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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THE ECOLOGY OF POSSIBILITY: 25th Edition of The International Garden Festival
January 27, 2024 – 2:09 am | Comments Off on THE ECOLOGY OF POSSIBILITY: 25th Edition of The International Garden Festival
THE ECOLOGY OF POSSIBILITY: 25th Edition of The International Garden Festival

On the occasion on its twenty-fifty anniversary, Ève De Garie-Lamanque, Artistic Director of the International Garden Festval, has invited designers to imagine the future of the garden. A total of 216 projects by designers from …

Barnsdale Gardens in Rutland, England
October 23, 2023 – 12:26 am | Comments Off on Barnsdale Gardens in Rutland, England
Barnsdale Gardens in Rutland, England

Barnsdale Gardens in Rutland, England, has a collection of 38 individual small gardens on an eight-acre site ranging from traditional English cottage gardens, to wildlife, Japanese and French gardens as well as areas for growing …

Flower of the Day: Bougainvillea
October 21, 2023 – 12:06 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Bougainvillea
Flower of the Day: Bougainvillea

Shocking pink bougainvillea in full bloom in Nazareth, Israel, in February 2012.
According to Wikipedia, bougainvillea is a genus of thorny ornamental vines, bushes, and trees belonging to the four o’ clock family, Nyctaginaceae. The inflorescence …

Flower(s) of the Day: N’Djamena, Chad
October 7, 2023 – 12:35 am | Comments Off on Flower(s) of the Day: N’Djamena, Chad
Flower(s) of the Day: N’Djamena, Chad

The bouquet in a hotel lobby in N’Djamena, Chad, included bougainvillea in 2014.
(Photo ©2014 by Susan McKee)

Story & Stroll in the Gardens
October 2, 2023 – 12:55 am | Comments Off on Story & Stroll in the Gardens
Story & Stroll in the Gardens

Especially geared for youngsters two to six, Story & Stroll in the Gardens is an early literacy series at the Rotary Botanical Gardens. Each is a themed one-hour program that includes a half-hour story time …

Flower(s) of the Day: Autumn Bouquet
September 30, 2023 – 12:44 am | Comments Off on Flower(s) of the Day: Autumn Bouquet
Flower(s) of the Day: Autumn Bouquet

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
September 29, 2023 – 12:40 am | Comments Off on Fall Chrysanthemum Show at Smith College
Fall Chrysanthemum Show at Smith College

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
September 27, 2023 – 12:25 am | Comments Off on Harvest Nights in Indianapolis
Harvest Nights in Indianapolis

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
September 25, 2023 – 12:04 am | Comments Off on St. Johns Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve
St. Johns Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve

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
September 20, 2023 – 9:46 pm | Comments Off on Confessions of a Lazy Gardener in the South
Confessions of a Lazy Gardener in the South

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 …