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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Garden Terraces in Zurich
May 26, 2013 – 3:03 pm | Comments Off on Garden Terraces in Zurich
Garden Terraces in Zurich

Road Trips Gardeners on the road naturally gravitate toward gardens — even when selecting a restaurant.
Here are some summer garden terrace restaurants in Zürich, Switzerland, as selected by Zürich Tourism
A particular favorite on sunny summer …

Antrim Garden Trail
March 1, 2013 – 4:31 pm | Comments Off on Antrim Garden Trail
Antrim Garden Trail

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
By Ballyrobert Cottage Garden and Nursery
Ireland is blessed with a mild and temperate climate, making it a plantsman’s joy enabling gardeners to grow a wide variety of plants and …

Garden Shows
January 3, 2013 – 7:28 pm | Comments Off on Garden Shows
Garden Shows

Sometimes the only way a Road Trips Gardener can get through winter is by visiting a home and garden show. Scheduled mostly at the end of winter, these merchandising extravaganzas tempt us away from the …

Winter Wonderland
November 23, 2012 – 9:28 pm | Comments Off on Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland

There’s something about the holidays that inspires botanists to add miniature trains to their gardens.
Here are a few of the places to see this seasonal collaboration:
**More New York City landmarks and trains than ever before …

Fort Worth Japanese Garden
November 18, 2012 – 5:11 pm | Comments Off on Fort Worth Japanese Garden
Fort Worth Japanese Garden

The Fort Worth Japanese Garden, 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas (map), takes visitors out of the Lone Star State and into the mystery and enchantment of an Eastern land.
Stone, earth, leaf and water …

Top 10 Places for Fall Color in Britain
September 17, 2012 – 7:14 pm | Comments Off on Top 10 Places for Fall Color in Britain
Top 10 Places for Fall Color in Britain

Why go to New England to see the autumn colors when you can go to Old England?
As fall gets under way, Great Britain’s forests, parks and gardens come alive with a dazzling display of color …

Every Tree Tells a Story
July 7, 2012 – 4:53 pm | Comments Off on Every Tree Tells a Story
Every Tree Tells a Story

“Every Tree Tells a Story”, but some stand as living reminders of our country’s past. Twelve extraordinary trees and tree groupings at twelve sites in the United States have been collected into a “landslide” exhibit …

Parks and Gardens of Spain
May 1, 2012 – 9:54 pm | Comments Off on Parks and Gardens of Spain
Parks and Gardens of Spain

By Instituto de Turismo de España
Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
Spain’s unique blend of the modern and the historic is detailed in public parks and gardens, some being among the oldest in Europe. …

Lilacs Mean Spring is Here
April 13, 2012 – 7:13 pm | Comments Off on Lilacs Mean Spring is Here
Lilacs Mean Spring is Here

Lilac season arrived a bit ahead of schedule in North America. In your Road Trips Gardener‘s back yard, the peak blooms are fading to green.
The Hulda Klager Lilac Festival takes place April 21 through May …

Floriade
November 14, 2011 – 12:06 am | Comments Off on Floriade
Floriade

Make plans now, Road Trips Gardeners, to head to Europe for the World Horticultural Expo.
The Floriade World Horticultural Exposition has been held in the Netherlands roughly every 10 years since 1960, and the next one …