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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Oak Grove Butterfly Festival in Kentucky
July 15, 2019 – 8:27 am | Comments Off on Oak Grove Butterfly Festival in Kentucky
Oak Grove Butterfly Festival in Kentucky

The 11th annual Oak Grove Butterfly Festival takes place at Valor Hall Conference & Event Center, 105 Walter Garrett Lane, Oak Grove, Kentucky, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. September 28, 2019.
A live release of …

Greenhouse and Garden Tours at Churchill Downs
May 15, 2017 – 8:53 am | Comments Off on Greenhouse and Garden Tours at Churchill Downs
Greenhouse and Garden Tours at Churchill Downs

Road Trips Gardeners can get an inside look at the effort it takes to keep the grounds of Churchill Downs beautiful during “backstage” tours. The Greenhouse and Garden Van & Walking Tour at the iconic …

Kentucky’s Antiques & Garden Show
March 3, 2017 – 8:45 am | Comments Off on Kentucky’s Antiques & Garden Show
Kentucky’s Antiques & Garden Show

If you’re anywhere near Lexington this weekend, Road Trips Gardeners, you might want to drop in on the 32nd annual Antiques & Garden Show. It takes place today (March 3, 2017) through Sunday (March 5, …

Flowers of the Day: A Shaker Cutting Garden
May 2, 2015 – 8:07 am | Comments Off on Flowers of the Day: A Shaker Cutting Garden
Flowers of the Day: A Shaker Cutting Garden

The gardeners at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill just outside Harrodsburg, Kentucky, plant a variety of flowers in a cutting garden.
Since the Trustees’ Table relies on straight-from-the-garden ingredients (their own garden and those of …

Tour of “Gardens That Swing”
April 30, 2014 – 8:57 am | Comments Off on Tour of “Gardens That Swing”
Tour of “Gardens That Swing”

The semi-annual “Gardens that Swing Tour” takes place rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 7, 2014, in Henderson, Kentucky (yes, it gets its name from its connection to the W.C. Handy …

Dogwood Trail’s 50th Anniversary
March 19, 2014 – 8:04 am | Comments Off on Dogwood Trail’s 50th Anniversary
Dogwood Trail’s 50th Anniversary

The Dogwood Trail highlights the blooming dogwoods and flowering garden areas of Paducah, Kentucky. It’s unusual in that you can enjoy the trail by night or by day.
The lighting of the Dogwood Trail in Paducah …

“Wings of Life”
February 10, 2014 – 8:18 am | Comments Off on “Wings of Life”
“Wings of Life”

Gonna be anywhere near eastern Kentucky in a couple of weeks, Road Trips Gardeners? You can catch a screening of the Disney nature movie, “Wings of Life”, at the Central Public Library Farish Theatre of …

Every Tree Tells a Story
July 7, 2012 – 4:53 pm | Comments Off on Every Tree Tells a Story
Every Tree Tells a Story

“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 …

Annual Chrysanthemum Festival
October 2, 2010 – 12:00 am | Comments Off on Annual Chrysanthemum Festival
Annual Chrysanthemum Festival

Attention, Road Trips Gardeners! Celebrate Kiku Matsuri, the annual Chrysanthemum Festival, on October 9, 2010, in Yuko-En on the Elkhorn, the official Kentucky-Japan Friendship Garden at 800 Cincinnati Pike, Georgetown, Kentucky.
Sip chrysanthemum tea, eat special …

Crescent Hill Garden Tour
June 1, 2010 – 4:01 am | Comments Off on Crescent Hill Garden Tour
Crescent Hill Garden Tour

Twelve private gardens in Louisville, Kentucky, will be on display next Saturday (June 5, 2010) during the Crescent Hill Garden Tour. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and tickets are $10 per person.
Road Trips …