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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Lilac Festival in Ohio
May 8, 2013 – 8:20 am | Comments Off on Lilac Festival in Ohio
Lilac Festival in Ohio

The eighth annual Lilac Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (May 11, 2013) in Defiance, Ohio (map).
Always held the second weekend of May, it takes place along Clinton Street downtown.
The lilac, …

Rochester’s Lilac Festival
May 6, 2013 – 8:40 am | Comments Off on Rochester’s Lilac Festival
Rochester’s Lilac Festival

The Lilac Festival in Rochester, New York, is set for May 10 through 19, 2013, in Highland Park (map).
This year’s opening day celebration will be like no other, Road Trips Gardeners. If you’re in Upstate …

Flower of the Day: Azalea
May 4, 2013 – 8:12 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Azalea
Flower of the Day: Azalea

Still a bit blowsy from overnight rains, this shocking pink azalea holds its own among the plantings at the Byron Herbert Reece Farm & Heritage Center in Blairsville, Georgia.
According to Wikipedia, azaleas are flowering shrubs …

Orchard in Bloom
May 3, 2013 – 8:28 am | Comments Off on Orchard in Bloom
Orchard in Bloom

It opens today — the 24th annual Orchard in Bloom, a flower and garden show held in Holliday Park, 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, Indiana (map).
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and tomorrow …

Lilac Time in Lombard
April 30, 2013 – 8:16 pm | Comments Off on Lilac Time in Lombard
Lilac Time in Lombard

Those of us who grew up in the Midwest know that the scent of lilacs means spring has finally arrived.
One of the best places to catch the “show” is Lilacia Park, 150 South Park Avenue, …

Magnolia Blossom Festival
April 22, 2013 – 8:20 am | Comments Off on Magnolia Blossom Festival
Magnolia Blossom Festival

There’s something especially southern about the magnolia tree, and it’s only fitting that an Arkansas town named Magnolia in the southern part of the state should host an annual Magnolia Blossom Festival.
The county seat for …

Passing through Indy?
April 19, 2013 – 8:31 am | Comments Off on Passing through Indy?
Passing through Indy?

There are garden tours on the weekends from from spring into fall at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, Indiana (map).
At noon on Saturdays from April through October, meet at the Lake …

Lady’s Slipper Picnic and Tea
April 17, 2013 – 7:56 am | Comments Off on Lady’s Slipper Picnic and Tea
Lady’s Slipper Picnic and Tea

A Lady’s Slipper Picnic and Tea is planned from noon to 1:30 p.m. May 17, 2013, at the Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, 109 Pequotsepos Road, Mystic, Connecticut (map).
Explore one of Mystic’s most fascinating places …

Multiplying Plants
April 15, 2013 – 8:13 am | Comments Off on Multiplying Plants
Multiplying Plants

Hey, Road Trips Gardeners, do you want to propagate some of your favorite plants to share with friends?
During a workshop at 10 a.m. May 18, 2013, members of the horticultural staff at Hills & Dales …

Orleans Dogwood Festival
April 12, 2013 – 8:03 am | Comments Off on Orleans Dogwood Festival
Orleans Dogwood Festival

The annual Dogwood Festival takes place April 27 through May 4, 2013, around the Historic Congress Square in downtown Orleans, Indiana (map).
This southern Indiana town is considered the Hoosier State’s Dogwood Capital, and the trees …