As an avid traveler and passionate gardener, I make sure that gardens and nature are threaded through our travel itinerary when planning our summer adventures. I think perhaps in a previous life I was a plant hunter hot on the heals of the intrepid explorer, Marianne North.
For some time now, flower lovers have travelled far and wide to seek out colorful, orderly rows of tulips, swathes of violet lavender and fields of dazzling dahlias. More recently, however, a new trend, one that is a little wilder around the edges, is gaining momentum across the United States.