Articles tagged with: Switzerland
![50th Tulip Festival in Switzerland](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/tulip-red-yellow.jpg)
A tulip festival is planned from March 20 through May 10, 2020, in the Parc de l’Indépendance on the shores of Lake Geneva, between the Château de Morges and the river La Morges in Vaud, …
![Narcissi, Tulips in Bloom in Vaud, Switzerland](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/narcissus.jpg)
Spring is a beautiful time to visit the Lake Geneva region of Switzerland.
Wild narcissi are in bloom along the Montreux Riviera from April to June, transforming the meadows above Montreux and Vevey into white, perfumed …
![Spring Flowers in Vaud, Switzerland](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/switzerland-vaud_narcissi.jpg)
All along Lake Geneva, spring announces itself with colorful blossoms that last for weeks.
On the hillsides and meadows above Montreux and Vevey, Switzerland, a sure sign of spring are the fields of wild narcissus …
![Montreux Narcissus Festival](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/switzerland_montreux_fete-des-arcissex.jpg)
Every spring, fields of wild narcissus bloom and transform the meadows above Montreux and Vevey, Switzerland, into what locals call Neige de Mai, the “May snow.”
Between 1897 and 1957, the white blossoms were celebrated with …
![Tulip Time](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/tulip2.jpg)
There’s nothing that says springtime more than a tulip festival, and there are at least a dozen from which to choose, Road Trips Gardeners. April and May are the best times to see the flowers …
![An Adventure in the Alps](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/switzerland_flower-park.jpg)
Are you traveling to Switzerland with children this summer, Road Trips Gardeners? Here’s something new to add to your agenda.
Imagine you’re the size of an ant and live in a wonderfully lush alpine meadow. That’s …
![Chelsea Flower Show](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/england_chelsea.jpg)
Thinking of attending your first Chelsea Flower Show next spring? One easy way to deal with the logistics of the across-the-pond trip is to take an organized tour (then you don’t even have to worry …
![Swiss Dahlias](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/switzerland_morges_dahlia-2013.jpg)
Dahlia aficionados headed to Switzerland shouldn’t miss a stop at the shoreline of Lake Geneva in Morges (map).
From now through October, some 2,250 dahlias will be in bloom between the castle and the Parc de …
![100 years of Méret Oppenheim](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/oppenheim_merit.jpg)
Basel, Switzerland, has a unique garden exhibit in the works.
Called the “100 years of Méret Oppenheim – the secret of vegetation” combines sculpture and nature in a project centered around the Surrealist artist’s 100th birthday …
![Garden Terraces in Zurich](http://susanmckee.com/roadtripsforgardeners/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/switzerland_zurich_garden-terraces.jpg)
Road Trips Gardeners on the road naturally gravitate toward gardens — even when selecting a restaurant.
Here are some summer garden terrace restaurants in Zürich, Switzerland, as selected by Zürich Tourism
A particular favorite on sunny summer …