The annual Flower Show sponsored by the Plant City Garden Club will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. November 11, 2017, in Plant City 1914 High School Community Center, 605 North Collins Street, …

The annual Chrysanthemum Festival returns to Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, October 7 through November 19, 2017.
Thousands of mums nurtured to resemble orbs, spirals, pagodas, and more will be on display.
In …

Brilliant dahlia blooms fill the Conservatory of Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, today and tomorrow (September 9 and 10, 2017).
The competitive show sponsored by the Greater Philadelphia Dahlia Society features hundreds of …

Eudora Alice Welty was an American short story writer and novelist who wrote about the American South. (Her novel, The Optimist’s Daughter, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973). Did you know she was also an …

Nothing brightens a streetscape more than ebullient blooms in planters hanging from quirky lampposts.
Orlando, Florida, certainly has the right idea with these, combining bright flowers with green accents.
(Photo by Susan McKee)

Waterlilies will be celebrated September 23 and 24, 2017, at Gibbs Gardens, 1987 Gibbs Drive, Ball Ground, Georgia
It’s an Arts Festival and Monet Waterlily Festival too. In addition to waterlilies “blooming with gusto” (both hardy …

A hands-on leaf casting workshop is scheduled at 10 a.m. September 30, 2017, at Hills & Dales Estate, 1916 Hills & Dales Drive, LaGrange, Georgia.
Under the direction of horticultural staff member Tina Eturralde, participants …

It’s time for lilacs in Upstate New York. A Lilac Festival takes place today (May 12, 2017) through May 21, 2017, in Rochester, New York. Hours for the annual event, now in its 119th year, …

Road Trips Gardeners may have heard of the Barnes Foundation‘s art collection, but did you know that the Merion campus of the Barnes Arboretum, 300 North Latch’s Lane, Merion, Pennsylvania, continues the extensive arboretum and …

Shocking pink roses are in full bloom outside the Booth Museum of Western Art in Cartersville, Georgia.
These blooms were snapped in April 2017.
(Photo ©2017 by Susan McKee)