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 …

2023 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz
July 14, 2023 – 7:13 pm | Comments Off on 2023 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz
2023 International Monarch Monitoring Blitz

The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz is back for its seventh edition. From July 28 to August 6, 2023, Espace pour la vie invites you to join thousands of volunteers across Canada, Mexico, and the United …

Orchid Shows Brighten the Winter
February 1, 2023 – 12:03 am | Comments Off on Orchid Shows Brighten the Winter
Orchid Shows Brighten the Winter

If it’s February it must be the time for orchid shows. The wild tropical plant that’s become a reliable greenhouse bloomer brightens the days as the countdown to spring continues.
Orchidaceae, the Orchid family, is a …

Year of the Garden in Canada
August 14, 2022 – 12:15 am | Comments Off on Year of the Garden in Canada
Year of the Garden in Canada

By the Canadian Garden Council
The Canadian Garden Council has proclaimed 2022 as the “Year of the Garden.”
It is an important year for the public to be inspired, entertained, and informed by Canada’s Garden Family …

Canada’s Tulip Festival is Virtual This Year
May 10, 2021 – 8:51 am | Comments Off on Canada’s Tulip Festival is Virtual This Year
Canada’s Tulip Festival is Virtual This Year

Yes, Road Trips Gardeners, the pandemic has altered the Canadian Tulip Festival. Unfortunately for all of us, travel is discouraged at this time (and US residents can’t cross the border anyway).
Fans of the festival are …

Poinsettia Show in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
December 11, 2019 – 8:54 am | Comments Off on Poinsettia Show in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Poinsettia Show in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

The annual Poinsettia Show is underway i the Floral Showhouse, 7145 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. A holiday tradition for more than 65 years, the display features poinsettias, cyclamen, azaleas, Christmas cactus, and paperwhite …

Flower of the Day: A Purple Beauty in the Arctic
October 19, 2019 – 8:12 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: A Purple Beauty in the Arctic
Flower of the Day: A Purple Beauty in the Arctic

Yes, flowers bloom high above the Arctic Circle.
This delicate plant with purple blossoms (can anyone identify it?) was spotted in Nunavut, Canada, in August.
(Photo ©2019 by Susan McKee)

Chrysanthemum Display in Floral Showhouse
October 9, 2019 – 8:24 am | Comments Off on Chrysanthemum Display in Floral Showhouse
Chrysanthemum Display in Floral Showhouse

Pinks, purples, greens, yellows, and bronzes — the range of fall mum colors — will be on display at the Floral Showhouse, 7145 Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, during the annual Chrysanthemum Display.
Enjoy brush …

Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa
April 17, 2019 – 8:10 am | Comments Off on Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa
Canadian Tulip Festival in Ottawa

The annual Canadian Tulip Festival takes place May 10 to 20, 2019, in Commissioners Park and Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
The festival centers around Ottawa’s love affair with the tulip, with a million tulips blooming …

Canada Blooms in Toronto
February 27, 2019 – 8:14 am | Comments Off on Canada Blooms in Toronto
Canada Blooms in Toronto

The theme is “It’s a Family Affair” at the 23rd annual Canada Blooms with more than 25 gardens designed by landscape designers, architects, and builders in the Enercare Centre, 100 Princes Boulevard, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, …