The Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) and the Ohio Invasive Plants Council (OIPC) are
co-hosting a two-day symposium on invasive plants during the North Central Weed Science Society conference, set for December 9 through 12, 2013, …

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
From University of Dayton
As leaves drop in autumn, it’s a good time to enjoy the reds, yellows and oranges drifting from the trees — and it’s also a good …

Don’t look now, but the holidays are fast approaching.
One sign is the issuing of seasonal stamps by the United States Postal Service. This year’s classic is a rendering of America’s favorite holiday flower, the poinsettia. …

The Fall Chrysanthemum Show runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily October 5 through November 24, 2013, at the Lauritzen Gardens – Omaha’s Botanical Center, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, Nebraska (map).
Mums in all colors …

The color’s the same as the flamingo, so it’s somewhat logical that this anthurium is called Flamingo Flower.
Our intrepid photographer shot ’em in the Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens in Rockford, Illinois, earlier this month.
Its full …

Well, not really. But at first glance, that’s what it looks like.
This urban art installation involves huge green heads — and where the hair would be, flowers and other greenery.
Here are the locations of the …

If you’re meandering the Midwest but have a hankering for Louisiana, Road Trips Gardeners, consider a stop at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, 1100 South Calhoun Street Fort Wayne, Indiana (map) for a quick immersion into …

They’re not really flowers, but simulacra — impressions of flowers fashioned in glass by the artisans in Dale Chihuly‘s studio.
“Chihuly: Secret Garden” opens today (June 29, 2013) at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 311 …

This event is for a very distinct subset of Road Trips Gardeners: those of us who relish viewing, restoring and/or maintaining Midwestern prairies.
Ohio Prairie Association will hold its annual Prairie Conference in the Nature Center …

Today through Monday (June 21 through 24, 2013) you can pick your own bundle of lavender at Sharp’s Crossing Lavender Farm, 1495 County Road 2300 North, Champaign, Illinois (map).
Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. …