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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Fall Plant Sale Today in Janesville, Wisconsin
September 7, 2018 – 8:10 am | Comments Off on Fall Plant Sale Today in Janesville, Wisconsin
Fall Plant Sale Today in Janesville, Wisconsin

If you’re in southern Wisconsin, Road Trips Gardeners, you’re in luck. The annual fall plant sale at Horticulture Center of the Rotary Botanical Gardens, 825 Sharon Road, Janesville, Wisconsin, is open to the public today …

Butterfly Festival in the Kansas Wetlands
September 3, 2018 – 8:03 am | Comments Off on Butterfly Festival in the Kansas Wetlands
Butterfly Festival in the Kansas Wetlands

All things “butterfly” is the focus of the Kansas Wetlands Education Center’s annual Butterfly Festival.
From making milkweed seed bombs to tagging monarch butterflies, kids and adults will find plenty to do during the festival set …

Ikebana and Dahlias at the Chicago Botanic Garden
August 27, 2018 – 8:09 am | Comments Off on Ikebana and Dahlias at the Chicago Botanic Garden
Ikebana and Dahlias at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Two flower shows are on tap at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois.
The Sogetsu School of Illinois stages an Ikebana Exhibition from noon to 4:30 p.m. September 8, 2018, and 10 …

Heirloom Fest: Tomatoes & More
August 20, 2018 – 8:09 am | Comments Off on Heirloom Fest: Tomatoes & More
Heirloom Fest: Tomatoes & More

Have you been growing heirloom tomatoes this summer, Road Trips Gardeners? Learn what to do with ’em at “Heirloom Fest: Tomatoes & More” set for this weekend (August 25 and 26, 2018). Hours are 11 …

Flower(s) of the Day: Pink!
August 18, 2018 – 8:09 am | Comments Off on Flower(s) of the Day: Pink!
Flower(s) of the Day: Pink!

Several shades of pink brighten a corner of the valet parking lot on the grounds of the West Baden Springs Hotel in West Baden, Indiana.
These bright blooms were captured earlier this month.
(Photo ©2018 by Susan …

Japanese Festival at Missouri Botanical Garden
August 17, 2018 – 8:12 am | Comments Off on Japanese Festival at Missouri Botanical Garden
Japanese Festival at Missouri Botanical Garden

A Japanese Festival takes place Labor Day Weekend at the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. September 1 and 2, 2018, and 10 a.m. …

Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale
August 15, 2018 – 8:16 am | Comments Off on Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale
Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale

The Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale takes place this weekend at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois.
Hours are noon to 5 p.m. Friday (August 17, 2018), plus 9 a.m. to …

Flowers of the Day: French Lick Resort
August 11, 2018 – 8:00 am | Comments Off on Flowers of the Day: French Lick Resort
Flowers of the Day: French Lick Resort

This colorful bouquet greets guests in the opulent lobby of the French Lick Resort and Casino in French Lick, Indiana.
The resort is a restored, modernized, and expanded version of an old spa hotel featuring “healing” …

Minnesota Garlic Festival
August 3, 2018 – 8:34 am | Comments Off on Minnesota Garlic Festival
Minnesota Garlic Festival

Curious about how garlic is grown (not to mention the myriad recipes the bulb inspires)? Check out the Minnesota Garlic Festival, set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. August 11, 2018, at the McLeod County …

Grand Garden Show on Mackinac Island
July 30, 2018 – 8:41 am | Comments Off on Grand Garden Show on Mackinac Island
Grand Garden Show on Mackinac Island

Road Trips Gardeners don’t have to stay at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan, to attend the Grand Garden Show, but it does make things easier. That’s because your show tix are included in …