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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Orleans Dogwood Festival
April 12, 2013 – 8:03 am | Comments Off on Orleans Dogwood Festival
Orleans Dogwood Festival

The annual Dogwood Festival takes place April 27 through May 4, 2013, around the Historic Congress Square in downtown Orleans, Indiana (map).
This southern Indiana town is considered the Hoosier State’s Dogwood Capital, and the trees …

Spring in Madison
April 8, 2013 – 8:01 am | Comments Off on Spring in Madison
Spring in Madison

Have you visited an interactive learning “garden of art”? Your Road Trips Gardener hasn’t (tell her about them, please).
One of ’em is located at Lanthier Winery, 123 Mill Street, Madison, Indiana (map).
You can see it …

Cleveland’s Big Spring
April 5, 2013 – 8:03 am | Comments Off on Cleveland’s Big Spring
Cleveland’s Big Spring

The “Big Spring” show at the Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio (map), is well underway.
These gardeners think they know what Alice meant when she said her wonderland was “curioser and curioser”. …

Ferdinand’s Herb & Garden Days
April 1, 2013 – 8:12 am | Comments Off on Ferdinand’s Herb & Garden Days
Ferdinand’s Herb & Garden Days

Every spring the southern Indiana town of Ferdinand (map) blooms with color during the annual Herb & Garden Days.
This year’s event will take place April 19 through April 21, 2013.
Visitors and residents alike will …

Contemporary Explorations: Reviewing Nature in the 1980s
March 27, 2013 – 8:14 am | Comments Off on Contemporary Explorations: Reviewing Nature in the 1980s
Contemporary Explorations: Reviewing Nature in the 1980s

Drawn from the museum’s collection of works by graduates of Indiana University’s fine arts department (now the Hope School of Fine Arts), “Contemporary Explorations: Reviewing Nature in the 1980s” examines the artists’ interpretations of the …

Learn to Paint a Pansy
March 20, 2013 – 8:33 am | Comments Off on Learn to Paint a Pansy
Learn to Paint a Pansy

Looking to capture spring, Road Trips Gardeners? If your travels take you through Indiana early next month, consider slowing down for this opportunity.
There’s a Pansy or Rose Watercolor Painting Class taught by Betty Manning from …

Home & Garden Show
March 15, 2013 – 8:37 am | Comments Off on Home & Garden Show
Home & Garden Show

Theme for the 2013 Dayton Home & Garden Show is “It’s Elemental,” with each designer exploring earth, wood, metal, fire and/or water within their featured spaces in the Dayton Convention Center, 22 East Fifth Street, …

Chicago Flower & Garden Show
March 11, 2013 – 8:42 am | Comments Off on Chicago Flower & Garden Show
Chicago Flower & Garden Show

Road Trips Gardeners still have time to catch the Chicago Flower & Garden Show on Navy Pier, 600 East Grand Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (map).
Although it opened last Saturday, the show runs through March 17, 2013.
The …

Japanese Garden Principles in the Native Landscape
March 6, 2013 – 3:55 pm | Comments Off on Japanese Garden Principles in the Native Landscape
Japanese Garden Principles in the Native Landscape

It’s not much notice, but if you’re a fan of Japanese gardens and you’re anywhere near Richmond, Indiana, this weekend, you might like to learn about “Japanese Garden Principles in the Native Landscape”.
Landscape artist David …

West Shore Orchid Show
March 5, 2013 – 8:06 am | Comments Off on West Shore Orchid Show
West Shore Orchid Show

The West Shore Orchid Show takes place March 9 and 10, 2013, in the Strongsville Recreation Center, 18100 Royalton Road, Strongsville, Ohio (map).
It’s described as the Largest judged orchid show in Ohio — there will …