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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Fragrant Garden Tours
August 22, 2012 – 8:35 am | Comments Off on Fragrant Garden Tours
Fragrant Garden Tours

Although the Fragrant Garden is arranged to suit vision-impaired visitors, everyone can enjoy the scented flowers at the Ethel Dupar Gardens at the Lighthouse for the Blind, 2501 South Plum Street, Seattle, Washington (map).
Tours are …

Illinois Gourd Society
August 17, 2012 – 7:49 am | Comments Off on Illinois Gourd Society
Illinois Gourd Society

Grow gourds, Road Trips Gardeners?
Come see what the Illinois Gourd Society has to offer at its annual show and sale in the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois (map).
The show, from 10 …

Gesneriads and African Violets
August 15, 2012 – 7:59 am | Comments Off on Gesneriads and African Violets
Gesneriads and African Violets

the annual show and sale sponsored by the
Delta Gesneriad and African Violet Society will be held September 15 and 16, 2012, at the Sacramento Garden & Arts Center, 3330 McKinley Boulevard, Sacramento, California.
Hours are 1 …

Gesneriads: The Mid Atlantic Regional
August 8, 2012 – 7:53 am | Comments Off on Gesneriads: The Mid Atlantic Regional
Gesneriads: The Mid Atlantic Regional

The Mid Atlantic Regional Gesneriad Show, Sale and Symposium, a collaborative event of the Delaware, Liberty Bell and National Capital Area Chapters of The Gesneriad Society, will be held in Townsend Hall at the University …

Expressions of Natural Beauty
August 3, 2012 – 7:51 am | Comments Off on Expressions of Natural Beauty
Expressions of Natural Beauty

“Botanical Art: Expressions of Natural Beauty” opens August 17, 2012, in the library of the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois (map).
Botanical volumes, known today for their magnificent color illustrations, were originally …

Bark: An Intimate Look at the World’s Trees
August 1, 2012 – 12:26 am | Comments Off on Bark: An Intimate Look at the World’s Trees
Bark: An Intimate Look at the World’s Trees

Using bark as your means, escape and observe the world of trees in an entirely new way playfully and aesthetically at a lecture September 27, 2012, in the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York Street, Denver, …

Chicago’s Lurie Garden
July 27, 2012 – 8:19 am | Comments Off on Chicago’s Lurie Garden
Chicago’s Lurie Garden

Take a 20-minute guided walk in the Lurie Garden of Millennium Park in downtown Chicago on Labor Day Weekend.
The free tours are offered from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. August 31, 2012, and September 2, …

Rare Plants, Roses & Kitchen Gardens
July 23, 2012 – 8:25 am | Comments Off on Rare Plants, Roses & Kitchen Gardens
Rare Plants, Roses & Kitchen Gardens

Walks through wildflower meadows, demonstrations on growing roses from seed, a discussion of 364 different tomatoes and an explanation of compost ‘tea’ are some of the features of the Festival of Rare Plants, Roses & …

“The Futurama of Roses”
July 20, 2012 – 8:31 am | Comments Off on “The Futurama of Roses”
“The Futurama of Roses”

The Fall National Convention and Rose Show of the American Rose Society (ARS) will be held September 27, 28, 29 and 30, 2012, in the San Ramon Marriott, 2600 Bishop Drive, San Ramon, California (map) …

Becoming a Bonsai
July 18, 2012 – 8:27 am | Comments Off on Becoming a Bonsai
Becoming a Bonsai

An exhibit on “Becoming a Bonsai” continues through October 14, 2012, in the Special Exhibits wing of the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, part of the United States National Arboretum in Washington, DC (map and …