Article Archive for September 2023
![Flower(s) of the Day: Autumn Bouquet](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/indiana-woodstock-autumn.jpg)
An early autumn bouquet graces the foyer of Woodstock Club in Indianapolis, Indiana. Sunflowers are in the starring role.
(Photo ©2023 by Susan McKee)
![Fall Chrysanthemum Show at Smith College](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/massachusetts-northampton_mums-at-smith.jpg)
For two weeks in November, as the colors fade outdoors, floral fireworks erupt inside the Lyman Conservatory during the annual Fall Chrysanthemum Show at Smith College, 16 College Lane, Northampton, Massachusetts.
This year’s dates are November …
![Harvest Nights in Indianapolis](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/indiana-indianapolis-newfields_harvest.jpg)
Ghosts, goblins, and gourds galore fill the foggy forest for Harvest Nights in the gardens of Newfields, 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, Indiana, from Friday (September 29, 2023) through October 31, 2023.
Wander through thousands of …
![St. Johns Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/florida-stjohnsbotanicalgardenlogo.jpg)
As of Sunday (October 1, 2023), rare and endangered plants have a new place to call home: the St. Johns Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve, 8310 County Road 13, Hastings, Florida
Located along Deep Creek in …
![Confessions of a Lazy Gardener in the South](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/wethington-mark.jpg)
Mark Weathington (pictured, at left), Director of the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University, shares shortcuts and techniques during his presentation on Gardening in the South: Confessions of a Lazy Gardener. It’s the …
![Flower of the Day: Impatiens](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/indiana-columbus_impatiens.jpg)
In the waning days of summer, scarlet impatiens brighten the downtown of Columbus, Indiana.
Your Road Trips Gardener snapped these on a walk to check out this year’s edition of Exhibit Columbus, public art installations installed …
![Flower of the Day: Oriental Lilies](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/indiana-indpls_ironworks150.jpg)
Oriental lilies are my favorite because I love the scent.
This magnificent — and fragrant — bouquet of white lilies graced the lobby of the Ironworks Hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 2019.
Lilium is a genus …
![Learn How to Do the “Rot” Thing](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/georgia-lagrange_hillsdales-rot.jpg)
Vegetable scraps and yard waste make up a significant portion of what goes into landfills – yet they could easily be composted and used to improve our gardens and landscapes dramatically and quickly. Learn how …