Article Archive for August 2023
![Sunflower Fair in La Porte, Indiana](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/indiana-laport_sunflowerfairlogo.jpg)
The 24th annual Sunflower Fair takes place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. September 16, 2023, in the area around Michigan Avenue in La Porte, Indiana.
The Sunflower Fair is one of the largest festivals in …
![Holden Arboretum LEGOS Exhibit](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ohio-cleveland_holdenarboretum-legos150.jpg)
LEGOS combined into fanciful sculptures are on display at the Holden Arboretum, 9550 Sperry Road, Kirtland, Ohio, through September 4, 2023 — Labor Day.
Fourteen sculptures and more 350,000 toy blocks went into Sean Kenney’s Nature …
![Flower(s) of the Day: Crowne Plaza Union Station](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/indiana-indpls_crowneplaza.jpg)
Exuberant pink begonias and trailing ivy decoratively fill a cart parked in front of the Crowne Plaza Union Station Hotel in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana.
(Photo ©2022 by Susan McKee)
![Caspian Lotus Flowers in Kazakhstan](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/kazakhstan_caspian-lotus1.jpg)
Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
By Kazakh Tourism
In the heart of a remote corner near the Caspian Sea, a natural wonder awaits those who thirst for the extraordinary. A spectacle that seems straight out …
![Flower(s) of the Day: Carnegie Library in Reims](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/france-reims_plantercarneigielibrary.jpg)
Today’s flowers are in a massive planter outside La Bibioteque Municiple de Reims, France. Built in 1927-8, the library (which is still in use) was one of three financed by a donation from Carnegie “pour …
![Monarch Festival in Southern Indiana](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/indiana-mtstfrancis_monarchfestival.jpg)
The Monarch Festival at MountFest in Mount St. Francis, Indiana, is a free event set for September 23, 2023, featuring an immersive butterfly experience not to mention regional, food trucks, beer & wine garden, children’s …
![75th Annual Floral Parade in Waikiki, Hawaii](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/hawaii-waikiki_floralparade.jpg)
The 75th annual Floral Parade takes place from 9 a.m. to noon September 30, 2023, in Waikiki, Hawaii.
The route runs from Ala Moana Park through Kal?kaua Avenue to Kapi‘olani Park.
Aloha Festivals’ Aloha Week officially ends …
![Minnesota Garlic Festival](https://roadtripsforfoodies.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/garlic-cloves-150.jpg)
The Minnesota Garlic Festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (August 12, 2023) at 840 Century Avenue SW, Hutchinson, Minnesota.
There’ll be garlic growers on hand from across the state.
Chef demonstrations are planned …
![Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest Winners](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/farming150.jpg)
Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announce the winners of the 2023 Indiana Agriculture Photo Contest. The winning photographs will be displayed in the lieutenant governor’s Family of Business …