Many colors of roses brighten an improvised bouquet placed in a white metal pitcher on a table in the Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.
(Photo ©2005 by Susan McKee)

If you’re heading Down Under next year, Road Trips Gardeners, and Melbourne is on your agenda, consider a swing out to the Ballarat Begonia Festival.
It takes place March 7, 8 and 9, 2015, at Lake …

Heading Down Under later this month? Consider a stop at Open Garden Weekend at Warratina Lavender Farm, 105 Quayle Road, Seville, Victoria, Australia.
It takes place November 29 and 30, 2014.
This is a private garden, …

It’s early summer in Australia: time for the fields of lavender to begin blooming.
This one’s in rural Victoria province, not too far north of Melbourne.
According to Wikipedia, the lavenders (Lavandula) are a genus of 39 …

Thinking of a jaunt down under this year, Road Trips Gardeners? Consider including the International Flower and Garden Show on your itinerary. The largest such show in the Southern Hemisphere, it takes place March 30 …

When it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s summer Down Under — that’s why winter’s a perfect time for Road Trips Gardeners to head to Australia. Lavandula, 350 Hepburn-Newstead Road, Shepherd’s Flat, is a good …