Regular readers of this blog know that your Road Trips Gardener considers butterflies as fluttering flowers (of course, they’re privileged visitors to gardens as well).
There are all sorts of places to see butterflies. Some botanical …
Go “Around the World with Mums” at the 76th annual convention and show of the National Chrysanthemum Society, set for November 7 through 10, 2019.
The show venue is The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, California.
The convention location is the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resorts, 6121 East Telegraph Road, Commerce, California.
The show this year will be co-managed by the Descanso and Orange County chapters of the National Chrysanthemum Society. The co-chairpersons will be Descanso C.S. president, George MacDonald, and Orange County C.S. president, Irene C. Bernal.
For seven nights in November, the magical lighting exhibition “Moonlight in the Garden” returns to showcase JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University (it’s the only opportunity each year to access the arboretum …
An exuberant bouquet of fall flowers greeted guests in late September at the Chautauqua Harbor Hotel in Celoron, New York.
(Photo ©2019 by Susan McKee)
The Urasa Chrysanthemum Festival takes place October 31, 2019, through November 10, 209, on the grounds of the Bishamondo Temple, 2495, Urasa, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata, Japan. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The flowers on display …
Pinks, purples, greens, yellows, and bronzes — the range of fall mum colors — will be on display at the Floral Showhouse, 7145 Niagara Pkwy, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, during the annual Chrysanthemum Display.
Enjoy brush …
Something new is on view at Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
“Blooms & Bamboo: Chrysanthemum and Ikebana Sogetsu Artistry” is open through November 17, 2019. Billed as a “once-in-a-lifetime experience”, the display …
Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
From the Alliance of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Societies
Both stormwater control and stream restoration are proven ways to reduce erosion along water channels. Often, though, each method …
The Watkins Glen (New York) Harbor Inn uses a variety of colorful flowers in its landscaping.
(Photo ©2019 by Susan McKee)
The 56th annual Fall Outdoor Cascading Chrysanthemums display, said to be the nation’s largest outdoor chrysanthemums show, takes place November 1 through 27, 2019, at Bellingrath Gardens and Home, 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road, Theodore, Alabama. …
As every Road Trips Gardener knows, there’s more to plants than their beauty. Sure, they’re often tasty, too, but sometimes they’re at their finest when distilled into essential oils.
Lošinj, Croatia, was pronounced a natural health …
The Fall Chrysanthemum Show takes place Saturday (October 5, 2019) through November 17, 2019, in Lauritzen Gardens, Omaha’s Botanical Center, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, Nebraska. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Bold chrysanthemums …
