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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Daffodils in Bloom at Gibbs Gardens in Georgia
April 12, 2021 – 8:33 am | Comments Off on Daffodils in Bloom at Gibbs Gardens in Georgia
Daffodils in Bloom at Gibbs Gardens in Georgia

Millions of daffodils are in bloom for the 10th season across 50 acres of hills and valleys at Gibbs Gardens, 1987 Gibbs Drive, Ball Ground, Georgia.
To prepare for the 2021 season, an additional 200,000 …

Flower(s) of the Day: Outside Nashville, Tennessee
February 13, 2021 – 8:31 am | Comments Off on Flower(s) of the Day: Outside Nashville, Tennessee
Flower(s) of the Day: Outside Nashville, Tennessee

Some potted blooms to remind Road Trips Gardeners that spring is coming.
These flowers were artfully arranged along a street in a suburb of Nashville, Tennessee.
(Photo ©2000 by Susan McKee)

2021’s Most Romantic Gardens in the U.S.
February 10, 2021 – 11:39 pm | Comments Off on 2021’s Most Romantic Gardens in the U.S.
2021’s Most Romantic Gardens in the U.S.

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
By Brenda Ryan for LawnStarter
What says romance better than a dozen roses? How about thousands of roses, along with lilies, tulips, philodendrons, and every other flower you can imagine.
You …

Kampong National Botanical Garden in Miami
December 8, 2020 – 8:42 am | Comments Off on Kampong National Botanical Garden in Miami
Kampong National Botanical Garden in Miami

The International Waterlily and Water Gardening Society (IWGS) hosts a live, virtual tour of Kampong, National Tropical Botanical Garden in Coconut Grove, Florida (near Miami), with Craig Morell, Director.
It begins at 3 p.m. EDT December …

Flower of the Day: Iris
December 5, 2020 – 8:19 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Iris
Flower of the Day: Iris

Iris have been planted in profusion around the Old Governor’s Mansion in Milledgeville, the former capital of Georgia.
According to Wikipedia: Iris is a genus of 260 to 300 species of flowering plants with showy flowers. …

Cheekwood’s Holiday Lights in Tennessee
November 20, 2020 – 7:27 pm | Comments Off on Cheekwood’s Holiday Lights in Tennessee
Cheekwood’s Holiday Lights in Tennessee

The sixth annual Holiday Lights festival opened today at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens, 1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville, Tennessee, and will run through January 10, 2021. Featuring more than a million lights throughout the gardens, …

New Stamps Celebrate Ten American Gardens
May 13, 2020 – 8:35 pm | Comments Off on New Stamps Celebrate Ten American Gardens
New Stamps Celebrate Ten American Gardens

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
From the United States Postal Service
The natural beauty of American gardens is being celebrated by the U.S. Postal Service by issuing stamps that feature gardens ranging from botanical …

Mansions in a Georgia Mill Town
March 27, 2020 – 8:11 am | Comments Off on Mansions in a Georgia Mill Town
Mansions in a Georgia Mill Town

“Mansions in a Mill Town” is a day of visiting five historic properties in Roswell, Georgia. Set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 2, 2020, it includes Bullock Hall, Barrington Hall, Archibald Smith Plantation …

Plant Sale at Lockerly Arboretum
March 13, 2020 – 8:44 am | Comments Off on Plant Sale at Lockerly Arboretum
Plant Sale at Lockerly Arboretum

The annual plant sale takes place at Lockerly Arboretum, 1534 Irwinton Road, Milledgeville, Georgia, April 17 and 18, 2020. Friday morning is members-only, but the public is welcomed Friday between 1 and 4:30 p.m., and …

Attn: Road Trips Gardeners in Palm Coast Today
March 6, 2020 – 8:44 am | Comments Off on Attn: Road Trips Gardeners in Palm Coast Today
Attn: Road Trips Gardeners in Palm Coast Today

Join a ranger for a First Friday Garden Walk from 10 to 11 a.m. today in Washington Oaks Gardens State Park, 6400 North Oceanshore Boulevard, Palm Coast, Florida.
No registration is required. And, if you miss …