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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Two Home & Garden Shows
January 5, 2015 – 8:38 am | Comments Off on Two Home & Garden Shows
Two Home &  Garden Shows

Heading southeast, Road Trips Gardeners? Both the Greater Roanoke Home & Garden Show and the Volusia County Home & Garden Show take place January 9 through 11, 2015.
The sixth annual Roanoke show takes place in …

Bouquets: French Still Life Painting
December 10, 2014 – 8:09 am | Comments Off on Bouquets: French Still Life Painting
Bouquets: French Still Life Painting

The first major American exhibition to consider the French floral still life across the 19th century premiered last October at the Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 North Harwood, Dallas, Texas.
“Bouquets: French Still-Life Painting from Chardin …

Pomegranates and Persimmons
September 15, 2014 – 8:35 am | Comments Off on Pomegranates and Persimmons
Pomegranates and Persimmons

Your Road Trips Gardener had a grandfather who thought everything he planted in his backyard should work as hard as he did. So, we had raspberry bushes and an asparagus plot and cherry trees and …

Rose Notes
August 18, 2014 – 8:29 am | Comments Off on Rose Notes
Rose Notes

“Rose Notes“, the 76th annual rose show sponsored by the Garden Club of Virginia, is set for October 1 and 2, 2014, in the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research, 150 Slayton Avenue, Danville, Virginia.
Hours …

Virginia’s Historic Garden Week
April 14, 2014 – 8:42 am | Comments Off on Virginia’s Historic Garden Week
Virginia’s Historic Garden Week

Each spring, Road Trips Gardeners are invited into Virginia’s hidden landscapes during Historic Garden Week. This year’s dates are April 26 through May 3, 2014.
Historic Garden Week began in 1927, when a flower show organized …

Home and Garden Show
March 21, 2014 – 8:03 am | Comments Off on Home and Garden Show
Home and Garden Show

It’s this weekend, Road Trips Gardeners. Those of us in Virginia might consider heading on over to the Fredericksburg Expo Center, 2371 Carl D Silver Parkway, Fredericksburg, Virginia, for the Spring Home and Garden Show, …

Capital Home & Garden Show
January 10, 2014 – 8:56 am | Comments Off on Capital Home & Garden Show
Capital Home & Garden Show

The Capital Home & Garden Show will be held February 21 through 23, 2014, in the Dulles Expo Center, 4320 Chantilly Shopping Center, Chantilly, Virginia (directions).
Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. …

Christmas Wreath Class in Virginia
October 23, 2013 – 8:58 am | Comments Off on Christmas Wreath Class in Virginia
Christmas Wreath Class in Virginia

The wreath you make in this class, Road Trips Gardeners starts out with freshly-cut green balsam but will dry naturally so that you can use it for years.
The annual Christmas Wreath Class will be December …

US Lavender Growers’ Association Conference
August 5, 2013 – 8:05 am | Comments Off on US Lavender Growers’ Association Conference
US Lavender Growers’ Association Conference

Have you been growing lavender, Road Trips Gardeners (or, thinking about growing lavender?).
Everyone is invited to the first conference of the United States Lavender Growers’ Association, to be held October 18 through 20, 2013, near …

Lavender “Thyme” in Virginia
June 20, 2013 – 4:39 pm | Comments Off on Lavender “Thyme” in Virginia
Lavender “Thyme” in Virginia

Saturday (June 22, 2013) is “Lavender Thyme” at the Beagle Ridge Herb Farm, 1934 Matney Flats Road, Wytheville, Virginia (map).
Between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., you can take a garden tour, cut your …