Flowers are a traditional symbol of May Day, and Spalding, England, knows how to celebrate. Its annual Flower Parade steps off at 2 p.m. Saturday (May 1, 2010) at the Springfields Arena, and makes its …

There’s an absolutely astonishing floral exhibit at Smith College, 15 College Lane, Northampton, Massachusetts, now through September 30, 2010. “The Inner Beauty of Flowers”, on display in the Church Exhibition Gallery of the Lyman Plant …

More than 500 varieties of lilacs are blooming on some 1200 bushes in Highland Park, 171 Reservoir Avenue, Rochester, New York, for the annual Lilac Festival. This year’s dates are May 14-23, 2010.
The park’s …

The second annual Southern Blooms Festival is Mothers’ Day Weekend, May 7 through 9, 2010, at Rock City, 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, Georgia.
The event includes garden tours, demonstrations, special vendors, book signings, music and …

Here’s another chance to tour gardens not usually open to the public. On the weekends of May 8-9, 2010, and May 15-16, 2010, Road Trips Gardeners can get a close look at six private gardens …

Orchids in Oklahoma? Well, why not! Road Trips Gardeners can see some of the finest at the Oklahoma Orchid Society Show to be held April 28 through May 2, 2010 at the Clarion Meridian Hotel …

The Canadian Tulip Festival, now in its 58th year, is May 7-24, 2010, in Ottawa, the country’s capital city. It all began as a tribute to the Canadians after World War II.
The tulips are, of …

You can smell the festival even before you can see the blooms. It’s almost Lilac Time in Lilacia Park, Lombard, Illinois. This year’s dates are May 1 through 16, 2010, but the lilacs decide when …

Among the horticultural venues celebrating 2010 as the United Nation’s International Year of Biodiversity is the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, just outside London, England. From May 29 through September 5, 2010, Kew is inviting visitors …

Orchard in Bloom doesn’t refer to blossoming fruit trees. Instead, this tented garden show, to be held April 30 through May 2, 2010, benefits a local private school named Orchard and a local park.
The event, …