Spring Blooms in the Big D

Spring Blooms in the Big D

Monday, March 21st, 2011 | Armando R. Gonzalez

The weather in Dallas is beautiful and why waste it indoors? This year marks the 27th anniversary of Dallas Arboretum’s major floral festival Dallas Blooms. The festival currently runs through April 10 with special events along the way.
Last year, MSN noted that the Dallas Arboretum was “One of the Top 14 Places in the World to See Spring Flowers.” With that in mind, the Dallas Arboretum knew they definitely had to make this year’s festival even better!
Dallas Blooms features 500,000 spring-blooming bulbs including tulips, daffodils, Dutch Iris and hyacinths, in addition to 100,000 pansies, violas, poppies and thousands of other spring-blooming annuals and perennials. The finale of this spring celebration is the mass flowering of the garden’s collection of 3,000 azaleas that bloom through the end of April.
As a part of Dallas Blooms, ‘It’s A Fairy Tale World’, The Dallas Arboretum also launches its Fairy Tale Castles exhibit sponsored by Lambert’s and Moore Tree Care. Seven area architects were selected by a jury to build castles based on classic children fairy tales. The exhibit will open to the public during Dallas Blooms and will run through December 31, 2011.
“Each winning entry will be placed throughout the garden in exclusive spots handpicked by the Dallas Arboretum horticulture department. The Fairy Tale Castles will each be sited in the landscaped area that best captures the theme of the story throughout the changing seasons,” said Dave Forehand, vice president of gardens at the Dallas Arboretum.
For those looking for discounts to Dallas Blooms, there will be $1 off admission tickets available at all are Tom Thumb stores. Capital One Bank’s “Buy One Get One Free Tuesdays” will offer coupons available at any Capital One Bank location.
The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is located on the southeastern shore of White Rock Lake. The Arboretum is open daily from 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. General admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 65 and older, $8 for children 3-12 and free for Arboretum members and children two and under. On-site parking is $7. The Arboretum is wheelchair accessible and tram service is available for the mobility impaired.
For more information and to plan your visit, head on over to www.dallasarboretum.org

Via Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau