2023’s Best U. S. Cities for Local Flowers
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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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Daffodil Festival This Weekend
April 30, 2011 – 12:42 am | Comments Off on Daffodil Festival This Weekend
Daffodil Festival This Weekend

Road Trips Gardeners wandering Connecticut this weekend should add a stop in Meriden for the annual Daffodil Festival. It’ll be today and tomorrow (April 30 and May 1, 2011) in Hubbard Park, Meriden, Connecticut.
Now …

Lombard’s Lilac Time
April 28, 2011 – 12:45 am | One Comment
Lombard’s Lilac Time

You can smell the festival even before you can see the blooms. It’s almost Lilac Time in Lilacia Park, Lombard, Illinois. This year’s dates are April 30 through May 15, 2011, and a complete listing …

Stampe Lilac Garden
April 25, 2011 – 12:52 pm | Comments Off on Stampe Lilac Garden
Stampe Lilac Garden

Wandering near the Quad Cities, Road Trips Gardeners? Now’s the time to visit the Stampe Lilac Garden in Duck Creek Park (3300 East Locust Street, Davenport, Iowa) to see narcissi, daffodils, crocus, and lilacs, not …

Orchard in Bloom
April 23, 2011 – 7:06 pm | Comments Off on Orchard in Bloom
Orchard in Bloom

It’s the 22 year for Orchard in Bloom, an outdoor garden and landscaping extravaganza in Indianapolis, Indiana.
A partnership between The Orchard School and Indy Parks, the show is held in Holliday Park, 6363 Spring Mill …

Spring Plant Sale in Richmond
April 18, 2011 – 12:26 am | Comments Off on Spring Plant Sale in Richmond
Spring Plant Sale in Richmond

Road Trips Gardeners know that the best selection is on the first day of the spring plant sale at Louis Ginter Botanical Garden, 1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, Virginia.
The sale takes place from 1-6 p.m. April …

Tulips, Fairies and Elves
April 17, 2011 – 12:44 am | Comments Off on Tulips, Fairies and Elves
Tulips, Fairies and Elves

Spring officially arrives in Boulder, Colorado, on April 23, 2011. (OK, so that’s a month after its calendar debut, but, heck, this is Boulder!)
That’s the date for the annual Tulip Fairy & Elf Parade, …

Royal Greenhouses at Laeken
April 16, 2011 – 12:09 am | Comments Off on Royal Greenhouses at Laeken
Royal Greenhouses at Laeken

Check your travel calendars quickly, Road Trips Gardeners. The Belgian Royal Greenhouses are open to the public only from April 15 to May 8, 2011, this year.
Designed by Alphonse Balat in 1873 for King …

Spring Garden Show on Isle of Wight
April 15, 2011 – 12:27 am | Comments Off on Spring Garden Show on Isle of Wight
Spring Garden Show on Isle of Wight

A spring garden show will be held April 23 through 25, 2011, in Robin Hill Adventure Park & Gardens on the Isle of Wight, England. Road Trips Gardeners headed across the pond will be able …

Adkins Arboretum
April 14, 2011 – 12:53 am | Comments Off on Adkins Arboretum
Adkins Arboretum

More than 600 species of native shrubs, trees, wildflowers and grasses can be found in Adkins Arboretum, a 400-acre native garden and preserve on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Dedicated to promoting the appreciation and conservation of the …

Euroflora in Genoa
April 13, 2011 – 12:52 am | Comments Off on Euroflora in Genoa
Euroflora in Genoa

The 10th edition of “Euroflora” takes place April 21 through May 1, 2011, in Fiera di Genova in Genoa, Italy.
“Euroflora”, first held in 1966, is a key tool for the promotion of the Italian plant- …