The line between farms and gardens is sometimes blurred — but not here. The latest in industrial food production will be on display during the 64th annual Farm Progress Show. It’s set for August 29 …

Just northeast of Columbus, Road Trips Gardeners will find Ohio’s Herb Capital — Gahanna (the state legislature said so in 1972).
Spend a day meandering the town’s Herbal Trail. This collaborative effort showcases 45 culinary and …

Some of the couches in the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan, are upholstered in this flowery lilac print.
The annual Lilac Festival on the island started yesterday (June 9, 2017) and runs through June 18, …

If your travels take you through central Indiana, Road Trips Gardeners, and you’ve been itching to try your hand at bonsai, there are two workshops you might like.
Bonsai 101, set for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. …

Fifteen gardens are included on the eighth biennial “Tour de Fleur” Garden Walk, set for June 24 and 25, 2017. Hours each day are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (note that the region is in …

Road Trips Gardeners can get an inside look at the effort it takes to keep the grounds of Churchill Downs beautiful during “backstage” tours. The Greenhouse and Garden Van & Walking Tour at the iconic …

Lilac Time is underway again in Lombard, Illinois.
The annual lilac festival, which opened May 6, runs through May 21, 2017, in Lilacia Park, 150 South Park Avenue — part of the Lombard Park District. …

Homes and gardens in Southwest Michigan’s Harbor Country are featured on this year’s Heartland Alliance Home & Garden Tour. It’s set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 10, 2017.
The self-driving tour is held rain …

The tropical bonsai collection of the Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio, will be on display June 3 through November 12, 2017.
The trees are showcased within a Japanese-inspired garden in the Dorothy …

The weekend of May 18, 19 and 20, 2017, will be filled with flowers during the 77th annual Tulip Festival in Orange City, Iowa.
There are the usual parades, Dutch dances and horse-drawn trolley tours, but …