There’s nothing that says springtime more than a tulip festival, and there are at least a dozen in North America from which to choose.
May is a great time to see the flowers in full bloom.
The …

“Every Tree Tells a Story”, but some stand as living reminders of our country’s past. Twelve extraordinary trees and tree groupings at twelve sites in the United States have been collected into a “landslide” exhibit …

American state legislatures spend time debating which flower best represents their state.
In Kansas, the choice was obvious: the sunflower (specifically Helianthus annuus). Next door in Missouri, it’s (inexplicably) the hawthorn blossom (Crataegus), which is more …

Wandering near the Quad Cities, Road Trips Gardeners? Now’s the time to visit the Stampe Lilac Garden in Duck Creek Park (3300 East Locust Street, Davenport, Iowa) to see narcissi, daffodils, crocus, and lilacs, not …

Tulip Time will be held in Pella, Iowa, May 5 through 7, 2011.
The first Tulip Time in 1935 was planned in just two weeks following Pella High School’s performance of an operetta called “Tulip …

The rich Dutch heritage of Orange City, Iowa, will be on display during the 70th annual Tulip Festival, set for May 19-21, 2011. What we’re most interested in, Road Trips Gardeners, is the tulips. And …

The first tulip festival in Iowa this spring is May 6 through 8, 2010. Pella’s Tulip Time Festival marks its 75th anniversary this year, Road Trips Gardeners. It’s a celebration of the tulip, of course, …

Road Trips Gardeners in search of tulips should put Orange City, Iowa, on their itineraries next month. The annual Tulip Festival is May 13, 14 and 15, 2010. No, the town has no citrus trees! …