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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Poinsettias in All Colors
December 21, 2012 – 8:32 am | Comments Off on Poinsettias in All Colors
Poinsettias in All Colors

Winter Rose, Tapestry, Jingle Bells, Monet, Ice Punch, Dulce Rosa, Strawberries & Cream, and Fireworks are just a few of the varieties of poinsettias on display at the Howard Peters Rawlings Conservatory & Botanic Gardens, …

Garfield Park Conservatory Has Poinsettias
December 19, 2012 – 8:08 am | Comments Off on Garfield Park Conservatory Has Poinsettias
Garfield Park Conservatory Has Poinsettias

“Pardon our dust” notes the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 North Central Park, Chicago, Illinois (map). They’re finishing up renovations of the damaged Show House, but — the show must go on.
The Holiday Flower Show, …

Poinsettias and Holiday Lights
November 26, 2012 – 8:33 am | Comments Off on Poinsettias and Holiday Lights
Poinsettias and Holiday Lights

Holiday revelers can take time out to stop and smell the poinsettias at Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (map).
Well, maybe not — since poinsettias don’t exude perfume (the “blooms” are …

Winter Wonderland
November 23, 2012 – 9:28 pm | Comments Off on Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland

There’s something about the holidays that inspires botanists to add miniature trains to their gardens.
Here are a few of the places to see this seasonal collaboration:
**More New York City landmarks and trains than ever before …

Christmas Wreath Workshop
November 23, 2012 – 8:02 am | Comments Off on Christmas Wreath Workshop
Christmas Wreath Workshop

If you’re traveling through northeastern Georgia early next month, you might want to spend a few hours at Hills & Dales Estate, 1916 Hills and Dales Drive, LaGrange, Georgia (map).
At a workshop from 10 a.m. …

Artful Collaborations on Paper and Cloth
November 9, 2012 – 8:21 am | Comments Off on Artful Collaborations on Paper and Cloth
Artful Collaborations on Paper and Cloth

An exhibition of botanical printing, “Artful Collaborations on Paper and Cloth by Leonore Alaniz” continues now through February 10, 2013. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily in the Church Exhibition Gallery of the …

Christmas Flower Show
December 12, 2011 – 12:27 am | Comments Off on Christmas Flower Show
Christmas Flower Show

The annual Christmas Flower Show at Allan Gardens Conservatory, 19 Horticultural Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is underway through December 31, 2011.
Normal conservatory hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, but opening hours are …