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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Freedom’s Gardener: James F. Brown
January 31, 2014 – 8:49 am | Comments Off on Freedom’s Gardener: James F. Brown
Freedom’s Gardener: James F. Brown

Dr. Myra Young Armstead, Professor of History, Director of Africana Studies at Bard College will talk about her book Freedom’s Gardener: James F. Brown, Horticulture and the Hudson Valley in Antebellum America at the Jay …

Flowers of the Day: For a Christmas Altar
January 25, 2014 – 8:28 am | Comments Off on Flowers of the Day: For a Christmas Altar
Flowers of the Day: For a Christmas Altar

White flowers with a touch of red, greenery and a few pine cones filled an urn alongside the altar of St. Peter’s Church in Melaka, Malaysia, earlier this month.
No doubt part of the Christmas decor …

Tropical Flowers
January 18, 2014 – 8:09 am | Comments Off on Tropical Flowers
Tropical Flowers

One of the reasons Singapore’s Changi Airport consistently ranks high in passenger preference is its commitment to ambiance.
The place is just filled with artwork and flowers — sometimes combined, as in the arrangement tucked into …

World Flower Show plus Gardens
January 15, 2014 – 8:41 am | Comments Off on World Flower Show plus Gardens
World Flower Show plus Gardens

It’s often easier to visit blockbuster shows on an escorted tour. Insight Vacations has organized a 17-day jaunt to Ireland and England to include the 2014 World Flower Show in Dublin, Ireland.
“Ireland & England in …

Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference
January 14, 2014 – 8:13 am | Comments Off on Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference
Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference

Road Trips Gardeners can learn about all the new varieties at the 54th Vegetable and Flower Seed Conference to be held January 24 through 27, 2015, in Tampa, Florida. It’s sponsored by the American Seed …

Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville
January 13, 2014 – 8:44 am | Comments Off on Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville
Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville

The annual Rose Show and Festival in Thomasville, Georgia, will celebrate its 93rd year April 24 through 26, 2014.
The show itself opens at 1:30 p.m. April 25 “under the big top” at Broad Street and …

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. …

National Garden Clubs Convention
January 8, 2014 – 8:23 am | Comments Off on National Garden Clubs Convention
National Garden Clubs Convention

The 2014 convention of the National Garden Clubs is set for April 30 through May 3, 2014, in Embassy Suites Norman Hotel & Convention Center, 2501 Conference Drive, Norman, Oklahoma.
Theme for the 85th annual confab …

Philadelphia Flower Show
January 6, 2014 – 8:07 am | Comments Off on Philadelphia Flower Show
Philadelphia Flower Show

What’s described as “an unprecedented collaboration” is gearing up for the annual Philadelphia Flower Show, set for March 1 through 9, 2014, in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 12th and Arch streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Flower show designers …

Designed for Flowers
January 3, 2014 – 8:41 am | Comments Off on Designed for Flowers
Designed for Flowers

Designed for Flowers: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics opens February 23, 2014.
The exhibition at the Walters Art Museum, 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland, displays a wide range of contemporary Japanese ceramic vessels produced for the traditional …