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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Florimania at Hampton Court Palace
March 22, 2011 – 12:58 am | Comments Off on Florimania at Hampton Court Palace
Florimania at Hampton Court Palace

Wandering London next month, Road Trips Gardeners? Consider a visit to Hampton Court Palace, just outside London, England.
“Florimania – myths and legends” will be held in the palace’s Mary II Apartments April 1 through 3, …

Virginia’s Garden Week
March 18, 2011 – 12:59 am | Comments Off on Virginia’s Garden Week
Virginia’s Garden Week

Virginia will put more than 400 years of historic architecture and blooms on display April 16-23, 2011, during the state’s 78th annual Historic Garden Week.
The touring event is the oldest and largest statewide event of …

Vinton Dogwood Festival
March 16, 2011 – 12:46 am | Comments Off on Vinton Dogwood Festival
Vinton Dogwood Festival

Although Vinton, Virginia, celebrates dogwood trees with an annual festival (this year’s dates are April 27 through May 1, 2011), there’s not much about Cornaceae left in what’s become the quintessential small town celebration.
The main …

Friesner Herbarium
March 14, 2011 – 12:48 am | Comments Off on Friesner Herbarium
Friesner Herbarium

Have you ever visited a herbarium, Road Trips Gardeners? If you’re wandering central Indiana April 1, 2011, stop by the open house for the Friesner Herbarium. It’s at 1 p.m. in Gallahue Hall 108, Butler …

Chincoteague Daffodil Festival
March 12, 2011 – 12:20 am | Comments Off on Chincoteague Daffodil Festival
Chincoteague Daffodil Festival

Head on over to Virginia’s Eastern Shore for the annual Chincoteague Daffodil Festival, set for April 9 and 10, 2011.
In addition to the yellow-headed bulbs, you’ll find a home and garden show plus a …

Timeless Ideas for Today’s Gardens
March 10, 2011 – 12:21 am | Comments Off on Timeless Ideas for Today’s Gardens
Timeless Ideas for Today’s Gardens

The 65th annual Garden Symposium will be held at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, April 10-11, 2011. This year’s theme is “Timeless Ideas for Today’s Gardens”.
Colonial Williamsburg’s gardens have provided inspiration to generations of gardeners, and still …

Swiss Tulips
March 7, 2011 – 6:50 am | Comments Off on Swiss Tulips
Swiss Tulips

Every spring, Morges, Switzerland hosts a Tulip Festival at Parc de l’Indépendance on the shore of Lake Geneva. With exact dates dependent on blooming times, the fest begins sometime in April and runs through sometime …

Spalding Flower Parade
March 4, 2011 – 8:24 am | Comments Off on Spalding Flower Parade
Spalding Flower Parade

The annual Flower Parade in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England, takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. April 30, 2011.
Tulips are the spring flower stars in this market town on the Welland River Welland in the …

Keukenhof
March 3, 2011 – 8:29 am | Comments Off on Keukenhof
Keukenhof

This garden show certainly is on every Road Trips Gardener‘s bucket list!
To say that Keukenhof., open this year from March 24 through May 20, 2011, is a tulip festival is to sell it short. There …

Organic Tulip Festival
March 2, 2011 – 9:05 am | One Comment
Organic Tulip Festival

The Organic Tulip Festival opens April 1, 2011, with peak blooming expected the weekend of April 9. The late-blooming tulips are expected to flower from April 15 to April 24, 2011.
Billed as the country’s only …