Who says Road Trips Gardeners shouldn’t take cruises? Certainly not Cunard, which will stage its first-ever Festival of Flowers voyage this summer on the Queen Victoria. Promised are explorations of gardens and floral landscapes on …

The Madeira Flower Festival, set for May 9 through 15, 2013, celebrates the arrival of spring on this Portuguese island.
Floral displays and a flower parade in the city of Funchal are highlights of the annual …

Plants from all over the world are part of the collection of 100,000 species at Monte Palace Tropical Garden on the Portuguese island of Madeira. It not only includes azaleas, heather and a wide variety …

Heading to Madeira, Road Trips for Gardeners? Don’t miss the the Roseiral da Quinta do Arco, in Arco de São Jorge on the north coast of the island.
In these gardens, you’ll find one of …

The Madeira Flower Festival, one of the islands’ most colorful celebrations, is May 5-8, 2011, in Funchal on Portuguese Madeira.
This traditional festival includes exhibitions and musical performances,streets and buildings decorated with flowers, a flower parade, …

One way gardeners can keep plants in flower all year is by capturing them on canvas. Botanical and Flower Painting classes will be held this spring in two different Orient-Express Hotels: Reid’s Palace on the …