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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Bromeliad Society of Greater Chicago Show & Sale
August 19, 2015 – 8:35 am | Comments Off on Bromeliad Society of Greater Chicago Show & Sale
Bromeliad Society of Greater Chicago Show & Sale

Both pineapples and Spanish moss are part of the bromeliad family. They’re among the plants on display and for sale at the annual event in the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois, …

Ikenobo Ikebana Chicago Chapter Show
August 14, 2015 – 8:26 am | Comments Off on Ikenobo Ikebana Chicago Chapter Show
Ikenobo Ikebana Chicago Chapter Show

The Ikenobo Ikebana Chicago Chapter Show is set for August 22 and 23, 2015, at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois.
Hours both days are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ikebana, the …

Fall Plant Sale at Swarthmore
August 10, 2015 – 8:57 am | Comments Off on Fall Plant Sale at Swarthmore
Fall Plant Sale at Swarthmore

The annual fall plant sale at the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, 500 College Avenue, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, takes place September 11, 12 and 13, 2015.
If you’re lucky enough to be in the area twice in …

Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale
August 5, 2015 – 8:18 am | Comments Off on Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale
Mid-America Bonsai Society Show & Sale

More than 100 exemplars will be on display during the annual show and sale by the Midwest Bonsai Society set for August 14 through 16, 2015, in the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, …

Sunflower Maze in Connecticut
August 3, 2015 – 8:36 am | Comments Off on Sunflower Maze in Connecticut
Sunflower Maze in Connecticut

Most farm field mazes are corn, but Lyman Orchards does it differently. Their maze at 52 South Street, Middlefield, Connecticut, is planted with sunflowers.
Open now through August 23, 2015, the hours are 9 a.m. to …

Garden Clubs of Illinois District IX Show
July 27, 2015 – 8:07 am | Comments Off on Garden Clubs of Illinois District IX Show
Garden Clubs of Illinois District IX Show

A standard flower show presented by the District IX Garden Clubs of Illinois takes place August 1 and 2, 2015, at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois.
Hours are noon to 4:30 …

Feria de las Flores
July 24, 2015 – 8:44 am | Comments Off on Feria de las Flores
Feria de las Flores

No doubt when you’ve stopped to pick up flowers at the supermarket, Road Trips Gardeners, you’ve seen the tag: grown in Colombia.
Well, the South American country is justly famous for its flowers and exports them …

Alpine Blossom Festival
July 15, 2015 – 8:07 am | Comments Off on Alpine Blossom Festival
Alpine Blossom Festival

Nope. It’s not too late to see wildflowers. Just head north to the Alpine Blossom Festival, set for July 31 through August 2, 2015, at Sun Peaks Resort, 1280 Alpine Road, Sun Peaks, British Columbia, …

Chelsea Physic Garden
July 6, 2015 – 8:42 am | Comments Off on Chelsea Physic Garden
Chelsea Physic Garden

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Chelsea Physic Garden’s Florilegium Society, an exhibition of paintings and drawings will be held at the garden in London, England, this August.
Open from August 4 through 26, …

The Hall of Flowers
July 3, 2015 – 8:41 am | Comments Off on The Hall of Flowers
The Hall of Flowers

Theme for this year’s Hall of Flowers at the Sonoma County Fair is “Barnyard Blossoms”. Exhibitors will create “a rustic impression of how sweet life can be ‘Down on the Farm’.”
The fair takes place July …