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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Spring Blooms: A Celebration of Color in Indy
March 24, 2017 – 8:52 am | Comments Off on Spring Blooms: A Celebration of Color in Indy
Spring Blooms: A Celebration of Color in Indy

“Spring Blooms: Celebration of Color” takes place in the gardens of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 North Michigan Road, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 31 through May 31, 2017.
A quarter of a million blooms will transform …

Indy’s Gnome Show
March 20, 2017 – 8:03 am | Comments Off on Indy’s Gnome Show
Indy’s Gnome Show

What’s a garden without a resident gnome?
All sorts of the legendary creatures are on display through April 2, 2017, in the Conservatory at Garfield Park, 2505 Conservatory Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana.
From their colorful games of checkers …

Flower of the Day: Blue Poppy
March 18, 2017 – 8:19 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Blue Poppy
Flower of the Day: Blue Poppy

Blue poppies (Meconopsis ‘Lingholm’) are alive and thriving at Longwood Gardens, but only for a limited time. These spectacular flowers which are native to the high elevations of the Himalayan Mountains are on display now …

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, …

Gesneriads at Chicago Botanic Garden
February 27, 2017 – 8:44 am | Comments Off on Gesneriads at Chicago Botanic Garden
Gesneriads at Chicago Botanic Garden

The next Gesneriad Society Show and Sale takes place March 25 and 26, 2017, at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois.
Hours both days are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It’s sponsored …

Orchid Show at Chicago Botanic Garden
February 20, 2017 – 8:31 am | Comments Off on Orchid Show at Chicago Botanic Garden
Orchid Show at Chicago Botanic Garden

“Orchids in Vogue” is on display through March 26, 2017, at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois.
It’s the garden’s biggest flower show of the year, and they’re taking a playful look …

Rhododendrons and Azaleas in Bloom in Bremen
February 17, 2017 – 8:09 am | Comments Off on Rhododendrons and Azaleas in Bloom in Bremen
Rhododendrons and Azaleas in Bloom in Bremen

From the end of April until the beginning of June, more than 3,000 varieties of some 600 rhododendron and azalea species transform the 46 hectares (almost 114 acres) of the Rhododendron Park, Deliusweg 40, Bremen, …

Flower Field Dinners Across the USA
February 15, 2017 – 8:07 am | Comments Off on Flower Field Dinners Across the USA
Flower Field Dinners Across the USA

OK, Road Trips Gardeners — there’s just no excuse not to participate in one of the flower field dinners scheduled across the United States this year from March through November.
What are they?
Known more formally as …

Carlsbad’s Flower Fields
February 13, 2017 – 8:36 am | Comments Off on Carlsbad’s Flower Fields
Carlsbad’s Flower Fields

Fifty acres of flowers — what more could a Road Trips Gardener want to see?
Yes, the Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days …

Longwood Gardens Orchid Extravaganza
February 1, 2017 – 8:49 am | Comments Off on Longwood Gardens Orchid Extravaganza
Longwood Gardens Orchid Extravaganza

Road Trips Gardeners longing for the sight of flowers should plan a visit to the “Orchid Extravaganza” at Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
Inside the heated four-acre conservatory are thousands of colorful orchid …