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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Jennings County Home and Garden Tour
May 31, 2013 – 8:24 am | Comments Off on Jennings County Home and Garden Tour
Jennings County Home and Garden Tour

A Home and Garden Tour is set for June 22 and 23, 2013, in Jennings County, Indiana.
And that’s all the information your Road Trips Gardener has on that event.
If you’re in or around southern …

Historic Meridian-Kessler Tour
May 24, 2013 – 7:53 am | Comments Off on Historic Meridian-Kessler Tour
Historic Meridian-Kessler Tour

Road Trips Gardeners who’ll be in central Indiana in early June might want to mark their calendars for the Historic Meridian-Kessler Home & Garden Tour.
It’s set for June 8 and 9, 2013, on the north …

Mackinac Island Lilac Festival
May 20, 2013 – 8:03 am | Comments Off on Mackinac Island Lilac Festival
Mackinac Island Lilac Festival

Probably the latest lilac festival on the calendar is the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival. It’s set for June 7 through 16, 2013, in northern Michigan (map).
According to local lore, celebrating Mackinac’s lilac collection began in …

Flower of the Day: Spring Planting
May 18, 2013 – 8:49 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Spring Planting
Flower of the Day: Spring Planting

Here’s a delightful combination of spring flowers planted in a sidewalk at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois.
With both contrasting colors and heights, the selection delights the eye.
What combinations do you like to use in …

Ohio’s Cherry Blossom Festival
May 15, 2013 – 8:12 am | Comments Off on Ohio’s Cherry Blossom Festival
Ohio’s Cherry Blossom Festival

Cherry blossom season must come late in Barberton, Ohio, since their annual Cherry Blossom Festival doesn’t take place until May 17 through 19, 2013.
All the fun stuff — we’re talking games, food, vendors — takes …

Flower of the Day: Tulip
May 11, 2013 – 8:20 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Tulip
Flower of the Day: Tulip

One of the fascinating things about tulips is the wide variety of colors and markings available.
These tulips were growing in the woodland surrounding the Graue Mill in Oak Brook, Illinois, this May.
Who planted them?
You can …

Lilac Festival in Ohio
May 8, 2013 – 8:20 am | Comments Off on Lilac Festival in Ohio
Lilac Festival in Ohio

The eighth annual Lilac Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (May 11, 2013) in Defiance, Ohio (map).
Always held the second weekend of May, it takes place along Clinton Street downtown.
The lilac, …

Orchard in Bloom
May 3, 2013 – 8:28 am | Comments Off on Orchard in Bloom
Orchard in Bloom

It opens today — the 24th annual Orchard in Bloom, a flower and garden show held in Holliday Park, 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, Indiana (map).
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and tomorrow …

Lilac Time in Lombard
April 30, 2013 – 8:16 pm | Comments Off on Lilac Time in Lombard
Lilac Time in Lombard

Those of us who grew up in the Midwest know that the scent of lilacs means spring has finally arrived.
One of the best places to catch the “show” is Lilacia Park, 150 South Park Avenue, …

Passing through Indy?
April 19, 2013 – 8:31 am | Comments Off on Passing through Indy?
Passing through Indy?

There are garden tours on the weekends from from spring into fall at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, Indiana (map).
At noon on Saturdays from April through October, meet at the Lake …