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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Spring Flowers in Vaud, Switzerland
April 23, 2018 – 8:08 am | Comments Off on Spring Flowers in Vaud, Switzerland
Spring Flowers in Vaud, Switzerland

All along Lake Geneva, spring announces itself with colorful blossoms that last for weeks.
On the hillsides and meadows above Montreux and Vevey, Switzerland, a sure sign of spring are the fields of wild narcissus …

“Bugs!” in Fort Wayne
April 13, 2018 – 8:54 am | Comments Off on “Bugs!” in Fort Wayne
“Bugs!” in Fort Wayne

Your Road Trips Gardener considers butterflies “living flowers”. If you’ve got a little one enraptured by “Bugs!” be sure to swing through Northeast Indiana to catch the butterfly exhibit at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory, …

Cherry Blossoms in Brooklyn
April 11, 2018 – 8:44 am | Comments Off on Cherry Blossoms in Brooklyn
Cherry Blossoms in Brooklyn

Sakura Matsuri, a two-day festival celebrating the blossoming of the cherry trees, will be held April 28 and 29, 2018, in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York, New York. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 …

Virginia’s Historic Garden Week
April 4, 2018 – 8:06 am | Comments Off on Virginia’s Historic Garden Week
Virginia’s Historic Garden Week

Historic Garden Week celebrates its 85th anniversary in Virginia this year. Its roots go back to 1927, when a flower show organized by the Garden Club of Virginia raised $7,000 to save some of the …

Indiana Daffodil Show in April
April 2, 2018 – 8:33 am | Comments Off on Indiana Daffodil Show in April
Indiana Daffodil Show in April

The Indiana Daffodil Show takes place April 13 and 14, 2018, in the Hamilton Center, 2499 Lincoln Park Drive, Columbus, Indiana.
Held each spring, it’s sponsored by the Indiana Daffodil Society.
Hours are 3 to 7 p.m. …

Dogwood Festival Underway in Charlottesville
March 28, 2018 – 8:53 am | Comments Off on Dogwood Festival Underway in Charlottesville
Dogwood Festival Underway in Charlottesville

The 69th annual Dogwood Festival is well underway in the Charlottesville, Virginia, region. It honors the official flower and tree of Virginia.
The festival runs through May 5, 2018, and features a pageant, parade, concert, fireworks …

Italy Celebrates the Cherry Tree
March 26, 2018 – 8:30 am | Comments Off on Italy Celebrates the Cherry Tree
Italy Celebrates the Cherry Tree

Headed to Italy, Road Trips Gardeners? “Festa dei Ciliegi in Fiore“, a blooming cherry trees festival, takes place March 31 through April 8, 2018, in Vignola, Italy.
Vignola, which is Renaissance-era town on the Po plain, …

Macy’s Flower Shows
March 23, 2018 – 8:12 am | Comments Off on Macy’s Flower Shows
Macy’s Flower Shows

Spring is welcomed by the Macy’s stores in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco with flowers and plants from around the world.
Wander the Herald Square Macy’s, 151 West 34th Street, New York, New York …

Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival
March 21, 2018 – 8:19 am | Comments Off on Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival
Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival

The Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival is underway at Wooden Shoe Farm, 33814 South Meridian Road, Woodburn, Oregon, March 23 through April 30, 2018.
For more than 30 years, the family-owned Wooden Shoe Farm has been open …

Keukenhof Opens Thursday in Holland
March 19, 2018 – 8:26 am | Comments Off on Keukenhof Opens Thursday in Holland
Keukenhof Opens Thursday in Holland

If there’s one bucket list item all Road Trips Gardeners have in common, it’s a springtime trip to Keukenhof in Lisse, the Netherlands.
This year brings the 69th edition of Keukenhof, with “Romance in Flowers” as …