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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Library’s Green Roof
July 6, 2012 – 8:29 am | Comments Off on Library’s Green Roof
Library’s Green Roof

Gardens aren’t always on the ground.
This one — a work in progress — is atop the Central Library annex in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Plants will include full sun and partial shade tolerant plants as well as ornamental …

Tulip Mania
January 25, 2012 – 12:45 am | Comments Off on Tulip Mania
Tulip Mania

A glimpse of the tulip craze in 17th century Holland comes to the Domes of the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, 524 South Layton Boulevard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (map), March 31 through May 28, 2012.
A variety of …

Fantasy Garden Train Show
January 4, 2012 – 12:51 am | Comments Off on Fantasy Garden Train Show
Fantasy Garden Train Show

Don’t think that because the holidays are over you’ve missed your chance to see that perennial combination of model trains and gardens, Road Trips Gardeners.
The Fantasy Garden Train Show opens January 14, 2012, in Milwaukee’s …

Holly, Jolly Holidays
November 7, 2011 – 12:44 am | Comments Off on Holly, Jolly Holidays
Holly, Jolly Holidays

“Holly, Jolly Holidays“, the seasonal show at Mitchell Park Conservatory, 524 S. Layton Boulevard, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, opens November 19, 2011, and runs through January 1, 2012.
Sure, there’ll be Santas from around the world at Holly, …

Herb Fair in Madison
October 12, 2011 – 2:17 pm | Comments Off on Herb Fair in Madison
Herb Fair in Madison

The 29th Annual Herb Fair takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. November 5, 2011, at Olbrich Botanical Gardens, 3330 Atwood Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin.
The event, sponsored by the Madison Herb Society, is free. It …

Herb Garden at Boerner Botanical Gardens
February 12, 2011 – 2:41 pm | Comments Off on Herb Garden at Boerner Botanical Gardens
Herb Garden at Boerner Botanical Gardens

Those of us Road Trips Gardeners who specialize in herbs should add the Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, Wisconsin, to our summer travel plans.
Tucked away in a corner of the formal botanical …

Midwest Gardening Symposium
October 18, 2010 – 12:27 am | Comments Off on Midwest Gardening Symposium
Midwest Gardening Symposium

The second annual Midwest Gardening Symposium will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 13, 2011, Road Trips Gardeners. “Green Gardening from the Ground Up”, to be held at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens, …

All-Miniature Rose Show
May 28, 2010 – 8:37 pm | Comments Off on All-Miniature Rose Show
All-Miniature Rose Show

Considering growing miniature roses, Road Trips Gardeners? A stop at the 12th Annual American Rose Society All-Miniature Rose Show and Conference near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 21, 2010, should provide you with both inspiration and …

Think Green: Madison
February 10, 2010 – 6:24 pm | Comments Off on Think Green: Madison
Think Green: Madison

“Think Green” is the theme for this weekend’s garden show sponsored by Wisconsin Public Television. It’s Friday, Saturday and Sunday (February 12-14, 2010) in the Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison. Hours …