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Sometimes the only way a Road Trips Gardener can get through winter is by visiting a home and garden show. Scheduled mostly at the end of winter, these merchandising extravaganzas tempt us away from the …

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It’s the kind of show that makes your Road Trips Gardener wish she were a wholesaler.
More than 500 exhibiting companies are expected at the Tropical Plant Industry Exhibition set for January 23 through 25, 2013, …

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The eighth annual Mount Dora Plant & Garden Fair will be held November 3 and 4, 2012, in Simpson’s Cove, 311 Tremain Street, Mount Dora, Florida (map).
Central Florida’s top growers bring more than 12,000 plants …

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Road Trips Gardeners can visit six distinctive gardens during the ninth annual Mount Dora Garden Tour hosted by Lakes and Hills Garden Club, whose members will be on hand to describe each garden and answer …

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“Wings and Wildflowers”, Lake County, Florida’s inaugural birding and wildflower festival, will be held September 28, 29 and 30, 2012, in Hickory Point Park in Tavares, Florida (map).
The featured keynote speaker is James Currie, host …

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“Every Tree Tells a Story”, but some stand as living reminders of our country’s past. Twelve extraordinary trees and tree groupings at twelve sites in the United States have been collected into a “landslide” exhibit …

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The Preservation Society of Newport County has announced the following design and horticulture awards, which were handed out at the 17th annual Newport Flower Show at Rosecliff last weekend.
*DISPLAY GARDENS
URI Master Gardener Association …

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March 31, 2012, is the date for the spring native plant sale at Morningside Nature Center, 3540 East University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida (map). Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The sale features thousands of shrubs, …

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The 33rd annual Hatsume Fair will be held March 17 and 18, 2012, at Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach, Florida.
Celebrating the first bud of spring, Hatsume, the Morikami’s …

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It’s getting cold here in the northern climes of the Western Hemisphere, so your Road Trips Gardener‘s thoughts are turning to tropical climes.
Well, almost tropical climes.
This pair of pink hibiscus was snapped several years ago …