The 27th annual “Mum Fest 2017” takes place today (September 23, 2017) and tomorrow (September 24, 2017) in Lake Anna Park, Barberton, Ohio. Some 17,000 chrysanthemum plants promise “a million mum blooms”.
Official hours are 10 …

If you’re not headed Down Under, you’ll miss the Wildflower Show and Spring Festival in the Shire of Ravensthorpe, Western Australia.
Underway now, it continues through Saturday (September 23, 2017).
Known for its biodiversity, coastline, and national …

Road Trips Gardeners headed Down Under might want to check out the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
It opens Friday (September 15, 2017) and runs through September 24, 2017. The floral parade steps off …

“Bruce Munro: LIGHT” is on view through November 5, 2017, in the Nicholas Conservatory & Gardens, 1354 North Second Street, Rockford, Illinois.
It features eight large-scale sculptures, including Munro’s iconic “Field of Light” and “Water-Towers.” Two …

Brilliant dahlia blooms fill the Conservatory of Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, today and tomorrow (September 9 and 10, 2017).
The competitive show sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Dahlia Society features hundreds of …

As long-time readers of Road Trips for Gardeners already know, your editor considers butterflies as “flowers with wings”.
So, here’s another Butterfly Festival to check out these frequent garden visitors. The Kansas Wetlands Education Center, 592 …

Celebrate “shape & form” at “Chrysanthemums and More!“, on display at the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, 1000 East Beltline Ave NE, Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 15 through October 29, 2017..
This exhibition is centered …

There’s still time to participate in the International Garden Festival in Berlin, Germany. It’s “on” through October 15, 2017, in the district of Marzahn-Hellersdorf, east of Berlin’s city center.
The festival, which includes gardening, urban space …

Well, Road Trips Gardeners, we’ve missed the first weekend of the Dahlia Festival — but there’s a second weekend coming up.
More than 30 acres with hundreds of dahlia varieties are blooming September 2 through 4, …

Waterlilies will be celebrated September 23 and 24, 2017, at Gibbs Gardens, 1987 Gibbs Drive, Ball Ground, Georgia
It’s an Arts Festival and Monet Waterlily Festival too. In addition to waterlilies “blooming with gusto” (both hardy …