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Probably the latest lilac festival on the calendar is the Mackinac Island Lilac Festival. It’s set for June 7 through 16, 2013, in northern Michigan (map).
According to local lore, celebrating Mackinac’s lilac collection began in …

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Cherry blossom season must come late in Barberton, Ohio, since their annual Cherry Blossom Festival doesn’t take place until May 17 through 19, 2013.
All the fun stuff — we’re talking games, food, vendors — takes …

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The eighth annual Lilac Festival is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (May 11, 2013) in Defiance, Ohio (map).
Always held the second weekend of May, it takes place along Clinton Street downtown.
The lilac, …

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It opens today — the 24th annual Orchard in Bloom, a flower and garden show held in Holliday Park, 6363 Spring Mill Road, Indianapolis, Indiana (map).
Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and tomorrow …

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Those of us who grew up in the Midwest know that the scent of lilacs means spring has finally arrived.
One of the best places to catch the “show” is Lilacia Park, 150 South Park Avenue, …

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There are garden tours on the weekends from from spring into fall at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, Indiana (map).
At noon on Saturdays from April through October, meet at the Lake …

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The annual Dogwood Festival takes place April 27 through May 4, 2013, around the Historic Congress Square in downtown Orleans, Indiana (map).
This southern Indiana town is considered the Hoosier State’s Dogwood Capital, and the trees …

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Have you visited an interactive learning “garden of art”? Your Road Trips Gardener hasn’t (tell her about them, please).
One of ‘em is located at Lanthier Winery, 123 Mill Street, Madison, Indiana (map).
You can see it …

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The “Big Spring” show at the Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio (map), is well underway.
These gardeners think they know what Alice meant when she said her wonderland was “curioser and curioser”. …

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There’s nothing that says springtime more than a tulip festival, and there are at least a dozen from which to choose, Road Trips Gardeners. April and May are the best times to see the flowers …