Articles in Midwestern USA

He, Road Trips Gardeners: it’s not too late to catch “Orchid Mania” at the Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio (map).
Although the show opened February 2, 2013, you can “escape to a world …

It’s not too late to see the “Flora of Tropical Thailand” in the Bolz Conservatory at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin (map).
Thailand covers an extensive area of about 198,456 square miles in …

Will you be driving near the Twin Cities at the end of February, Road Trips Gardener? All sorts of gardening trends will be explored during the Minneapolis Home & Garden Show set for February 27 …

Sometimes the only way a Road Trips Gardener can get through winter is by visiting a home and garden show. Scheduled mostly at the end of winter, these merchandising extravaganzas tempt us away from the …

“Pardon our dust” notes the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 North Central Park, Chicago, Illinois (map). They’re finishing up renovations of the damaged Show House, but — the show must go on.
The Holiday Flower Show, …

The achievements of Lady Bird Johnson were commemorated November 30, 2012, with the dedication of the Lady Bird Johnson souvenir Forever stamps sheet. The ceremony honoring the former First Lady took place at the Lady …

There’s something about the holidays that inspires botanists to add miniature trains to their gardens.
Here are a few of the places to see this seasonal collaboration:
**More New York City landmarks and trains than ever before …

Woodcut relief prints by Bryan Nash Gill offer a close look at the life of 25 trees next year in an exhibit at the Joutras Gallery of the Regenstein Center, Chicago Botanic Garden. 1000 Lake …

“Quilts in the Garden” takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 9 through 11, 2012, in the Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha’s Botanical Center, 100 Bancroft St, Omaha, Nebraska (map).
“Experience Quilts in the Garden: Seasonal …

It’s not too late to head on over to the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois (map), for “Chicago’s Top 12: Small Works Exhibition of Botanical Art”.
The exhibition continues through October …