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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Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal
June 18, 2013 – 8:25 am | Comments Off on Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal
Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal

It’s hard to explain Mosaïcultures Internationales Montréal, an exhibition taking place this summer in the Montréal Botanical Garden, 4101 Sherbrooke Street East, Montréal, Québec, Canada. Dates are June 22 through September 29, 2013.
Yes, it’s a …

Flower of the Day: Allium
June 15, 2013 – 8:46 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Allium
Flower of the Day: Allium

These brilliant purple allium were blooming along the mill race at the Ancaster Mill Restaurant in Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, last month.
According to Wikipedia, Allium is a monocot genus of flowering plants, informally referred to as …

Flower of the Day: Lilacs
June 8, 2013 – 8:46 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Lilacs
Flower of the Day: Lilacs

Your Road Trips Gardener followed the lilac blooming season northward into Ontario, Canada.
This lush lilac bush was in full bloom this week outside the south door of the Toronto Convention Center. It scented the air …

Flower of the Day: Viola
June 1, 2013 – 8:35 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Viola
Flower of the Day: Viola

A genus that includes both a common woodland wildflower (yes, the violet) and the ubiquitous pansy, violas are a flower of springtime — especially the cultivars (such as the ones shown here).
These white, blue, purple …

Celebrate Lilacs in Ontario
May 22, 2013 – 8:45 am | Comments Off on Celebrate Lilacs in Ontario
Celebrate Lilacs in Ontario

Heading to Ontario at the end of this month, Road Trips Gardeners?
“Celebrate Lilacs!” is set for May 25, 2013, through June 16, 2013, in the Arboretum of the Royal Botanical Gardens, 680 Plains Road …

Ontario’s Orchids
February 27, 2013 – 8:07 am | Comments Off on Ontario’s Orchids
Ontario’s Orchids

The annual show sponsored by the Orchid Society of the Royal Botanical Gardens is set for March 2 and 3, 2013, in the RGB Centre, 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, Ontario, Canada (map).
The exhibition showcases …

Gardens of Light
September 17, 2012 – 12:39 pm | Comments Off on Gardens of Light
Gardens of Light

Not all blooms in gardens are plants. Sometimes, they’re lanterns — like those in “Gardens of Light”, on display through November 4, 2012, in the Chinese and Japanese gardens of the Montréal Botanical Garden, 4101 …

Flower of the Day: White Hydrangea
August 25, 2012 – 8:06 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: White Hydrangea
Flower of the Day: White Hydrangea

It’s perfectly logical that a farm named for snow that specializes in raising sheep would have white hydrangeas, and these look positively gorgeous offset by the retro pink and gray of the barn.
The country vignette …

Flower of the Day: Pink Petunia
August 18, 2012 – 8:50 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Pink Petunia
Flower of the Day: Pink Petunia

Petunias in this magnificent shade of shocking pink (Schiaparelli pink?) were blooming in profusion in the rural Québec town of Charette in mid-July.
According to Wikipedia, Petunia is genus in the family Solanaceae of 35 species …

Flower of the Day: Daisies
August 4, 2012 – 8:34 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Daisies
Flower of the Day: Daisies

Daisies are in full bloom at Auberge le Baluchon in Saint-Paulin, Québec, Canada.
This resort complex north and east of Montréal is huge. There are a variety of rooms in four different buildings plus a spa, …