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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Holden Arboretum LEGOS Exhibit
August 28, 2023 – 12:32 am | Comments Off on Holden Arboretum LEGOS Exhibit
Holden Arboretum LEGOS Exhibit

LEGOS combined into fanciful sculptures are on display at the Holden Arboretum, 9550 Sperry Road, Kirtland, Ohio, through September 4, 2023 — Labor Day.
Fourteen sculptures and more 350,000 toy blocks went into Sean Kenney’s Nature …

Floral Immersive in the Cleveland Public Library
July 19, 2023 – 12:07 am | Comments Off on Floral Immersive in the Cleveland Public Library
Floral Immersive in the Cleveland Public Library

Cleveland Public Library is in full bloom. The Archive by British artist Rebecca Louise Law (photo, at left) opened to the public June 10, 2023, in Brett Hall at the Main Library in downtown Cleveland, …

Cultivate’23 is the Largest Horticulture Trade Show
May 19, 2023 – 12:37 am | Comments Off on Cultivate’23 is the Largest Horticulture Trade Show
Cultivate’23 is the Largest Horticulture Trade Show

Cultivate’23 is considered the premier event for the entire “green industry”. It’s hosted by AmericanHort and takes place July 15 through 18, 2023, at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 North High Street Columbus, Ohio.
Although …

Orchid Shows Brighten the Winter
February 1, 2023 – 12:03 am | Comments Off on Orchid Shows Brighten the Winter
Orchid Shows Brighten the Winter

If it’s February it must be the time for orchid shows. The wild tropical plant that’s become a reliable greenhouse bloomer brightens the days as the countdown to spring continues.
Orchidaceae, the Orchid family, is a …

Wind Sculptures in Ohio’s Dawes Arboretum
October 5, 2020 – 8:05 am | Comments Off on Wind Sculptures in Ohio’s Dawes Arboretum
Wind Sculptures in Ohio’s Dawes Arboretum

“Wind Sculptures by Lyman Whitaker” are on display throughout the grounds of Dawes Arboretum, 7770 Jacksontown Road SE, Licking Township, Newark, Ohio, through December 15, 2020.
Many of the metal sculptures are inspired by nature, …

Tomorrow is National Seed Swap Day
January 24, 2020 – 7:47 am | Comments Off on Tomorrow is National Seed Swap Day
Tomorrow is National Seed Swap Day

Held on the last Saturday in January each year, National Seed Swap Day is a chance for growers to exchange seeds for flowers, vegetables, herbs, and, well, anything that grows from seed.
There are multitudes of …

American Gardens on U.S. Postage Stamps
January 1, 2020 – 8:42 am | Comments Off on American Gardens on U.S. Postage Stamps
American Gardens on U.S. Postage Stamps

The United States Postal Service™ celebrates the beauty of American Gardens in a set of commemoratives.
This pane of 20 stamps features ten different photographs of botanic, country estate, and municipal gardens, taken between 1996 and …

Flower of the Day: Red!
August 24, 2019 – 8:59 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Red!
Flower of the Day: Red!

Summer blossoms in a riot of red enliven the front yard of a house in the German Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
(Photo ©2019 by Susan McKee)

Flower of the Day: Yellow Iris
July 20, 2019 – 8:52 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Yellow Iris
Flower of the Day: Yellow Iris

Sunny yellow iris bloom in Schiller Park, a centerpiece of the German Village neighborhood of Columbus, Ohio.
(Photo @2019 by Susan McKee)

Flower of the Day: Yellow and White Pansies
May 25, 2019 – 8:11 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Yellow and White Pansies
Flower of the Day: Yellow and White Pansies

Concrete planters enliven the streets of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. In early May, they’re planted with pansies in a rainbow of hues. Here: yellow and white.
(Photo ©2019 by Susan McKee)