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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A “Whimsical Wonderland” in Cincinnati, Ohio
December 23, 2016 – 8:54 am | Comments Off on A “Whimsical Wonderland” in Cincinnati, Ohio
A “Whimsical Wonderland” in Cincinnati, Ohio

The 2016 Holiday Show at the Krohn Conservatory, 1501 Eden Park Drive, Eden Park, Cincinnati,Ohio, adds a twist to holiday tradition.
“A Whimsical Wonderland” features poinsettias of royal blue, lively orange, and deep purple as well …

Garden Trains and Poinsettias in Omaha, Nebraska
December 21, 2016 – 8:19 am | Comments Off on Garden Trains and Poinsettias in Omaha, Nebraska
Garden Trains and Poinsettias in Omaha, Nebraska

Thousands of poinsettias fill the floral display hall of the Marjorie K. Daugherty Conservatory at Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, Nebraska, during the holiday show — now through January 4, 2017.
In the center of …

Holiday Flower Show: Sky Forest in Chicago
December 19, 2016 – 8:17 am | Comments Off on Holiday Flower Show: Sky Forest in Chicago
Holiday Flower Show: Sky Forest in Chicago

Chicago is going against trend this season. Instead of featuring poinsettias, the “Holiday Flower Show: Sky Forest” in the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 North Central, Chicago, Illinois, privileges evergreens.
Running through January 8, 2017, the …

Holiday Poinsettia Show in Peoria
December 2, 2016 – 8:31 am | Comments Off on Holiday Poinsettia Show in Peoria
Holiday Poinsettia Show in Peoria

Hundreds of poinsettias have been added to the tropical collection in Luthy Botanical Garden, 2520 North Prospect Road, Peoria, Illinois.
It’s also possible to enjoy the show at night under the warm glow of hundreds of …

Chicago’s Winter Flower & Train Show
November 28, 2016 – 8:29 am | Comments Off on Chicago’s Winter Flower & Train Show
Chicago’s Winter Flower & Train Show

Lanterns with golden-yellow lights and lighted evergreen trees welcome visitors to the Winter Flower and Train Show at Lincoln Park Conservatory, 2391 North Stockton Drive, Chicago, Illinois.
The holiday wonderland is open daily in the Show …

Holiday Flower Show in Minneapolis
November 23, 2016 – 8:22 am | Comments Off on Holiday Flower Show in Minneapolis
Holiday Flower Show in Minneapolis

A Holiday Flower Show takes place in the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory of the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, 1225 Estabrook Drive, Saint Paul, Minnesota, December 3, 2016, through January 2, 2017.
The first holiday show was …

Detroit Flower Week
October 5, 2016 – 8:33 am | Comments Off on Detroit Flower Week
Detroit Flower Week

Detroit Flower Week is a conference set for October 11 through 15, 2016, that will bring floral designers and flower farmers to the Motor City for a week of presentations, workshops, and a botanical marketplace …

Summer Flowers on Display in St. Paul
September 19, 2016 – 8:00 am | Comments Off on Summer Flowers on Display in St. Paul
Summer Flowers on Display in St. Paul

It’s probably the longest running “Summer Flower Show” in North America: it opened April 30 and runs through October 2, 2016.
Theme for this year’s display in the Sunken Garden of Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, …

Great Migration Garden Tour in Chicago
November 6, 2015 – 8:49 am | Comments Off on Great Migration Garden Tour in Chicago
Great Migration Garden Tour in Chicago

Blacks in Green is staging a trolley tour to 16 sites between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday (November 7, 2015). Tours start at the Blacks in Green Clubhouse, 6011 South St. Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, …

Learn Botanical Drawing in Michigan
October 26, 2015 – 8:56 am | Comments Off on Learn Botanical Drawing in Michigan
Learn Botanical Drawing in Michigan

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at drawing flowers, Road Trips Gardeners? If you’ll be wandering western Michigan next month, consider scheduling time for “Beginning Botanical Drawing”.
The workshop conducted by Don Harris is …