If you needed another reason to visit the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri (map) here’s one: the Lantern Festival is May 26, 2012, through August 19, 2012.
The fest, titled “Art by …

National Gardens & Parks Day May 11, 2012 (the day before Mother’s Day) kicks off Garden & Park Festivals Season in and around Boston, Massachusetts, with events ranging from “Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill” to …

If you’re driving around coastal Virginia in June, stop by the Jamestown Settlement, 2110 Jamestown Road, Route 31 South, Williamsburg, Virginia (map), and Yorktown Victory Center, 200 Water Street, Yorktown, Virginia (map) for “Seed to …

The 17th Annual Newport Flower Show takes place June 22 through 24, 2012, at Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island (map).
Sizzle and spice are anticipated, because this year’s theme is “Salsa – A …

Lilac season arrived a bit ahead of schedule in North America. In your Road Trips Gardener‘s back yard, the peak blooms are fading to green.
The Hulda Klager Lilac Festival takes place April 21 through May …

OK, Road Trips Gardeners, get those cars ready to roll.
The Quilt Gardens along the Heritage Trail in northern Indiana will feature 19 gardens — each in a quilt design — this year — its fifth. …

Make plans now, Road Trips Gardeners, to head to Europe for the World Horticultural Expo.
The Floriade World Horticultural Exposition has been held in the Netherlands roughly every 10 years since 1960, and the next one …