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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Taos Garden and Home Tour
May 11, 2015 – 8:36 am | Comments Off on Taos Garden and Home Tour
Taos Garden and Home Tour

Headed to New Mexico this summer, Road Trips Gardeners?
The annual Garden and Home Tour is set for August 1, 2015, in Taos, New Mexico.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Image is from the 2014 tour …

Flower of the Day: Bougainvillea
May 9, 2015 – 8:12 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Bougainvillea
Flower of the Day: Bougainvillea

Yes: your Road Trips Gardener’s favorite flower is still the bougainvillea.
These blooms — in a distinctive orange/pink hue — were spotted in Anjuna, Goa, India, in March.
Enjoy!

(Photo ©2015 by Susan McKee)

Newport Flower Show
May 8, 2015 – 8:18 am | Comments Off on Newport Flower Show
Newport Flower Show

The 20th annual Newport Flower Show plans a variety of special events, guest speakers, floral designs, horticulture exhibits, garden displays and shopping opportunities for June 19, 20 and 21, 2015, at Rosecliff. Theme for …

Lilac Time in Lombard
May 6, 2015 – 8:53 am | Comments Off on Lilac Time in Lombard
Lilac Time in Lombard

Lilac Time in Lombard, Illinois, is on now (official dates are May 2 through 17, 2015) in Lilacia Park, 150 South Park Avenue, Lombard, Illinois. Hours are dawn to dusk.
Like many famous gardens, Lilacia is …

British Flowers Week
May 4, 2015 – 8:10 am | Comments Off on British Flowers Week
British Flowers Week

There’s a British Flowers Week (who knew?).
Road Trips Gardeners who’ll be in London next month can catch the show June 15 through 19, 2015, at New Covent Garden Flower Market, Vauxhall, London, England.
Highlights include fifteen …

Flowers of the Day: A Shaker Cutting Garden
May 2, 2015 – 8:07 am | Comments Off on Flowers of the Day: A Shaker Cutting Garden
Flowers of the Day: A Shaker Cutting Garden

The gardeners at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill just outside Harrodsburg, Kentucky, plant a variety of flowers in a cutting garden.
Since the Trustees’ Table relies on straight-from-the-garden ingredients (their own garden and those of …

World Naked Gardening Day
May 1, 2015 – 8:20 am | Comments Off on World Naked Gardening Day
World Naked Gardening Day

Well, Road Trips Gardeners: did you know that tomorrow, May 2, 2015, is World Naked Gardening Day?
In fact, it’s the tenth annual World Naked Gardening Day when people across the globe are encouraged to tend …