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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Orchid and Botanical Art Show
January 2, 2013 – 8:11 am | Comments Off on Orchid and Botanical Art Show
Orchid and Botanical Art Show

The London Orchid Show and Botanical Art Show sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society will be held April 12 and 13, 2013 (note that this date is a change to the usual scheduling).
It takes place …

Highclere Castle or Downton Abbey?
December 14, 2012 – 8:11 am | Comments Off on Highclere Castle or Downton Abbey?
Highclere Castle or Downton Abbey?

The third season of the TV series Downton Abbey premieres January 6, 2013. If watching the show makes you wish you were having afternoon tea in the beautiful garden of a magnificent stately home, then …

Hudson’s Historic Houses & Gardens
December 10, 2012 – 8:20 am | Comments Off on Hudson’s Historic Houses & Gardens
Hudson’s Historic Houses & Gardens

What has more battlements than London buses? More ruins than roses in an English country garden? More turrets than teapots in a English tea room? More cathedrals than jewels in the Queen’s crown?
Road Trips Gardeners …

London Plant and Design Show
December 3, 2012 – 8:50 am | Comments Off on London Plant and Design Show
London Plant and Design Show

The London Plant & Design Show sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society will be held February 19 and 20, 2013, in the RHS Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street and Vincent Square, London, England (map).
Go online to …

100 years of Chelsea Flower Show
November 28, 2012 – 8:28 am | Comments Off on 100 years of Chelsea Flower Show
100 years of Chelsea Flower Show

If you’ve ever wanted to attend the Chelsea Flower Show, Road Trips Gardeners, next year’s the time to do it.
The ‘greatest flower show on earth’ celebrates its centennial in 2013 at Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, …

Snowdrop Days: A Midwinter Celebration
November 19, 2012 – 8:29 am | Comments Off on Snowdrop Days: A Midwinter Celebration
Snowdrop Days: A Midwinter Celebration

“Snowdrop Days: A Midwinter Celebration” is set for February 2 through 10, 2013, in the Chelsea Physic Garden, 66 Royal Hospital Road, London, England (map)
Otherwise closed for the winter (it reopens March 29, 2013), the …

Top 10 Places for Fall Color in Britain
September 17, 2012 – 7:14 pm | Comments Off on Top 10 Places for Fall Color in Britain
Top 10 Places for Fall Color in Britain

Why go to New England to see the autumn colors when you can go to Old England?
As fall gets under way, Great Britain’s forests, parks and gardens come alive with a dazzling display of color …

Vauxhall Gardens 1729 – 1786
June 25, 2012 – 12:50 am | Comments Off on Vauxhall Gardens 1729 – 1786
Vauxhall Gardens 1729 – 1786

First a bit of background. The Foundling Museum was established in London, England, in 1998 as a charity to care for the Foundling Hospital Collection.
The Vauxhall Gardens existed in London from the mid-17th …

Open Garden Squares Weekend
May 28, 2012 – 12:26 am | Comments Off on Open Garden Squares Weekend
Open Garden Squares Weekend

Peek behind locked doors and discover the surprising number of green spaces that London has to offer during the annual Open Garden Squares Weekend.
This year’s dates are June 9 and 10, 2012. There are 23 …

Chelsea Flower Show
March 30, 2012 – 12:46 am | Comments Off on Chelsea Flower Show
Chelsea Flower Show

This is the big one, Road Trips Gardeners, and it’s never to early to make plans to head to London for the Chelsea Flower Show.
This year, the show is May 22 through 26, 2012, at …