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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Flower of the Day: Sweet Pea
October 5, 2013 – 8:42 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Sweet Pea
Flower of the Day: Sweet Pea

Pink sweet peas grow in profusion at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage in Stratfod-on-Avon, England. These were captured on an early fall day in September 2013.
This is where the wife of William Shakespeare grew up, and it’s …

Flowers of the Day: An English Garden
September 28, 2013 – 8:38 am | Comments Off on Flowers of the Day: An English Garden
Flowers of the Day: An English Garden

A profusion of early fall blooms fill a sidewalk garden in Stratford-on-Avon, England — not to far from the Shakespeare tourist sites.
These were captured on a late September afternoon.
(Photo ©2013 by Susan McKee)

Highgrove Florilegium in Brussels
August 7, 2013 – 8:14 am | Comments Off on Highgrove Florilegium in Brussels
Highgrove Florilegium in Brussels

For five years, some of the world’s best botanical illustrators were invited by H.R.H Prince Charles of Wales to create drawings and watercolors based on the plants growing in his garden at his Highgrove estate …

London Autumn Harvest
August 2, 2013 – 8:01 am | Comments Off on London Autumn Harvest
London Autumn Harvest

The Harvest Festival Show sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society is set for October 9 and 10, 2013, in RHS Lindley Hall, Elverton Street, London, England (map).
Tickets are available online.
(Photo courtesy of Royal Horticultural Society)

Global Kitchen Garden
July 29, 2013 – 8:19 am | Comments Off on Global Kitchen Garden
Global Kitchen Garden

If you like growing your own food, here’s an exhibit you’ll want to see, Road Trips Gardeners. (You’ll need to hop across the pond, because it’s at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Richmond, London, England — …

The Colours of Reality
April 10, 2013 – 8:01 am | Comments Off on The Colours of Reality
The Colours of Reality

A major summer exhibition opens at Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey, England (directions), next month, offering visitors a rare chance to see the botanical work and other creative talents of renowned artist and musician, Rory McEwen.
Ranging …

Bluebell Heaven
March 6, 2013 – 8:30 am | Comments Off on Bluebell Heaven
Bluebell Heaven

If woodland gardens are your favorite, Road Trips Gardener, consider a trip to the British Isles between April 15 and May 15, 2013.
That’s when it will be Bluebell Heaven at Muncaster Castle and Gardens, Ravenglass, …

Riot of Rhododendrons
February 20, 2013 – 8:18 am | Comments Off on Riot of Rhododendrons
Riot of Rhododendrons

Rhododendrons are the stars at Muncaster Castle and Gardens, Ravenglass, Cumbria, England (map) from March 15 through June 15, 2013.
These aren’t regimented bedding plants. They cascade down the hillsides and ravines among the 77 acres …

Welsh Spring Flowers
February 1, 2013 – 8:29 am | Comments Off on Welsh Spring Flowers
Welsh Spring Flowers

The Cardiff Flower Show sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society is set for April 19 through 21, 2013, in Bute Park, Cardiff, Wales (map)
(Photo courtesy of RHS Flower Show Cardiff)

Garden Shows
January 3, 2013 – 7:28 pm | Comments Off on Garden Shows
Garden Shows

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 …