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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Spring Flower Show
February 21, 2014 – 8:25 am | Comments Off on Spring Flower Show
Spring Flower Show

The annual Spring Flower Showsponsored by the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society will be held March 29 and 30, 2014, in the Fletcher Building of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, Scotland. Hours both …

Remarkable Trees
February 14, 2014 – 8:09 am | Comments Off on Remarkable Trees
Remarkable Trees

The history of photography is closely bound up with the study of botany; many of the early pioneers of photography such as William Henry Fox Talbot and Anna Atkins used botanical subjects for their photographs …

Scotland’s Botanic Gardens
February 1, 2014 – 2:45 pm | Comments Off on Scotland’s Botanic Gardens
Scotland’s Botanic Gardens

Road Trips Gardeners may think that the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is its only location in Scotland. Nope. It’s just first among four, all in the southern part of Scotland.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, …

London Plant and Design Show
November 20, 2013 – 8:27 am | Comments Off on London Plant and Design Show
London Plant and Design Show

The first Royal Horticultural Society show of 2014, the London Plant and Design Show, will be held February 21 and 22, 2014, in the RHS Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street and Vincent Square, London, England.
This is …

Leaf and Flower Museum
November 13, 2013 – 8:13 am | Comments Off on Leaf and Flower Museum
Leaf and Flower Museum

No, they’re not “real”, Road Trips Gardeners, but in many ways they’re better (because they look “real” for a really long time).
We’re talking about the collection in the Leaf and Flower Museum at the Shirley …

Chrysanthemums at Wisley
November 6, 2013 – 8:17 am | Comments Off on Chrysanthemums at Wisley
Chrysanthemums at Wisley

Chrysanthemums (what else?) are the stars at the seasonal plant display set for Saturday (November 9, 2013) through December 1, 2013, in the Temperate Zone and Glasshouse Gallery at Wisley Garden, Surrey, England.
The Glasshouse at …

Japanese Week at Wisley
November 1, 2013 – 8:55 am | Comments Off on Japanese Week at Wisley
Japanese Week at Wisley

If you’re in England next week — and interested in Oriental horticulture — you might want to stop by Japanese Week at Wisley, the flagship garden of the Royal Horticultural Society in Woking, Surrey, England …

Chelsea Flower Show
October 28, 2013 – 8:25 am | Comments Off on Chelsea Flower Show
Chelsea Flower Show

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 …

Flower(s) of the Day: Glasgow Bouquets
October 26, 2013 – 8:42 am | Comments Off on Flower(s) of the Day: Glasgow Bouquets
Flower(s) of the Day: Glasgow Bouquets

The florist in Grand Central Station in Glasgow, Scotland, has dozens of brilliantly colored blooms for sale.
These bouquets of pink, red, yellow and white roses plus carnations, Oriental lilies and more awaited arriving (or departing) …

Flower of the Day: Cosmos
October 19, 2013 – 8:16 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Cosmos
Flower of the Day: Cosmos

From its origins in southern North America, Central America and South America, this hardy field flower has spread worldwide.
These colorful blooms were growing wild along a sidewalk near downtown Steveston, Scotland, in late September.
According to …