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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.
Looking to attract butterflies? Plant both host …
A camellia show takes place January 5 and 6, 2019, in Kanapaha Botanical Gardens, 4700 SW 58th Drive, Gainesville, Florida.
Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. January 5, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. January 6, 2019.
This two day event, sponsored by the Gainesville Camellia Society, features prize-winning camellias of all sizes, shapes, and colors. There will be judged exhibits of japonicas, reticulatas, hybrids, and species.
This show is geared toward educating the public about the care, culture, and appreciation of camellias, both in the greenhouse and in the landscape.
Camellias will be available for purchase during the show.
(Photo courtesy of Kanapaha Botanical Gardens)
The annual Holiday Light Show at Rotary Botanical Gardens, 1455 Palmer Drive, Janesville, Wisconsin, is a seasonal escape into a winter wonderland of 500,000 twinkling lights and family-friendly fun.
Activities include a chance to visit with …
“Jingle Rails: The Great Western Adventure” is open at the Eiteljorg Museum, White River State Park, 500 West Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. At this year’s edition, model trains wind past miniature landscapes of Indianapolis and …
A colorful array of flowers and plants in pots greets visitors to Chongqing Liangjiang International Movie City — a combination film studio and theme park in the Longxing Industrial Park, Yubei District, Chongqing, China.
Historic façades …
The Holiday Train Show is open through January 21, 2019, in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory of the New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York.
Model trains zip through a display of …
The 14th annual “Enchanted Airlie” runs through December 22, 2018, at Airlie Gardens, 300 Airlie Road, Wilmington, North Carolina.
A New Hanover County tradition since 2005, the holiday display includes sparkling sights and festive sounds …
The annual Gardenland Express Holiday Flower and Train Show is open through January 1, 2019, at the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri. Look for G-scale trains representing many eras traveling along …
Pink poinsettias will be the stars at the holiday flower show in the Garfield Park Conservatory, 300 North Central Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
“Tickled Pink” opens today (November 23, 2018) and runs through January 6, 2019. …
Snowbirds take note. A poinsettia parade and festival are set for December 8, 2017, in North Port, Florida.
The Poinsettia Parade steps off at 5 p.m. that evening. Themed “Holidays Around the Word,” the parade route …
The annual Poinsettia Show begins Saturday (November 24, 2018) in the Floral Showhouse, 7145 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It ends January 6, 2019.
It’s been a family holiday tradition for more than 65 years. …
The Holiday Flower Show in the conservatory at Como Park Zoo, 1225 Estabrook Drive, Saint Paul, Minnesota, is planned for December 1, 2018, through January 6, 2019
The holiday tradition, begun in 1925, will have a …
