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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Tulip Festivals Herald Spring
April 20, 2014 – 3:27 pm | Comments Off on Tulip Festivals Herald Spring
Tulip Festivals Herald Spring

There’s nothing that says springtime more than a tulip festival, and there are at least a dozen in North America from which to choose.
May is a great time to see the flowers in full bloom.
The …

The Points East Tulip Festival
April 9, 2014 – 8:21 am | Comments Off on The Points East Tulip Festival
The Points East Tulip Festival

There’s nothing quite like a tulip festival where a Road Trips Gardener can pick the flowers.
That’s the promise of the Points East Coastal Drive’s You-Pick Tulip Fields from May 9 through 31, 2014.
Head …

Christmas Season With a Montréal Flair
December 13, 2013 – 8:22 am | Comments Off on Christmas Season With a Montréal Flair
Christmas Season With a Montréal Flair

Christmas Season With Flair, a blend of tradition, art and rustic charm, is underway through January 5, 2014, at the Montréal Botanical Garden, 4101 rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
The Main Exhibition Greenhouse presents a …

Project Orange Thumb
December 1, 2013 – 8:42 am | Comments Off on Project Orange Thumb
Project Orange Thumb

Special to Road Trips for Gardeneers
By Fiskars
Every year community gardens continue to sprout up across North America. To help groups make their community garden plans a reality, Fiskars is pleased to open its 2014 …

Invasive Plants in the Midwest
October 25, 2013 – 8:02 am | Comments Off on Invasive Plants in the Midwest
Invasive Plants in the Midwest

The Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) and the Ohio Invasive Plants Council (OIPC) are
co-hosting a two-day symposium on invasive plants during the North Central Weed Science Society conference, set for December 9 through 12, 2013, …

Fall’s the Time to Battle Honeysuckle
October 23, 2013 – 5:48 pm | Comments Off on Fall’s the Time to Battle Honeysuckle
Fall’s the Time to Battle Honeysuckle

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
From University of Dayton
As leaves drop in autumn, it’s a good time to enjoy the reds, yellows and oranges drifting from the trees — and it’s also a good …

Le Jardin du Monastère des Hospitalières
August 9, 2013 – 8:25 am | Comments Off on Le Jardin du Monastère des Hospitalières
Le Jardin du Monastère des Hospitalières

If you’re going to be in Montréal, Québec, Canada, later this summer, you might want to put one of these upcoming tours on your schedule, Road Trips Gardeners.
Le Jardin du Monastère des Hospitalières is the …

Ontario’s Lily Show
July 10, 2013 – 8:28 am | Comments Off on Ontario’s Lily Show
Ontario’s Lily Show

The 48th annual Lily Show sponsored by the Ontario (Canada) Regional Lily Society will be held July 13 and 14, 2013, in the Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario, Canada (map).
Hours are …

Celebrate Roses in Ontario
June 28, 2013 – 8:14 am | Comments Off on Celebrate Roses in Ontario
Celebrate Roses in Ontario

There are two acres of fragrant roses in Hendrie Park at the Royal Botanical Garden, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario, Canada (map).
The garden celebrates its roses with a festival from June 29 to July …

Iris, Peonies — and Roses — in Ontario
June 21, 2013 – 8:13 am | Comments Off on Iris, Peonies — and Roses — in Ontario
Iris, Peonies — and Roses — in Ontario

There’s only this weekend left, Road Trips Gardeners. If you’re anywhere near southwestern Ontario, head on over to celebrate iris and peonies at Laking Garden in the Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, …