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In North America, the flower known as the amaryllis is a Christmas conceit, often forced to bloom indoors in late December as part of holiday decorations.
But, it seems, this blossoming bulb isn’t really an …

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This is the big one, Road Trips Gardeners, and it’s never to early to make plans to head to London for the Chelsea Flower Show.
This year, the show is May 22 through 26, 2012, at …

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The Utah Orchid Society and Red Butte Garden will present displays of over 20 varieties and 100 plants during the annual Orchid Show April 7 and 8, 2012, in the Orangerie of Red Butte Garden, …

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The collard green is now the official state vegetable of South Carolina, Road Trips Gardeners.
The proposal to name collard greens the official state vegetable was prompted by a letter from Mary Grace Wingard, a 9-year-old …

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OK, Road Trips Gardeners, get those cars ready to roll.
The Quilt Gardens along the Heritage Trail in northern Indiana will feature 19 gardens — each in a quilt design — this year — its fifth. …

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Although perhaps more popular as a potted plant than an outdoor ornamental in North America, cyclamen are valued for their brilliantly colored petals as well as their variably patterned leaves.
These cyclamen in scarlet, deep magenta …

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Your Road Trips Gardener is wondering how many cherry blossom festivals will still have cherry blossoms on the trees by the time the scheduled dates roll around!
Oh, well: it’s spring and we can celebrate the …

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It doesn’t matter whether you’re in New York City, Philadelphia, Chicago, Minneapolis or San Francisco between March 25 and April 7, 2012, Road Trips Gardeners. You can visit a flower show at Macy’s in each …

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If you’re in southern Georgia at the end of April, Road Trips Gardeners, plan to be in Thomasville April 26 through 28, 2012, for the 91st annual Thomasville Rose Show and Parade.
A southwest Georgia tradition …

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What possibly could be the choice for today — St. Patrick’s Day — if not the shamrock!
Of course, reasonable people disagree about the actual plant referred to as the shamrock. It could be the …