Articles tagged with: Michigan
![Colors of Autumn: Chrysanthemums at Meijer Gardens](https://roadtripsforgardeners.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/michigan-grandrapids-meijer-_pinkchrysanthemum.jpg)
Celebrating its 24th year at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, “Chrysanthemums & More!” features the element of surprise created by fall plantings used in uncommon color …
![Blessing of the Blossoms This Weekend](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/michigan-traversecity_cherry-blossoms.jpg)
This year’s Blessing of the Blossoms will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday (May 16, 2021), at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 12675 Center Road, Traverse City, Michigan — on the Old Mission Peninsula.
The event …
![Frederik Meijer Gardens Celebrates 25 Years Today](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/michigan-grandrapids-jeijer_succulents.jpg)
April 20, 1995: It’s been a quarter century since the first visitors arrived at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
What started with the dream of Betsy Borre and the West …
![Flower of the Day: Rudbeckia](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/michigan-glenarbor_blackeyedsusans.jpg)
This photographer’s favorite summer flower is rudbeckia — probably because its common name is Black-Eyed Susan (even though she seldom, if ever, sports black eyes).
These Black-Eyed Susans (probably goldsturm or fulgida variety) were snapped in …
![Christmas & Holiday Traditions at Meijer Gardens](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/michigan-grandrapids-meijer_christmas.jpg)
Experience the wonder of the holidays at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, with the annual Christmas & Holiday Traditions exhibition, on display November 26, 2019, through …
![Fall Bonsai Show at Meijer Gardens](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/michigan-grandrapids_bonsai.jpg)
A Fall Bonsai Show takes place October 5 and 6, 2019, at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 5, …
![“Standard Flower Show” at Meijer Gardens](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/michigan-grandrapids_kent-flower-show.jpg)
A “Standard Flower Show” is set for September 7 and 8, 2019, in the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
This show features floral designs and a horticulture …
![The Garden Show on Mackinac Island](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/michigan-mackinac-island_purple.jpg)
It’s almost time for the Garden Show at the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan. This year’s dates are August 25, 26, and 27, 2019.
Speakers include Jimmy Turner of the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, Australia; Paul …
![Lilac Festival on Michigan’s Mackinac Island](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/michigan-mackinac-island_lilac-festival.jpg)
Spring arrives a little bit later in the northern reaches of Michigan, so the 10-day The Mackinac Island Lilac Festival takes place June 7 through 16, 2019.
The highlight — the Lilac Festival Grand Parade …
![Rooftop Sculpture Garden Opens in Michigan](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/michigan-grandrapids_rooftop.jpg)
The Stuart and Barbara Padnos Rooftop Sculpture Garden, just open at the Frederick Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Avenue NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, is part of the “Welcoming the World: Honoring …