Category Archives: Cool Places to See Flowers!

Tree of a Different Kind

Posted on July 24, 2015 by liseannforeman

    An American artist has found roots in his agricultural upbringing. Award-winning contemporary artist and Syracuse University art professor Sam Van Aken has created a tree that bears 40 different types of fruit. Through a process called grafting, the artist … Continue reading →

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Art in Bloom Took Over Edmonton! 2015

Posted on July 23, 2015 by liseannforeman

  Edmonton hosted the first annual Art in Bloom Festival earlier this month. The four day festival featured five art galleries and five flower shops collaborating in a fun and unique event.     Five talented flower shops teamed up with … Continue reading →

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Floating Flower Oasis

Posted on April 17, 2015 by flowergalore

  The Museum of Experimental Science and Innovation in Tokyo is currently featuring an interactive flower installation, called Floating Flower Garden. A simple white space has been turned into a flower oasis; over 2,300 colourful and fragrant orchids, with their full … Continue reading →

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Travel: The Japanese Hitachi Seaside Park- A Must See!

Posted on April 13, 2015 by flowergalore

There are many beautiful reasons to travel the globe, and The Hitachi Seaside Park is up on the list. Located just two hours outside of Tokyo in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki, Japan, the public park is currently in full bloom. Flowers blossom year round, … Continue reading →

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Queen of all the Flower Crowns!

Posted on March 26, 2015 by flowergalore

Flower crowns are all the rage these days. Fresh flowers in your hair just simply put a pep in your step. Brides, festival goers, graduates, birthday celebrators- there are many reasons to sport little lovelies around your tête.     … Continue reading →

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Agave of the Century!

Posted on March 2, 2015 by flowergalore

An 80 year old Agave plant at the University of Michigan botanical gardens has bloomed. The agave produced a 28 foot high stalk that passed all the way through the greenhouse roof! The plant has resided in the Ann Arbour … Continue reading →

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Cool Places to See Flowers: Devonian Botanic Gardens

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Connor Lowry

For me, this place is close to home! The Devonian Botanic Gardens, located just 15 minutes from Edmonton Alberta is 190 acres of natural areas, ecological preserves and display gardens. Open from May to October, this place is a haven … Continue reading →

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Cool Places to See Flowers: Panagbenga Flower Festival – Philippines

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Connor Lowry

Panagbenga Flower Festival held in Baguio City, Philippines has some of the most amazing & creative floral floats this bloom blogger has ever seen! Which really shouldn’t be much of a surprise considering Panagbenga means “season of blooming”. This month … Continue reading →

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Cool Places to See Flowers: Da Lat Flower Festival – Vietnam

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Connor Lowry

Held in late December to early January the city of Da Lat, Vietnam hosts a beautiful flower festival. Da Lat is known as “Little Paris” for it’s year round cool climate and french styled architectural works. During the festival more … Continue reading →

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Floral Clock

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Connor Lowry

“Spring ahead, fall behind.” If this phrase means anything to you, you are one of the many people in the northern hemisphere (including Canada, USA, UK) that observed Daylight Savings Time (DST) today and got an extra hour of sleep! … Continue reading →

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