Articles in Midwestern USA
This year’s Blessing of the Blossoms will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday (May 16, 2021), at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 12675 Center Road, Traverse City, Michigan — on the Old Mission Peninsula.
The event …
Lilac Time is well underway in Lombard, Illinois. It opened May 1, 2021, in the Chicago suburb, and continues through May 16, 2021, in Lilacia Park, 150 South Park Avenue, Lombard.
Lilacia Park tours are given …
“Curious Caterpillars”, a garden art exhibit, is on display in the Rotary Botanical Gardens, 1455 Palmer Drive, Janesville, Wisconsin, through mid-September.
This year’s exhibit is handcrafted wooden caterpillars built by RBG volunteers then painted and embellished …
A Midwestern favorite returns this month. The country’s “longest-running show house event”, celebrating its 60th anniversary, returns for daily tours April 24 through May 9, 2021.
This year’s show house is the Columns on Meridian, 5417 …
“Saturation”, the spring flower show at Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 North Central Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, is on display through Mother’s Day, May 9, 2021.
This year’s show will immerse visitors in virtually the entire spectrum …
The annual Wildflower Weekend takes place April 17 and 18, 2021, in Eagle Creek Park, 7840 West 56th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. Hours both days are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Included in gate admission are themed …
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 …
Just what we need on a cold winter’s day — flowers in a window box.
These brighten a building in the Amana Colonies, Iowa.
(Photo ©2012 by Susan McKee)
“Wind Sculptures by Lyman Whitaker” are on display throughout the grounds of Dawes Arboretum, 7770 Jacksontown Road SE, Licking Township, Newark, Ohio, through December 15, 2020.
Many of the metal sculptures are inspired by nature, …
Bonsai is the ancient study of transforming trees into living artworks. This fall, visitors can appreciate their intricate beauty up close with the botanical exhibit, Bonsai, in the Hilbert Conservatory at White River Gardens in …
