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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GardenFest in the Florida Keys
January 30, 2015 – 8:29 am | Comments Off on GardenFest in the Florida Keys
GardenFest in the Florida Keys

Native and exotic tropical plants can be purchased by Road Trips Gardeners exploring GardenFest at the Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden, 5210 College Road, Key West, Florida.
It’s set for 10 a.m. to 4 …

Almonds Abloom in Hustopece
January 28, 2015 – 8:16 am | Comments Off on Almonds Abloom in Hustopece
Almonds Abloom in Hustopece

It’s not only fruit trees, Road Trips Gardeners. Some nut trees have spectacular blossoms, too.
Consider a jaunt to Hustopece in the Czech Republic in late March to see the largest almond orchard in Central Europe …

Chicago Flower and Garden Show
January 26, 2015 – 8:43 am | Comments Off on Chicago Flower and Garden Show
Chicago Flower and Garden Show

Hey, Road Trips Gardeners: did you know that the roots of the Chicago Flower & Garden Show can be traced as far back as 1847?
In any case, you can drop in on this year’s edition …

Flower of the Day: Hollyhocks
January 24, 2015 – 8:47 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Hollyhocks
Flower of the Day: Hollyhocks

Bright pink hollyhocks bloom on a summer’s day alongside the shower building at a tourist ger camp in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert.
(Photo ©2014 by Susan McKee)

Philadelphia Flower Show
January 23, 2015 – 8:42 am | Comments Off on Philadelphia Flower Show
Philadelphia Flower Show

The Philadelphia Flower Show is set for February 28 through March 8, 2015, in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 12th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
This year’s theme is “Celebrate the Movies”, so it’s only appropriate that …

Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show
January 21, 2015 – 8:51 am | Comments Off on Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show
Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show

The annual Orchid and Tropical Bonsai Show is underway at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens 700 Frank Curto Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The orchids are on display in the glasshouse, and the tropical bonsai in the …

Landscape Art
January 19, 2015 – 8:52 am | Comments Off on Landscape Art
Landscape Art

“Land in Sicht – 400 Years of Landscape Art” opens March 14, 2015, at the Weserburg Museum of Modern Art (pictured), Teerhof 20, Bremen, Germany.
Featuring pictures drawn from four centuries, the exhibition aims to …

Connecticut Flower & Garden Show
January 16, 2015 – 8:47 am | Comments Off on Connecticut Flower & Garden Show
Connecticut Flower & Garden Show

The 34th annual Connecticut Flower & Garden Show takes place February 19 through 22, 2015, in the Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, Connecticut.
Highlights of “Spirit of Spring” include:
• Eighteen gardens filling more than …

Indiana’s Garden Shows
January 14, 2015 – 8:54 am | Comments Off on Indiana’s Garden Shows
Indiana’s Garden Shows

Two shows will tempt Road Trips Gardeners to the Hoosier State this winter.
First up is the Indiana Home & Garden Show, set for February 13 through 15, 2015, in Hall H of the Indiana Convention …

Austin Home & Garden Show
January 12, 2015 – 8:50 am | Comments Off on Austin Home & Garden Show
Austin Home & Garden Show

Heading to south central Texas? Road Trips Gardeners might want to swing by Austin for the 17th annual Home & Garden Show in the Austin Convention Center, 500 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas. It’s …