Articles in Great Gardens
![2023’s Best U. S. Cities for Local Flowers](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/lawnlove_florals150.jpg)
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 …
![Without Bugs, There are No Gardens](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ant.jpg)
If you want to make your garden “buzz” with bees and bugs, consider wildlife gardening.
Road Trips Gardeners know that some of the best gardens in the world are found in the United Kingdom. Of course …
![2021’s Most Romantic Gardens in the U.S.](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/rose-3-pink.jpg)
Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
By Brenda Ryan for LawnStarter
What says romance better than a dozen roses? How about thousands of roses, along with lilies, tulips, philodendrons, and every other flower you can imagine.
You …
![A Caution in the Age of COVID-19](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/alabama_camelia-society.jpg)
Many events that draw crowds have been postponed or cancelled.
If you’re planning to travel to a flower or garden event, check with the organizers to see that it’s still happening.
Some garden venues are …
![Winter Means It’s Time for Orchid Shows](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/orchid-pink-150.jpg)
Orchids are the perfect winter flower. Redolent of the tropics whether grown in a Northern greenhouse or “wild” in a rainforest, their colors, shapes and scents attract travelers.
Botanical gardens tend to have the most extensive …
![‘Tis the Season for Holiday Light Shows in Gardens](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/england-waddeston_christmas.jpg)
As the daylight dwindles, botanical gardens and other public outdoor venues turn on fanciful light shows to attract visitors. November and December are the prime months for such extravaganzas.
Now through December 29, the Royal Botanic …
![Fluttering Flowers](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/wisconsin-appleton_butterfly-festival-1.jpg)
Regular readers of this blog know that your Road Trips Gardener considers butterflies as fluttering flowers (of course, they’re privileged visitors to gardens as well).
There are all sorts of places to see butterflies. Some botanical …
![2019 is the Year of the Snapdragon](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/snapdragon-cool-yellow-by-kieft.jpg)
Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
From the National Garden Bureau
Looking for a flower that has multiple uses in the garden, smells great, attracts pollinators and comes in scads of colors? Then you should be …
![AAS Winners that Attract Pollinators](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/orange-flower-monarch-butterfly.jpg)
Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
From All-America Selections
Not sure which types of pollinators you want to host? Flowers like zinnias and verbena attract a wide variety of pollinators.
Looking to attract butterflies? Plant both host …
![Top 10 Daffodils for Spring](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/dutch-master_150.jpg)
Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
By the National Garden Bureau
Yellow trumpet daffodils are far and away the world’s most popular style of daffodils. But why stop there when the daffodil world has so much …