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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Tour of “Gardens That Swing”
April 30, 2014 – 8:57 am | Comments Off on Tour of “Gardens That Swing”
Tour of “Gardens That Swing”

The semi-annual “Gardens that Swing Tour” takes place rain or shine from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 7, 2014, in Henderson, Kentucky (yes, it gets its name from its connection to the W.C. Handy …

Battle of the Flowers
April 28, 2014 – 8:34 am | Comments Off on Battle of the Flowers
Battle of the Flowers

May Day — May 1 — is celebrated in many different ways.
Each year in Córdoba, Andalusia, Spain, they stage a “Battle of the Flowers” — May 1, 2014, this year.
The key element is a parade …

Zadar County Flower Festival
April 25, 2014 – 8:54 am | Comments Off on Zadar County Flower Festival
Zadar County Flower Festival

If you’re in Croatia this weekend, Road Trips Gardener, you’re in luck.
The annual Zadar County Flower Festival takes place today through Sunday (April 25 through 27, 2014) in Sv. Filip I Jakov.
Held in the town …

Apple Blossom Festival
April 23, 2014 – 8:42 am | Comments Off on Apple Blossom Festival
Apple Blossom Festival

It’s spring even in Wenatchee, Washington, Road Trips Foodies.
We know that because the annual Apple Blossom Festival gets underway tomorrow (April 24, 2014) and runs through May 4, 2024.
Sure, it’s a small town fest complete …

Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
April 21, 2014 – 8:42 am | Comments Off on Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens
Spring Blooms at Longwood Gardens

When the first yellow buds of witch hazel appear, it’s clear that life is returning to the Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
With flowering trees, daffodils, and more than 240,000 tulips bursting into …

Tulip Festivals Herald Spring
April 20, 2014 – 3:27 pm | Comments Off on Tulip Festivals Herald Spring
Tulip Festivals Herald Spring

There’s nothing that says springtime more than a tulip festival, and there are at least a dozen in North America from which to choose.
May is a great time to see the flowers in full bloom.
The …

Flower Tourism in China
April 18, 2014 – 8:28 am | Comments Off on Flower Tourism in China
Flower Tourism in China

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
By Xinhua via eTurbo News
“People love flowers as they represent beauty,” said Xiong Yuanbin of central China’s Wuhan University. “The love for beauty is almost a human instinct.”
Besides the …

Season of Blossoms
April 16, 2014 – 8:33 am | Comments Off on Season of Blossoms
Season of Blossoms

Road Trips Gardeners have two months to check out what’s blooming in Door County, Wisconsin. Now through June 8, 2014, it’s the Season of Blossoms — the time of year when the landscape comes alive …

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 …

Healthy Seedlings Mean Healthy Plants
April 13, 2014 – 8:28 am | Comments Off on Healthy Seedlings Mean Healthy Plants
Healthy Seedlings Mean Healthy Plants

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
“Really healthy plants start with really healthy seedlings,” explains John Kempf, a lifelong Amish farmer. As founder and CEO of Middlefield, Ohio-based Advancing Eco Agriculture, Kempf specializes in optimizing …