Summer blossoms in a riot of red enliven the front yard of a house in the German Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
(Photo ©2019 by Susan McKee)

Sunny yellow iris bloom in Schiller Park, a centerpiece of the German Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
(Photo @2019 by Susan McKee)

The tropical bonsai collection of the Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio, will be on display June 3 through November 12, 2017.
The trees are showcased within a Japanese-inspired garden in the Dorothy …

The public (yes, Road Trips Gardeners too) are welcome to register for the Midwest Green Industry Xperience, which opens today in the Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio.
A tradeshow, MGIX is …

Every last Sunday of June, Columbus, Ohio’s German Village neighborhood opens its doors and garden gates for the German Village Society’s annual Haus und Garten Tour.
During the 55th edition, set for June 29, 2014, visitors …

Sometimes the only way a Road Trips Gardener can get through winter is by visiting a home and garden show. Scheduled mostly at the end of winter, these merchandising extravaganzas tempt us away from the …

The 14th annual National Miniature Conference and Rose Show of the American Rose Society is set for July 27, 28 and 29, 2012, in the DoubleTree Hotel Columbus-Worthington, 175 Hutchinson Avenue, Columbus, Ohio (map)
“Beautiful Ohio …

An Orchid Forest will be open January 15 through April 3, 2011, in the Pacific Island Water Garden of the Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio.
Just when you’re craving warmth and …

An annual Central Ohio tradition, Holidays at the Conservatory includes poinsettias (don’t miss the 10-foot-tall poinsettia “tree”), but also Candlelight Nights, Candlelight Dinners and a new-this-year music box model train by garden railway designer Paul …