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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Herbal Plant Walk in Alabama
August 31, 2015 – 8:25 am | Comments Off on Herbal Plant Walk in Alabama
Herbal Plant Walk in Alabama

Join herbalists Cameron Strouss and Antonia Viteri for a medicinal plant walk at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens, 2601 Lane Park Road, Birmingham, Alabama, September 12, 2015.
Topic for the walk is southern herbs: their traditional and …

Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society Show
August 28, 2015 – 8:10 am | Comments Off on Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society Show
Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society Show

The Greater St. Louis Dahlia Society Show takes place September 19 and 20, 2015, in the Orthwein Floral Display Hall, Ridgway Visitor Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St Louis, Missouri.
Hours are 9 a.m. …

Central States Dahlia Society Show
August 26, 2015 – 8:05 am | Comments Off on Central States Dahlia Society Show
Central States Dahlia Society Show

The 81st Dahlia Show hosted by the Central States Dahlia Society takes place September 19 and 20, 2015, in the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois.
Hours are non to 4:30 p.m. Saturday …

Illinois Gourd Society Show & Sale
August 24, 2015 – 8:53 am | Comments Off on Illinois Gourd Society Show & Sale
Illinois Gourd Society Show & Sale

Gourds of all shapes and sizes will be on display and for sale at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois, September 12 and 13, 2015.
Hours both days are 10 a.m. to …

Greater St. Louis Daylily Society Show and Sale
August 21, 2015 – 8:09 am | Comments Off on Greater St. Louis Daylily Society Show and Sale
Greater St. Louis Daylily Society Show and Sale

The Greater St. Louis Daylily Society’s Show and Sale is set for September 12 and 13, 2015, in the Orthwein Floral Display Hall, Ridgway Visitor Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri.
Hours …

Bromeliad Society of Greater Chicago Show & Sale
August 19, 2015 – 8:35 am | Comments Off on Bromeliad Society of Greater Chicago Show & Sale
Bromeliad Society of Greater Chicago Show & Sale

Both pineapples and Spanish moss are part of the bromeliad family. They’re among the plants on display and for sale at the annual event in the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois, …

La Batalla de Flores de Laredo
August 17, 2015 – 8:42 am | Comments Off on La Batalla de Flores de Laredo
La Batalla de Flores de Laredo

It’s called the Battle of the Flowers, although the competition is artistic rather than martial.
On the last Friday of August (August 28, 2015, this year) groups of local residents of Laredo, Spain (arranged in …

Flower of the Day: Marigolds
August 15, 2015 – 8:46 am | Comments Off on Flower of the Day: Marigolds
Flower of the Day: Marigolds

Sunny marigolds are in full bloom at the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center in Bloomington, Indiana.
These blossoms were on view in mid-August 2015.

(Photo ©2015 by Susan McKee, used with permission)

Ikenobo Ikebana Chicago Chapter Show
August 14, 2015 – 8:26 am | Comments Off on Ikenobo Ikebana Chicago Chapter Show
Ikenobo Ikebana Chicago Chapter Show

The Ikenobo Ikebana Chicago Chapter Show is set for August 22 and 23, 2015, at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois.
Hours both days are 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Ikebana, the …

Fall Flower & Garden Fest
August 12, 2015 – 8:33 am | Comments Off on Fall Flower & Garden Fest
Fall Flower & Garden Fest

The 37th annual Fall Flower & Garden Fest will be October 16 and 17, 2015, at the Truck Crops Experiment Station in Crystal Springs, Mississippi (about 25 miles south of Jackson).
The complete seminar schedule is …