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Flower Graffiti by Moda Botanica. Courtesy CarlisleFlowers.net Metal shipping containers piled two high burst with creative energy by Moda Botanica, a first prize winner for their flower installation at the Philadelphia Flower Show. Graffiti sprayed on one crate, a welcoming walk-in container with plant material brushing your head, a white freezer filled with white chilled […]
2010 Chicago Flower & Garden Show raises curtain March 6-14 on ‘theatrical’ gardens, a ‘streetscape’ and a horticultural competition. The Chicago Flower & Garden Show—the Midwest’s premier gardening exhibition for professionals and consumers alike—returns to Navy Pier on Chicago’s lakefront Saturday, March 6, through Sunday, March 14, 2010. The show’s theme, “Cultivating Great Performances,” underscores […]
Saturday, February 20th and the record 70 plus inches of snow that hit Washington and Baltimore, just below the Mason Dixon line, as some may say the “South”, was melting under balmy “40 degree” weather. So out we came to walk the Capitol Hill grounds guided by Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of “City of Trees, The […]
Superlatives abound when a person tries to describe old-growth redwoods: immense, ancient, stately, mysterious, powerful. Yet the trees were not designed for easy assimilation into language. Their existence speaks for themselves, not in words, but rather in a soft-toned voice of patience and endurance. From a seed no bigger than one from a tomato, California’s coast […]
Did you know that the Morris Arboretum has fabulous color and fragrance even in the middle of winter? Grab your family and head over to the Arboretum for a day of fun and exploration. Follow the treasure hunt to discover the many varieties of witchhazels growing at the Arboretum. Ranging in color from yellow and […]
The blue poppies from Longwood Gardens are one of the many plants discovered in the past 150 years and showcased at this year’s Pennsylvania Horticultural Society’s “Passport to the World” Flower Show, February 28-March 7, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Notable plants discovered or recovered from plant exploration trips by Longwood Gardens, one of the world’s […]
Wallace M. Ruff Jr. Memorial Park and Magnolia Arboretum Hidden away in a small neighborhood park in Springfield, Ore., is a youthful forest of ancient treasures. The hundreds of young trees planted here are among a species believed to be the oldest of all flowering plants. Magnolias evolved before bees appeared and the huge blooms […]
America’s Flower Show is a Showcase for the Newly Discovered Philadelphia (January 2009) – A collection of worldly and historic special guests will gather for the 2010 Philadelphia International Flower Show, when “Passport to the World” showcases plants descended from or representing those discovered in early expeditions and those exhibited in the very first Flower […]
Winter Tree Tour of Capitol Grounds Melanie Choukas–Bradley, Author of City of Trees Winter is the best time to appreciate the architecture of the historic trees that grace the U.S. Capitol Grounds. We’ll meet in front of the Conservatory and stroll around the Capitol, admiring and learning about its magnificent trees from around the country and […]
Crystal Palace or Palacio de Cristal in Spanish, is a glass pavilion inspired by The Crystal Palace in London and designed in 1887 by Ricardo Velázquez Bosco. Modeled on London’s Crystal Palace of the 1850s, Madrid’s greatest wrought-iron and glass-domed Industrial Revolution structure was launched just 30 years later to stage an exhibition of Philippine […]
The Point Grey Chrysanthemum Association was founded in 1937. It has two shows in 2010, the early mum show in September and the late mum show in November (see site for more details). Their site contains a variety of topics concerning the growing of mums: taking cuttings, shortening growing season for mums and maximizing blooms […]
Richard Loader is one of the International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition finalists. The International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition (IGPOTY) will be displayed on the northern most path on the Downs. It will feature, for the first time ever, the collected images from the trees category of this prestigious international award from the last two […]
