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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Orchid Mania
February 28, 2013 – 8:46 am | Comments Off on Orchid Mania
Orchid Mania

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 …

Flora of Tropical Thailand
February 11, 2013 – 8:23 am | Comments Off on Flora of Tropical Thailand
Flora of Tropical Thailand

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 …

Minneapolis Home and Garden Show
January 30, 2013 – 8:21 am | Comments Off on Minneapolis Home and Garden Show
Minneapolis Home and Garden Show

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 …

Garden Shows
January 3, 2013 – 7:28 pm | Comments Off on Garden Shows
Garden Shows

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 …

Garfield Park Conservatory Has Poinsettias
December 19, 2012 – 8:08 am | Comments Off on Garfield Park Conservatory Has Poinsettias
Garfield Park Conservatory Has Poinsettias

“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, …

Lady Bird Johnson Forever Stamp Sheet
December 15, 2012 – 6:42 pm | Comments Off on Lady Bird Johnson Forever Stamp Sheet
Lady Bird Johnson Forever Stamp Sheet

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 …

Winter Wonderland
November 23, 2012 – 9:28 pm | Comments Off on Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland

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
November 21, 2012 – 8:38 am | Comments Off on Woodcut
Woodcut

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
November 5, 2012 – 8:48 am | Comments Off on Quilts in the Garden
Quilts in the Garden

“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 …

Small Works Exhibition of Botanical Art
October 15, 2012 – 8:05 am | Comments Off on Small Works Exhibition of Botanical Art
Small Works Exhibition of Botanical Art

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 …