Time to Tiptoe Through the Tulips
April 2, 2013 – 8:14 am | No Comment

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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 …

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The Colours of Reality
April 10, 2013 – 8:01 am | No Comment
The Colours of Reality

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A major summer exhibition opens at Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey, England (directions), next month, offering visitors a rare chance to see the botanical work and other creative talents of renowned artist and musician, Rory McEwen.
Ranging …

Garden Shows
January 3, 2013 – 7:28 pm | No Comment
Garden Shows

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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 …

Orchid and Botanical Art Show
January 2, 2013 – 8:11 am | No Comment
Orchid and Botanical Art Show

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The London Orchid Show and Botanical Art Show sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society will be held April 12 and 13, 2013 (note that this date is a change to the usual scheduling).
It takes place …

London Plant and Design Show
December 3, 2012 – 8:50 am | No Comment
London Plant and Design Show

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The London Plant & Design Show sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society will be held February 19 and 20, 2013, in the RHS Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street and Vincent Square, London, England (map).
Go online to …

100 years of Chelsea Flower Show
November 28, 2012 – 8:28 am | No Comment
100 years of Chelsea Flower Show

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If you’ve ever wanted to attend the Chelsea Flower Show, Road Trips Gardeners, next year’s the time to do it.
The ‘greatest flower show on earth’ celebrates its centennial in 2013 at Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, …

Snowdrop Days: A Midwinter Celebration
November 19, 2012 – 8:29 am | No Comment
Snowdrop Days: A Midwinter Celebration

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“Snowdrop Days: A Midwinter Celebration” is set for February 2 through 10, 2013, in the Chelsea Physic Garden, 66 Royal Hospital Road, London, England (map)
Otherwise closed for the winter (it reopens March 29, 2013), the …

Vauxhall Gardens 1729 – 1786
June 25, 2012 – 12:50 am | No Comment
Vauxhall Gardens 1729 – 1786

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First a bit of background. The Foundling Museum was established in London, England, in 1998 as a charity to care for the Foundling Hospital Collection.
The Vauxhall Gardens existed in London from the mid-17th …

Open Garden Squares Weekend
May 28, 2012 – 12:26 am | No Comment
Open Garden Squares Weekend

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Peek behind locked doors and discover the surprising number of green spaces that London has to offer during the annual Open Garden Squares Weekend.
This year’s dates are June 9 and 10, 2012. There are 23 …

Chelsea Flower Show
March 30, 2012 – 12:46 am | No Comment
Chelsea Flower Show

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This is the big one, Road Trips Gardeners, and it’s never to early to make plans to head to London for the Chelsea Flower Show.
This year, the show is May 22 through 26, 2012, at …

Plants in Peril
June 1, 2011 – 12:41 am | No Comment
Plants in Peril

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“Plants in Peril”, illustrations of endangered plants from more than thirty countries around the world, will be on display June 25 through October 16, 2011, in the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical art at the …