Herbs are the stars at the annual Herb Fest always held on the third Saturday of August in Paradise Spring Historical Park, Wabash, Indiana (map).
This year’s edition on August 18, 2012, will also include flowers …

The annual Daylily Show & Sale sponsored by the Northshore Iris and Daylily Society at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois (map) set for July 14 and 15, 2012, has been …

The Wisconsin-Illinois Lily Society Show is set for July 7 and 8, 2012, in the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois (map). Hours are noon to 4:30 p.m. July 7 and 10 …

Since it’s an artists’ colony, this Indiana enclave combines studios with gardens for the annual Brown County Studio and Garden Tour, set for June 22 through 24, 2012, in and around Nashville, Indiana (map).
Over the …

Driving through the northeastern reaches of Chicagoland this summer, Road Trips Gardeners? Stop by the Chicago Botanic Garden to see “Rare Seeds, Creative Harvest”, an exhibit inspired by the library’s Rare Book Collection.
Scarce botanical …

The Ikebana International Society presents an exhibition of traditional Japanese flower arranging at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois (map), June 9 and 10, 2012. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4:30 …

A cut leaf display of the various shapes, sizes and colors of hosta grown in the Midwest is part of the annual show and sale by the Northern Illinois Hosta Society, to be held from …

American state legislatures spend time debating which flower best represents their state.
In Kansas, the choice was obvious: the sunflower (specifically Helianthus annuus). Next door in Missouri, it’s (inexplicably) the hawthorn blossom (Crataegus), which is more …

If you needed another reason to visit the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri (map) here’s one: the Lantern Festival is May 26, 2012, through August 19, 2012.
The fest, titled “Art by …

Our intrepid photographer was stunned to find pink roses blooming in mid-April in Indianapolis, Indiana.
She captured these blossoms in front of the Grand Hall at the Indiana State Fairgrounds (map).
How are the roses faring in …