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Make plans now, Road Trips Gardeners, to head to Europe for the World Horticultural Expo.
The Floriade World Horticultural Exposition has been held in the Netherlands roughly every 10 years since 1960, and the next one …
Not all gardens are lush and green this time of year. Road Trips Gardeners whose own back yards are arid might want to swing by the Borrego Desert Nature Center, 652 Palm Canyon Drive, Borrego …
Barnsdale Gardens are an unusual public space in that there are 38 different gardens to visit — each intended to provide inspiration for your own. It’s sort of a theme park for gardeners.
Barnsdale is the …
First off, Road Trips Gardeners, a bit of an explanation is in order. Weald is an Old English word that signifies woodland. These days, it’s the name given to an area of southeast England located …
Plants from all over the world are part of the collection of 100,000 species at Monte Palace Tropical Garden on the Portuguese island of Madeira. It not only includes azaleas, heather and a wide variety …
In the early 20th century, tree-lined parks were a rarity in south-central Kansas — mostly a vast expanse of treeless prairie. Most townsfolk regarded trees as simply places to seek shade, but they became Dr. …
It’s lilac season in the cooler climes of North America. In fact, the annual convention of the International Lilac Society takes place this weekend — April 28-30, 2011 — at the Westin Hotel in Lombard, …
At that time of year when those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are longing for spring, unmistakable signs are in the air. Yes, it’s time to think about planning a visit to a tulip …
Tucked into the town of Durbuy, Belgium, is “the greatest topiary park in the smallest town”. Parc des Topiaries is a unique collection of clipped boxwood is spread over 10,000 square meters in the Ourthe …
Those of us Road Trips Gardeners who specialize in herbs should add the Boerner Botanical Gardens, 9400 Boerner Drive, Hales Corners, Wisconsin, to our summer travel plans.
Tucked away in a corner of the formal botanical …
