Articles tagged with: Great Britain

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 …

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)

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 …

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)

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 — …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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)

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 …