Consider it obedience and agility training for flowers. That’s the premise for Chrysanthemum Craftsmanship in the Conservatories at Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, Maryland.
The display includes miniature plants that resemble bonsai trees and vertical …

The Chrysanthemum Festival at Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, showcases the Asian tradition of cultivating chrysanthemums into artistic shapes — all on view through November 23, 2014.
Inside the four-acre Conservatory are more …

Your Road Trips Gardener was surprised to find this familiar flower growing in a most unfamiliar place last July.
Turns out that edelweiss abounds in Hustai National Park in Mongolia.
According to Wikipedia, Leontopodium alpinum is part …

There’s still time to catch the Fall Chrysanthemum Show in the Lyman Conservatory of the Botanic Garden of Smith College, College Lane, Northampton, Massachusetts.
The show features over-sized blooms that can reach eight inches across. Brightly …

Get ready for the holidays, Road Trips Gardeners, by creating a Christmas wreath using fresh greenery and holly berries from the garden during a hands-on workshop under the guidance of floral artist Helen Phillips.
“Christmas Wreaths” …

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
By the National Garden Bureau
it’s time to announce the 2014 American Garden Award Winners. 2014 concludes the sixth year for the American Garden Award flower popularity contest, and 2014 …

In honor of Halloween and All Saints Day, here are some of the pumpkins on view at the New York Botanical Garden last month month.
Road Trips Gardeners might want to check out their “Haunted Pumpkin …