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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A Human-Resistant Tulip Debuts
March 29, 2023 – 9:46 pm | Comments Off on A Human-Resistant Tulip Debuts
A Human-Resistant Tulip Debuts

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
From Netherlands Tourism
Holland is known for its flowers and every year millions travel to the Dutch tulip fields. Visitors, however, often do not realize that they unknowingly cause damage …

Keukenhof Gardeners Plant Flower Bulbs
October 6, 2022 – 12:59 pm | Comments Off on Keukenhof Gardeners Plant Flower Bulbs
Keukenhof Gardeners Plant Flower Bulbs

Today (October 6, 2022), the gardeners at Keukenhof in the Netherlands planted the first flower bulbs. This signalled the start of preparations for the 2023 season.
Over the coming three months, seven million flower bulbs will …

GROW by Daan Roosegaarde
January 21, 2021 – 8:36 am | Comments Off on GROW by Daan Roosegaarde
GROW by Daan Roosegaarde

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
Daan Roosegaarde’s latest artwork GROW is an homage to the beauty and importance of agriculture. In the world film premiere GROW appears as a luminous dreamscape. Red and blue …

A Video Visit to Keukenhof
April 29, 2020 – 8:24 am | Comments Off on A Video Visit to Keukenhof
A Video Visit to Keukenhof

As of March 14, 2020, an emergency regulation of the Dutch government is in force, with the aim to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
It states that meetings with more than 100 people are not …

Keukenhof: Kitchen Garden to Flower Showcase
November 6, 2019 – 8:46 am | Comments Off on Keukenhof: Kitchen Garden to Flower Showcase
Keukenhof: Kitchen Garden to Flower Showcase

If you’re a bulb flower aficionado, it’s not too early to begin planning a jaunt to Keukenhof, the massive flower display near Lisse, the Netherlands.
UPDATE: due to COVID-19 restrictions, Keukenhof will not open until April …

International Floriculture Trade Fair
October 18, 2019 – 8:26 am | Comments Off on International Floriculture Trade Fair
International Floriculture Trade Fair

The next International Floriculture Trade Fair takes place November 6, 7, and 8, 2019, in Expo Haarlemmermeer, Stelling 1, Vijfhuizen, the Netherlands.
Show hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. November 6 and 7, and 10 …

“Flower” of the Day: Wooden Tulips
April 20, 2019 – 8:00 am | Comments Off on “Flower” of the Day: Wooden Tulips
“Flower” of the Day: Wooden Tulips

Who says a Road Trips Gardener can’t have a big bouquet of colorful tulips on display year ’round?
It’s easy when they’re carved from wood, like these blooms for sale in Amsterdam, Holland, a few years …

Tulip Festivals in Amsterdam Signal Spring
April 1, 2019 – 8:09 am | Comments Off on Tulip Festivals in Amsterdam Signal Spring
Tulip Festivals in Amsterdam Signal Spring

The tulip fever strikes again. During the Tulip Festival Amsterdam, hundreds of thousands blooming tulips can be admired in dozens of venues all over the capital.
This is the best month to see tulips in Holland, …

Flower of the Day: Tulip
March 30, 2019 – 8:21 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Tulip
Flower of the Day: Tulip

Boxes of tulip bulbs and other spring flower corms are offered for sale by the thousands in markets in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Road Trips Gardeners need to remember that they can’t bring bulbs (or plants or …

Flower of the Day: Amaryllis
March 23, 2019 – 8:14 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Amaryllis
Flower of the Day: Amaryllis

Dozens of blooming amaryllis are for sale in a flower market in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Road Trips Gardeners who want to bring Dutch bulbs back to the United States must be sure that the bulbs have …