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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Connecticut Flower & Garden Show
January 16, 2015 – 8:47 am | Comments Off on Connecticut Flower & Garden Show
Connecticut Flower & Garden Show

The 34th annual Connecticut Flower & Garden Show takes place February 19 through 22, 2015, in the Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, Connecticut.
Highlights of “Spirit of Spring” include:
• Eighteen gardens filling more than …

Indiana’s Garden Shows
January 14, 2015 – 8:54 am | Comments Off on Indiana’s Garden Shows
Indiana’s Garden Shows

Two shows will tempt Road Trips Gardeners to the Hoosier State this winter.
First up is the Indiana Home & Garden Show, set for February 13 through 15, 2015, in Hall H of the Indiana Convention …

A Tropical Garden With a Sandbox
January 9, 2015 – 8:12 am | Comments Off on A Tropical Garden With a Sandbox
A Tropical Garden With a Sandbox

OK, so it’s not really a garden event — but it does take place in a garden: the Sun Garden of the Quad City Botanical Center, 2525 Fourth Avenue, Rock Island, Illinois, to be exact.
Now …

Spring Garden Expos
January 6, 2015 – 8:10 pm | Comments Off on Spring Garden Expos
Spring Garden Expos

If it’s winter, it must be time to think about what you’re going to be doing outdoors once spring arrives.
A raft of indoor expositions are planned from coast to coast to help with that planning. …

Bouquets: French Still Life Painting
December 10, 2014 – 8:09 am | Comments Off on Bouquets: French Still Life Painting
Bouquets: French Still Life Painting

The first major American exhibition to consider the French floral still life across the 19th century premiered last October at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 North Harwood, Dallas, Texas.
“Bouquets: French Still-Life Painting from Chardin …

Lotus Flower Season
December 8, 2014 – 8:56 am | Comments Off on Lotus Flower Season
Lotus Flower Season

The Blue Lotus Water Garden opens December 27, 2014, for its annual Lotus Flower Season, which runs through April 7, 2015, at 2628 Warburton Highway, Yarra Junction, Victoria, Australia.
The water garden features thousands of lotus …

Romance of the Winter Garden
December 1, 2014 – 8:22 am | Comments Off on Romance of the Winter Garden
Romance of the Winter Garden

“Branches, Blossoms and Buds — Romance of the Winter Garden” — that’s the theme for a garden tour February 13 and 14, 2015, at Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside, California.
The guided walks go through Filoli’s …

The Real and Fantastic World of Charles Burchfield
October 20, 2014 – 8:11 am | Comments Off on The Real and Fantastic World of Charles Burchfield
The Real and Fantastic World of Charles Burchfield

Road Trips Gardeners will be enchanted with the visionary landscapes of America artist Charles Burchfield (1893-1967). A major exhibition of his work, titled “Exalted Nature:The Real and Fantastic World of Charles Burchfield” is on view …

Illinois Orchid Society
September 24, 2014 – 8:07 am | Comments Off on Illinois Orchid Society
Illinois Orchid Society

The Illinois Orchid Society Fall Show & Sale takes place October 11 and 12, 2014, at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Ilinois.
Hours each day are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Note …

Inspiring Kew
September 22, 2014 – 8:51 am | Comments Off on Inspiring Kew
Inspiring Kew

“Inspiring Kew“, an exhibition at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, ngland, reveals the ways Kew has been a source of inspiration, from the creation of …