
May 11, 2023 – 10:29 pm | Comments Off on 2023’s Best U. S. Cities for Local Flowers

Looking at five floral categories in the 200 largest U.S. cities, Lawn Love came up with these two lists.
They checked out access to flower shops and specialty-cut flower vendors, consumer ratings, and the number of …

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Autumn Flower Show
August 13, 2014 – 8:51 am | Comments Off on Autumn Flower Show
Autumn Flower Show

Heading across the pond next month, Road Trips Gardener? Consider scheduling a stop at the Autumn Flower Show at Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, sponsored by the North of England Horticultural Society and held at the …

Planting the Seeds of History
August 11, 2014 – 8:29 am | Comments Off on Planting the Seeds of History
Planting the Seeds of History

Andrea Wulf will talk about her book, /em>, at 2 p.m. October 18, 2014, in the Technology & Education Center, 708 West Seminary Road, Vevay, Indiana.
Wulf was born in India and moved to Germany as …

“Companions” for your Roses
August 10, 2014 – 8:16 am | Comments Off on “Companions” for your Roses
“Companions” for your Roses

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
By Jackson & Perkins
You love your roses, but you want something more. You want to mix in other plants, whether to create an even more aesthetically pleasing display or …

Flower(s) of the Day: Garden Stand in Potsdam
August 9, 2014 – 8:11 am | Comments Off on Flower(s) of the Day: Garden Stand in Potsdam
Flower(s) of the Day: Garden Stand in Potsdam

It’s hard to imagine a pedestrian shopping area in a European town without one or more flower stands. People buy their favorites to pot up indoors or display in a window box.
These pretty blooms were …

Plantasia
August 8, 2014 – 8:28 am | Comments Off on Plantasia
Plantasia

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
This summer, immerse yourself in nature’s healing sanctuary, ‘Plantasia’, at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, and experience the stimulating, transformative power of plants: from barefoot walking trails and …

Horticultural Expo in Qingdao
August 6, 2014 – 8:16 am | Comments Off on Horticultural Expo in Qingdao
Horticultural Expo in Qingdao

Qingdao, a city on China’s east coast, is the host for 2014 International Horticultural Expo. The exhibit, open now, runs through October 25, 2014.
It features a 23,000-square-meter botanical gardens, which uses low-carbon climate-control systems to …

Tomato Tasting
August 4, 2014 – 8:21 am | Comments Off on Tomato Tasting
Tomato Tasting

The ninth annual Tomato Tasting takes place August 30, 2014, at Heritage Farm, 3094 North Winn Road, Decorah, Iowa.
It’s sponsored by the Seed Savers Exchange. You can read about the 2013 event online.
Sample dozens of …

Gardens and Allergies
August 3, 2014 – 8:03 am | Comments Off on Gardens and Allergies
Gardens and Allergies

Special to Road Trips Gardeners
Ask anybody with allergies how they feel about springtime and inevitably they’ll talk about red-eyes, itchiness, runny noses and sneezing … lots of sneezing. But what if you love gardening? …

Following in the Bartrams’ Footsteps
August 1, 2014 – 8:17 am | Comments Off on Following in the Bartrams’ Footsteps
Following in the Bartrams’ Footsteps

“Following in the Bartrams’ Footsteps” is a traveling exhibition sponsored by the American Society of Botanical Artists.
It’ll be on display at the North Carolina Botanical Garden at the he University of North Carolina at …