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.
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Poinsettias and Holiday Lights
November 26, 2012 – 8:33 am | Comments Off on Poinsettias and Holiday Lights
Poinsettias and Holiday Lights

Holiday revelers can take time out to stop and smell the poinsettias at Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (map).
Well, maybe not — since poinsettias don’t exude perfume (the “blooms” are …

Winter Wonderland
November 23, 2012 – 9:28 pm | Comments Off on Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland

There’s something about the holidays that inspires botanists to add miniature trains to their gardens.
Here are a few of the places to see this seasonal collaboration:
**More New York City landmarks and trains than ever before …

Artful Collaborations on Paper and Cloth
November 9, 2012 – 8:21 am | Comments Off on Artful Collaborations on Paper and Cloth
Artful Collaborations on Paper and Cloth

An exhibition of botanical printing, “Artful Collaborations on Paper and Cloth by Leonore Alaniz” continues now through February 10, 2013. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily in the Church Exhibition Gallery of the …

Quilts in the Garden
November 5, 2012 – 8:48 am | Comments Off on Quilts in the Garden
Quilts in the Garden

“Quilts in the Garden” takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 9 through 11, 2012, in the Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha’s Botanical Center, 100 Bancroft St, Omaha, Nebraska (map).
“Experience Quilts in the Garden: Seasonal …

Kiku: Japanese Chrysanthemums
November 2, 2012 – 8:41 am | Comments Off on Kiku: Japanese Chrysanthemums
Kiku: Japanese Chrysanthemums

“Kiku: Japanese Chrysanthemums” are on display tomorrow (November 3, 2012) through November 18, 2012, in the Bourke-Sullivan Display House of Nolen Greenhouses at the New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, the Bronx, New York …

Fall Chrysanthemum Show
October 31, 2012 – 7:52 am | Comments Off on Fall Chrysanthemum Show
Fall Chrysanthemum Show

The Fall Chrysanthemum Show in the Lyman Conservatory at the Botanic Garden of Smith College, 16 College Lane, Northampton, Massachusetts (map), opens Saturday (November 3, 2012) and runs through November 18, 2012.
It’s open …

Ikebana and Bonsai Show
October 29, 2012 – 7:42 am | Comments Off on Ikebana and Bonsai Show
Ikebana and Bonsai Show

Both ikebana and bonsai are on display November 3 and 4, 2012, at Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania (map).
Participating: Ikebana International Exhibit/Ameriseki Group of the N.A., View Stone Society/ Brandywine Bonsai Society …

Fall Forest Weekends
October 24, 2012 – 8:29 am | Comments Off on Fall Forest Weekends
Fall Forest Weekends

Yes, Road Trips Gardeners, there remains a tract of old-growth forest in New York City.
Now, granted, it’s in the Bronx — but you can explore the Thain Family Forest of the New York Botanical Garden …

Chrysanthemum Festival
October 22, 2012 – 8:15 am | Comments Off on Chrysanthemum Festival
Chrysanthemum Festival

Chrysanthemums take center stage at Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania (map) from October 27 through November 18, 2012.
During the festival, more than 200,000 chrysanthemums are arranged inside the four-acre indoor Conservatory. …

Late Varieties of Chrysanthemum
October 10, 2012 – 3:35 pm | Comments Off on Late Varieties of Chrysanthemum
Late Varieties of Chrysanthemum

Late Chrysanthemums will be showcased from noon until 4 p.m. November 23 2012, at the Garden Works, 4746 SE Marine Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada (map)
The show and sale are sponsored by the Point Grey …