Yesterday I was catching up with my friend,
Bruce Bailey, who has a fabulous nursery in Washington state and a website call Heavy Petal Nursery, and we were talking about the upcoming gardening events that we look forward to. Two that should be on every gardener's bucket list - as least those who have a passion for bulbs - is garden visit to
P Allen Smith's Moss Mountain Retreat during Daffodil Days and the
Dallas Arboretum's Dallas Blooms.
Moss Mountain Retreat:
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P Allen Smith Garden Home Retreat |
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Tulips and Daffodils line the walkways with color. |
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Enjoy a scrumptious lunch from Allen's own recipes in this restored barn on your visit. |
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And sit a spell on the front porch to just enjoy the view. |
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Enjoy a walk through the woods to visit Allen's farm animals. |
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Allen rode up to meet us at the house on his bicycle! |
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Feb. 22 - March 23 - Daffodil Days at Moss Mountain Retreat |
And the Dallas Arboretum:
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March 2 - April 7 |
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The blooming forsythia, and other bushes, vines, and trees are a breathtaking display that frames the blooming fields of bulbs. |
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The container plantings were stunning and I loved the simplicity of this bowl of gerber daisies. |
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The azaleas are worth the trip alone! |
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A young Columar Sargent Cherry tree Prunus sargentii ‘Columnaris’. |
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Workers keep the bulb beds looking tidy as new waves of bulbs bloom. |
Labels: Brent and Becky's Bulbs, Daffodils, Gardening Events, Heavy Petal Nursery, P Allen Smith, Signs of Spring, Spring flowering bulbs, Tulips
1 Comments:
First of all I would love for that house to be at our farm!!!! The pink tulips are my favorites. So very pretty...6108
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