Articles tagged with: October 2010

Kiku Matsuri, a Chrysanthemum Viewing Festival, will be held at the Portland Japanese Garden October 9-17, 2010. Both cut and potted fancy mums are included in this outdoor display at 611 SW Kingston, Portland, Oregon.
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The New Jersey State Chrysanthemum Society Show, set for noon to 4:30 p.m. October 9 and 10, 2010, features 13 different varieties of chrysanthemum blooms.
Included in the show are over 250 blooms of “football” mums …

Attention, Road Trips Gardeners! Celebrate Kiku Matsuri, the annual Chrysanthemum Festival, on October 9, 2010, in Yuko-En on the Elkhorn, the official Kentucky-Japan Friendship Garden at 800 Cincinnati Pike, Georgetown, Kentucky.
Sip chrysanthemum tea, eat special …

The Carolina Bonsai Exposition, featuring juried exhibits by bonsai enthusiasts from a six-state region, will be held October 9 and 10, 2010, in The North Carolina Arboretum, 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, North Carolina.
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A pair of festivals take place October 2 and 3, 2010, in the Omaha Botanical Gardens: Autumn Ambience and Japanese Ambience. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Autumn Ambience is a celebration of …

The earliest florilegia—anthologies of illustrations describing living collections of flowering plants—first appeared 400 years ago. Europe’s royalty was avidly assembling collections of new and rare plants from all corners of the world and had begun …

The humble potato has been called the hero of foods. Originating in the Andes of South America, the nutrient-filled spud has been taken across the globe and saved populations around the world from starvation. From …

Hey, Road Trips Gardeners, grab the kids and make tracks to the Garden Railroad at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, One Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A family favorite, the exhibit includes five model …

The North Carolina Arboretum is ablaze with color in fall. One of the highlights is the annual show by the North Carolina Chrysanthemum Society, set for October 16 and 17, 2010. The popular annual show …

Did you know, Road Trips Gardeners that Guernsey has a rich floral heritage and a passion for all things horticultural? (And you thought there were only dairy cattle on the islands!). The Guernsey Autumn Floral …