Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
Princeton University’s Vertical Farming Project is partnering with Hopewell Elementary School in Hopewell, New Jersey, to develop their vertical farm-to-cafeteria program.
Fifth grade teacher at Hopewell Elementary, Helen Corveleyn oversees …

By Judith Czelusniak
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County
Special to Road Trips for Gardeners
Abundant arts districts, ecological experiences, museums, galleries, theaters and art festivals attract cultural tourists to The Palm Beaches, Florida’s Cultural Capital®. Here’s …

This year is the 120th anniversary of the Lilac Festival in Highland Park, Rochester, New York. It takes place May 11 through 20, 2018, and showcases what’s said to be the largest lilac collection in …

Sakura Matsuri, a two-day festival celebrating the blossoming of the cherry trees, will be held April 28 and 29, 2018, in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, New York, New York. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 …

Historic Garden Week celebrates its 85th anniversary in Virginia this year. Its roots go back to 1927, when a flower show organized by the Garden Club of Virginia raised $7,000 to save some of the …

South Carolina’s state parks are beginning to showcase some of the region’s beautiful, indigenous, and rare flowers.
The Oconee Bell (pictured), one of South Carolina’s earliest blooming wildflowers, can be seen at Devils Fork State Park …

The 69th annual Dogwood Festival is well underway in the Charlottesville, Virginia, region. It honors the official flower and tree of Virginia.
The festival runs through May 5, 2018, and features a pageant, parade, concert, fireworks …

Spring is welcomed by the Macy’s stores in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco with flowers and plants from around the world.
Wander the Herald Square Macy’s, 151 West 34th Street, New York, New York …

The Boston Flower Show takes place Wednesday through Sunday (March 14 through 18, 2018) in the Seaport World Trade Center, 200 Seaport Boulevard, Boston, Massachusetts.
Since the theme is “Savor Spring”, display gardens and floral designs …

Headed to Philly, Road Trips Gardeners? The Philadelphia Flower Show started last Saturday (March 3, 2018) and runs through Sunday (March 11, 2018), in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 12th and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tickets …