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Not sure which types of pollinators you want to host? Flowers like zinnias and verbena attract a wide variety of pollinators.
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Road Trips Gardeners in New York City tomorrow might want to consider attending this presentation in the Skyroom at the French Institute / Alliance Française, 22 East 60th Street, New York, New York.
The topic for the 7:30 p.m. presentation tomorrow (October 16, 2018) is one of the great landscapes of pre-Revolutionary France. The Domain of Méréville, created at the end of the 18th century is one of the biggest gardens in Europe.
Located in the Department of Essonne, 45 miles south of Paris, the park of Méréville is recognized as the most recent and successful example of a picturesque Anglo-Chinese garden. Essonne is restoring this historic site to its former glory, and the program aims to create awareness of this campaign.
François Durovray, President of Essonne, will introduce the project. Other speakers will include:
– David Pullins, Assistant Curator and Historian of XVIIth through the XIXth century art at the Frick Collection
– Meredith Martin, Associate Professor of Art History, Department of Art History, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University
– Gabriel Wick, landscape historian and author of the newly published book Méréville: the renaissance of a great landscape garden (Editions de la Falaise, 2018).
Following the program, Mr. Wick will sign copies of his book during a cocktail reception.
(Photo courtesy of Méréville)
A Bunkyo Kiku Matsuri (Chrysanthemum Festival) takes place November 1 through 23, 2018, in the Yushima Tenjin Shrine, Bunkyo district, Tokyo, Japan.
Approximately 2,000 chrysanthemum plants will bloom in the shrine precincts, creating a colorful …
The annual Fall Chrysanthemum Show features a display of blooms in a variety of shapes and colors in the Lyman Conservatory at the Botanic Garden of Smith College, 16 College Lane, Northampton, Massachusetts.
The Fall Mum …
Road Trips Gardeners will have to hurry across the Pacific Ocean to catch the annual chrysanthemum show in the Humble Administrator’s Garden, 178 Northeast Street, Gusu District, Suzhou, China.
The seasonal display opened September 1, and …
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Parking lots, sidewalks, streets, and rooftops: cities are full of water-shedding surfaces. The October edition of the Soil Science Society of America’s Soils Matter …
On the lush Caribbean island of Dominica, birds-of-paradise grow wild.
These were spotted earlier this month on the eastern side of the tropical isle.
(Photo ©2018 by Susan McKee)
“Flower Power” is the theme for next year’s bulb extravaganza at Keukenhof, Stationsweg 166A, Lisse, Netherlands.
Bright colors, hippies, peace, and music — “Flower Power” will have that early 1970s vibe.
In 2019, Keukenhof will have …
The Fall Chrysanthemum Show takes place October 6, 2018, to November 16, 2018, in Lauritzen Gardens, 100 Bancroft Street, Omaha, Nebraska.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Admission is $10 for adults; …
The fall show & sale organized by the Illinois Orchid Society takes place October 13 and 14, 2018, at the Chicago Botanic Society, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois.
Hours each day are 10 a.m. to …
A pot of sunny yellow flowers — a variety of daisies, perhaps — greets passers-by in downtown Flagstaff, Arizona, in early September.
(Photo ©2018 by Susan McKee)
A Roadside Flower Sale takes place October 26, 27 and 28, 2018, in the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, Illinois.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days.
Road Trips Gardeners are …
