Interactive light display throughout the Denver Botanic Gardens with sound-reactive lights, animated LED lights. Extra entertainment on selected nights. Timed tickets. Advanced purchase $15 adult, $12 child.
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Garden Lights & Holiday Nights, Atlanta
A lighting extravaganza the beautiful Atlanta Botanical Garden with dancing lights strung through Storza Woods. Explore the Walk of Flames and Tunnel of Lights, the Orchestral Orbs, Glittering Galaxy and Radiant Rainforest. Friday at Saturday 5-11pm; Sunday-Thursday 5-10pm. Tickets (prepurchase) US$19.95 adult; $14.95 child
Northwest Flower & Garden Show, Seattle
A Taste of Spring – let things get a little tasty and Plant Grow and Eat!
Come along a celebrate all things edible and sustainable, with urban food gardening, homesteading, outdoor dining and a range of exciting culinary experiences including a brand new show section ‘The Tasting Corner’ filled with craft food and beverage exhibitors. Plus beautiful show gardens, dozens of seminars, garden markets and more.
Chihuly Open Nights, New York BG
Come and see fabulous glass installations by famous sculpture Dale Chihuly throughout the New York Botanical Garden at night! On these special evenings, the exhibition is infused with a magical energy as the artworks are spectacularly illuminated amid NYBG’s sweeping vistas and magnificent Conservatory. After sunset, the atmosphere is thrilling: experience the heightened drama and luminous quality of Dale Chihuly’s colors and forms when lit under the evening sky. In the Visitor Center plaza, a rotating lineup of performing artists and musicians provides entertainment while you relax and enjoy shopping, food, and Avión Tequila cocktails available for purchase.
Non-Member Adult $35, Child (ages 2-12) $15 / Member $25, (ages 2-12) Child $10
Advance purchase recommended – BUY TICKETS
Garden Walk Buffalo
A FREE self-guided tour of 370+ urban gardens and historic neighborhoods around Buffalo and Niagara, in western New York State. It is the largest garden tour in the United States and one of the most unique urban events in America. Garden Walk Buffalo is chance to see some of the most beautiful and creative urban gardens – anywhere in the U.S.
The walking tour highlights urban gardening of every variety, including:
– Flower, vegetable, native, herb, xeriscape and organic gardens and every combination in between
– Cottage gardens, water gardens, rock gardens, Asian- and English-inspired gardens and even a trial garden for seed companies
– Community gardens, pocket gardens, planted traffic islands and medians and every other kind of urban landscaping
– Gardens featuring espaliers, grape arbors, follies, raised beds, koi ponds and waterfalls
– Multiple-level decks, pergolas, outdoor kitchens, lighting schemes, fountains, wall murals, sculpture, potting sheds, carriage houses, playgrounds, playhouses, treehouses and even one urban putting green
– Tiny, exquisitely-appointed courtyards to large and ambitious mansion gardens
Buffalo’s great gardening heritage includes our 1868 Frederic Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux-designed parks, parkways and circles. The Buffalo Olmsted Park Conservancy is a nationally-recognized caretaker of this unique and special park system. Most of the parkways and circles, as well as the Buffalo Japanese Garden and Delaware Park Rose Garden are in the area of Garden Walk.
Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
Discover a springtime event that’s bursting with farm-to-table flavors, brilliant blooms, interactive playgrounds and rocking entertainment!
Amazing Disney-themed topiary, flower beds, gardens and events all through March to end May, with specialist gardening and plant-growing advice on weekends. See the gardens lit at night. In 2017, visit our Outdoor Kitchens for tasting plates and farm-to-table dining experiences.
Fun for everyone!
Free with Walt Disney World park admission
Indiana Flower & Patio Show
Feature gardens by landscape designers and nurseries; plant market; floral design; expo hall ‘in the dark’; Urban Hoosiers; workshops; ask a Master Gardener at the ‘Purdue Plant Info To Go’ booth; kids’ play zone; outdoor living stage; annual ‘blow-out’ sale on last Sunday March 19; Hero Day March 14; Noble Evening in the Gardens March 10; loads of gourmet and kid-friendly food.
DATES & HOURS
Saturday, March 11, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 12, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, March 13, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 16, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Friday, March 17, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 18, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 19, 2017 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
ADMISSION: Adults (at the door) $14.00 ; Adults (Online only) $12.00; Children (Ages 12 & Under) FREE
Boston Flower & Garden Show
This year’s show theme is “Superheroes of the Garden” with feature display gardens created by landscape designers, garden centers and nurseries, farms, florists, schools, and non-profit organizations. The floral show is themed “Living Legends” as top professional florists pay tribute to ‘movers and shakers’ from all areas of culture and history. Plus gardening products for sale, talks and demonstrations every day.
Wednesday, March 22: 10:00AM-8:00PM
Thursday, March 23: 10:00AM-8:00PM
Friday, March 24: 10:00AM-9:00PM
Saturday, March 25: 10:00AM-9:00PM
Sunday, March 26: 10:00AM-6:00PM
Tickets: Adults – $20; Seniors (65+) – $17; Children (6-17) – $10; Children Under 6 – Free
*Flower Show After Dark – $15
(Wed – Sat After 5pm – After Dark tickets must be purchased onsite at the box office)
Northwest Flower and Garden Show
Visit one of America’s premier garden and flower shows, with designer gardens, gardening products, expert talks, flowers galore and culinary delights. Come along for ‘A Taste of Spring’ – let things get a little tasty and Plant Grow and Eat!
Let’s celebrate all things edible and sustainable, with urban food gardening, homesteading, outdoor dining and a range of exciting culinary experiences including a brand new show section ‘The Tasting Corner’ filled with craft food and beverage exhibitors. Plus beautiful show gardens, dozens of seminars, garden markets and more.
High intensity and demanding New York still has places of peace
New York. The swathes of concrete and glass; the vast canyons formed by major streets cutting through the highest of tall towers. This is where dogs and cats are declawed to deal with life inside apartments and population density is amongst the highest in the world, yet there are still pockets of green delight scattered throughout the neighbourhoods of Manhattan. A place where the concept of community gardens took hold decades ago and where small green spaces deliver maximum clout. On our recent trip we revisited favourite places and discovered others. Continue reading “High intensity and demanding New York still has places of peace”
Cultivate – An AmericanHort Experience.
Cultivate’17 offers premier educational and networking experiences, and more than 7 acres of trade show exhibits including technology, new products and services, and new plant varieties. This year also sees an expansion of products and services for retailers, nursery production, and landscaping. Thousands of attendees from more than 20 countries are expected this year.
Where to see the world’s best autumn/fall foliage
If you love the crisp nights and foliage blaze of autumn in Australia you will be completely wowed by autumn in a cold climate. Autumn in the northern hemisphere is a dramatic burst of foliage beauty as nature puts on a grand finale show. Continue reading “Where to see the world’s best autumn/fall foliage”
The High Line changes, and is changed by, New York
I recently visited the High Line in New York for the first time. I have been referencing this urban regeneration project for years, have seen many photos, but had never experienced it myself. Living in New York in the late 1990s, my building was located only a block away from the old elevated freight railway line, but in those days it did not register for me at all. Continue reading “The High Line changes, and is changed by, New York”
River cruising and garden visiting in North America with Botanica
When it comes to river cruising combined with garden visiting, most keen gardeners think of Europe. But in September 2016 I will be hosting my second trip for Botanica up the rivers, lakes and canals that connect the US and Canada.
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Chanticleer Garden, near Philadelphia PA
Situated in the beautiful garden state of Pennsylvania, Chanticleer is described as “a pleasure garden.” Whilst I had a giggle over this somewhat quirky term, I must admit that I did derive a whole lot of pleasure out of my visit. Continue reading “Chanticleer Garden, near Philadelphia PA”
Lights, Camera, BLOOM – and a win at Philly!
Arriving at JFK international airport, Bayley LuuTomes and I could see that this would be a show like no other. It’s -7 degrees Celsius outside, and everything from the roads to the telephone posts are covered with ice. And not the pretty white and fluffy kind. No this was old brown and black snow, the dirty kind that you slip on while holding on for dear life at every traffic light pole, while praying the light would change quickly so you could get into the nearest shop and just buy whatever they sell so you have an excuse to stay inside and warm up. Continue reading “Lights, Camera, BLOOM – and a win at Philly!”
Sleepless and Serene in Seattle
I had long harboured a desire to visit Seattle with a vague notion of a spectacular marine landscape against a backdrop of mountains and conifer forests. I found all of this as well as some wonderful horticultural surprises as well.
Water lily GIANTS at Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, USA is a sheer delight to visit. It’s one of those places that’s so good that it’s hard to pick a highlight. However, one of my favourite displays was the water lily feature. Once you’ve wound your way through the amazing conservatory and caught your breath again (yes, it’s that good), head out the back to find these amazing giants floating silently in their dark pools. Continue reading “Water lily GIANTS at Longwood Gardens”
Getty’s Roman villa and garden, LA
The ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, buried when Mt Vesuvius erupted in AD79, clearly made an impression on 19-year-old American J Paul Getty, soon to become an oil tycoon, when he visited Italy in 1912. Almost 60 years later he built a museum at Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles to display his collection of antiquities – a replica Roman villa, right down to the gardens. Continue reading “Getty’s Roman villa and garden, LA”
Longwood Gardens a garden Disneyworld
The state of Pennsylvania in the USA is a treasure trove for horticulturists. With 30 public gardens within about an hour of the capital Philadelphia, it’s hard to know which one to visit first. Its claim of “more gardens than anywhere on the continent” seemed pretty apt as I travelled around enjoying the lush beauty of America’s garden state. Continue reading “Longwood Gardens a garden Disneyworld”
Escape summer heat in New York’s parks
July in New York City. Extreme heat and humidity, heavy traffic, surging crowds. What to do? Where to go? Art galleries seemed a good choice, being air-conditioned. But I could only take so many! So I headed out, and around. First, to Central Park. Spacious, green and shady. And hot, hot, hot. Continue reading “Escape summer heat in New York’s parks”
The heart & soul of America
If you had to choose one place in the United States that you felt all Americans should visit, one landscape or landmark representative of the “American ethos”, what would it be? I started pondering that question last week after reading Catherine Stewart’s story about her pilgrimage to Uluru (more familiar to us Americans as Ayers Rock), the giant monolith located smack dab in the middle of the Australian continent. Continue reading “The heart & soul of America”
Horticulturists in Ohio
What do 10,000 horticulturists and a heatwave have in common? They can all be found in Columbus, Ohio each July. The OFA Short Course expo is considered the melting pot of the American horticultural industry. For the past 84 years the biggest plant show in the USA has drawn a vast collection of suppliers, producers, breeders, growers, retailers, landscapers and agents. You’ll find them all in a networking frenzy discussing new plants, emerging trends and sales targets. Continue reading “Horticulturists in Ohio”
Subtle palette in winter’s woods
I took a drive a few weeks ago up to the Catskills Mountains in New York State. I hadn’t driven there from Massachusetts before, although I realized I had been Continue reading “Subtle palette in winter’s woods”