Articles tagged with: Spain
Road Trips Gardeners no doubt know that some of the greatest painters in history were inspired by their gardens. Having a garden close to one’s home or studio is not only convenient for daily material …
The Batalla de Flores de Laredo takes place in Cantabria, Spain, August 24, 2018.
It’s been held on the last Friday in August almost every year since 1908.
Fanciful floats of fresh flowers battle for prizes in …
On your way to to Spain, Road Trips Gardener? The “Battle of the Flowers” takes place in Laredo Friday (August 25, 2017).
The streets of the town of Laredo in Cantabria, Spain, are filled with an …
If April showers bring May flowers, then Pontevedra, Spain, has the right idea. Its Maios Fiesta, set for May 1, 2017, celebrates the arrival of good weather — and the first spring flowers — in …
Road Trips Gardeners may want to include the northeast of the Iberian peninsula on their travel itineraries between May 13 and May 21, 2017, for the Temps de Flors (“Flower Season”) in Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
Plants …
Road Trips Gardeners who are fans of camellias will want to put Spain on their travel itineraries.
The province of Galicia “boasts the perfect conditions for the cultivation of camellias,” according to the Tourist Office of …
It’s called the Battle of the Flowers, although the competition is artistic rather than martial.
On the last Friday of August (August 28, 2015, this year) groups of local residents of Laredo, Spain (arranged in …
The streets of the town of Laredo in Cantabria, Spain, are filled with an abundance of fresh flowers during La Batalla de Flores de Laredo, which is held each year on the last Friday in …
“Temps de Flors” is set for May 9 through 17, 2015, in the Barri Vell neighborhood of Girona, Catalonia, Spain.
The annual floral exhibition converts monuments, courtyards and other urban locations into ornamental gardens and flower …
May Day — May 1 — is celebrated in many different ways.
Each year in Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain, they stage a “Battle of the Flowers” — May 1, 2015, of course.
The key element is a parade …
