Just what we need on a cold winter’s day — flowers in a window box.
These brighten a building in the Amana Colonies, Iowa.
(Photo ©2012 by Susan McKee)

If Iowa’s on your route next month, Road Trips Gardeners, consider a stop in Pella for the annual Tulip Time celebration, now celebrating its 83rd year.
The family-friendly event May 3, 4 and 5, 2018, features …

The weekend of May 18, 19 and 20, 2017, will be filled with flowers during the 77th annual Tulip Festival in Orange City, Iowa.
There are the usual parades, Dutch dances and horse-drawn trolley tours, but …

Orchid lovers headed to Iowa in mid-month might want to schedule a stop at the fourth annual Eastern Iowa Orchid Show & Sale.
It takes place October 17 and 18, 2015, in Noelridge Gardens Greenhouse, 4900 …

There’s nothing that says springtime more than a tulip festival, and there are at least a dozen from which to choose, Road Trips Gardeners. April and May are the best times to see the flowers …

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 …

If you’ve always wanted to learn how to save seeds for next year’s garden, here’s a workshop just for you.
A three-day Seed Saving School is set for September 19, 20 and 21, 2014, at the …

The ninth annual Tomato Tasting takes place August 30, 2014, at Heritage Farm, 3094 North Winn Road, Decorah, Iowa.
It’s sponsored by the Seed Savers Exchange. You can read about the 2013 event online.
Sample dozens of …

Driving in eastern Iowa in mid-August, Road Trips Gardeners? Consider a detour to take part in the Community Field Day from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. August 16, 2014, sponsored by Seed Savers Exchange.
You’ll …

The 34th annual conference and camp-out sponsored by Seed Savers Exchange is set for July 18 through 20, 2014, at Heritage Farm, 3094 North Winn Road, Decorah, Iowa.
Featured speakers are Susan McCouch, Cornell University; …