These pink azaleas were blooming in Georgia during a springtime trip a few years ago.
Credit for their exuberance must go to the (evidently terrific) gardening staff at The Ridges Resort in Hiawassee!
(Photo ©2007 by Susan …

Are you traveling to Switzerland with children this summer, Road Trips Gardeners? Here’s something new to add to your agenda.
Imagine you’re the size of an ant and live in a wonderfully lush alpine meadow. That’s …

If you’re a fan of ferns, Road Trips Gardener, and you’ll be driving in the Mid-Atlantic next month, consider scheduling a stop at Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library, 5105 Kennett Pike (Route 52), Wilmington, Delaware. …

If you’re near Central Indiana on the first weekend of June, consider swinging by Indianapolis for the Twin Oaks Home and Garden Tour, 555 Kessler Boulevard West Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Tickets at the gate are $20; …

Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
By the New York Botanical Garden
In 1990, during the development of The New York Botanical Garden’s first Long Range Plan, Science Division staff articulated the need for improved access …

A beautiful bouquet of roses in many colors greets diners at the Restaurant Dar-Moha Almadina in Marrakesh, Morocco.
Note, too, the intricate mosaic panel on the wall behind the flowers.

(Photo ©2013 by Susan McKee)

An “Herb & Lavender Fair” is set for June 21 and 22, 2014, at El Rancho de los Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day, there …

If you’ll be driving across I-70 in Indiana towards the end of next month, Road Trips Gardeners, consider scheduling a stop on June 21 and 22, 2014, for the Secret Gardens & Home Tour in …

Now’s a good time to wander through Bayfield, Wisconsin, Road Trips Gardeners.
“Bayfield in Bloom” takes place from May 16 through June 15 each year (including this one). It’s a month-long celebration of spring now in …

It’s all second-growth forest in Illinois’ Hardin County (the land was cleared for farming about 150 years ago), but the woods are still stunning in spring.
This shot shows some of the redbud and white dogwoods …