Articles in Midwestern USA

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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, …

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 …