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If you’re a Road Trips Gardener, you probably look for places to stay when you travel that feature great gardens.
One of these is the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore, which just finished a $51.3 million renovation …

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Right in the middle of densely-populated Hong Kong is an oasis of a garden called Kowloon Park (map).
These Impatiens hawkeri (better known in the United States as New Guinea Impatiens) were in full flower in …

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By Ellen Park
The Road Trips Gardener
When Road Trips Gardeners think about designing gardens, we’re often focused on flowers. In the fall, we’re busy digging holes for daffodil bulbs and tulips. In the spring, we’re …

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In the United States and Canada, poinsettias are so closely connected with Christmas that it’s hard to remember they’re a semi-tropical plant.
Along the Bund in Shanghai, China, they’re resplendent in planters when offset with bright …

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The chrysanthemum is the classic flower of autumn, in North America and elsewhere in the world.
Our photographer snapped these scarlet red mums in the park alongside West Lake in Hangzhou, China, this afternoon (yes, it’s …

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The 20th World Orchid Conference (“Where New and Old World Orchids Meet”) will be held November 13 through 20, 2011, in the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore’s Marina Bay area.
Look for a lush …

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Fresh flowers provide a welcome in a hotel room. These brightly hued orchids greeted guests at a hotel in Macau, a Special Administrative Region of China.
According to Wikipedia, orchids (orchidaceae) are believed to be the …

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Planning a trip to Asia over the winter, Road Trips Gardeners?
The 2010 Taipei International Flora Exposition opens on November 6, 2010, and runs through April 11, 2011. It’ll take place on a series of sites …

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The Garden Festival in Singapore will be held July 15-22, 2010, in the Suntec Convention Centre.
This is the third edition of the show, produced every other year. Included are gardens from: Australia, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, …