Visit the latest garden hot spots

World-class gardening events for your bucket list

• RHS Chelsea Flower Show, May 22 to 26, 2012. Held annually in London, England, this iconic five-day extravaganza features the newest plant introductions of the horticulture world and serves up the latest trends in garden design.
• Floriade World Horticultural Expo, April 5 to October 7, 2012. Once every 10 years sees this theatrical horticultural event take place in Venlo, Netherlands.
• Philadelphia international Flower Show, March 4 to 11, 2012. This show attracts visitors from all over North America. 
• Canada Blooms, March 16 to 25, 2012. Canada’s big horticultural party in Toronto is a welcome breath of spring at winter’s end.

Destinations we dig
There’s nothing like a little divine inspiration from the world’s great growers to put us in the mood for planning our own plots. Here are some of our favourites:

Canada

• Niagara Parks Commission, Niagara region, Ontario 
• Minter Gardens, Chilliwack, British Columbia
• Les Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens, Grand-Métis, Quebec

United States

• Chanticleer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona 
• Callaway Gardens and Sibley Horticultural Center, Pine Mountain, Georgia

England

• RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey

 
Wales

• Plas Cadnant, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales

Ireland

• Mount Usher Gardens, Ashford Co. Wicklow

Netherlands

• Keukenhof, Lisse

Germany

• Ludwigsburg Palace, near Stuttgart

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