Dallas Blooms
Party in the Garden at the Dallas Arboretum
This year, three new gardens join the event. Private donation enabled the renovation of these amazing spaces. A Women's Garden, dedicated to their nurturing nature, adds 2.5 lovingly landscaped acres. Jardinières and seasonal plantings festoon the McCasland Family Sunken Garden. Paths winding through fairyland topiaries lend The Boswell Family Garden the name El Inesperaldo ('The Unexpected"). In addition, the Dallas Bonsai Society Annual Show and the Texas State Daffodil Show call the arboretum home.
The carefully cultivated blossoms play a symphony of bright colors and fragrances. Thousands of spring-blooming plants - including 400,000 bulbs, 20,000 azaleas, and 80,000 pansies, violas, delphiniums, and poppies - fill the festival. From horticultural demonstrations for master gardeners to wagon rides for children, the event offers a sweet introduction to spring.
2006 Events
• Mommy & Me Mondays - Kindermusik and Mommy & Me yoga
• Tiny Tots Tuesdays - Tiny Tot Ballet and Tote Your Tot stroller aerobics
• Walkabout Wednesdays - health screening from experts and a one-mile fitness trail
• Two-for-One Thursdays - admission savings with ads from The Dallas Morning News
• Spring Tea - three course tea weekday afternoons
• Easter Weekend - petting zoo, James French photos with Mr. and Mrs. Bunny, children's concert and crafts
• Arboretum After Dark - socializing with signature bloom-inspired cocktails and live music
C'est si bon! Dallas Blooms returns March 10 through April 16. The 2006 theme for this festive floral event is Eiffel Flower. New attractions include a fifteen foot replica of la Tour d'Eiffel atop topiary of thousands of fleurs.
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- To learn more about Dallas Blooms, visit www.dallasarboretum.org.