What to Do in the Garden with ALL THIS RAIN
Dallas and all of North Texas have experienced nearly unprecedented rainfall this season, with the third wettest September and the wettest first half of October on record. This creates a unique moment in our garden at the Dallas Arboretum, and provides a special opportunity for you to work in your gardens as well! Main Concerns…
The Jack O’ Lantern – An Average Gourd Carved by Legend
Lining neighborhood streets, tabletops, and gardens, the Jack O’ Lantern has been a staple Halloween tradition in the United States since the 1920’s. However, the pumpkin itself has been native to North America for thousands of years! We have 90,000 pumpkins, squash and gourds decorating the Arboretum this fall, many of them PERFECT for you…
Find Garden-to-table Recipes to Impress Any Guest!
Impress guests, family, and your stomach by serving something healthy and delicious, made from locally sourced produce or even something from your own garden using these tried-and-true recipes, tested and served right here in A Tasteful Place at the Dallas Arboretum. The Dallas Arboretum offers several opportunities to learn more about how to create garden-to-table…
“Adventures in Neverland” Await You at the Dallas Arboretum This Fall
The crisp scent of fall is in the air at The Dallas Arboretum, and it smells like ADVENTURE of a fantastical, Never Never Land variety. The horticulture team is loving the cooler temperatures as they busily set up a stunning display of 90,000, pumpkins, squash and gourds, and the garden is soaking up every little…
Where Our Pumpkin Village Began
The internationally acclaimed Pumpkin Village is the highlight of Autumn at the Arboretum, our fall festival at the Dallas Arboretum. Presented by Rogers-O’Brien Construction, it opens to the public on September 22, the culmination of thousands of hours of work and love. The 90,000 pumpkins, squash and gourds that make up the Pumpkin Village go…
Grow Professionally with the Hottest Internship in Town
Ever wonder what it would be like to intern with the Dallas Arboretum? I spent the summer interning with their Marketing and Public Relations team, and I am here to spill the dirt about my experience. There’s a stigma around the word “internship.” People think of interns going on coffee runs for bosses or interns…
Three Tips for Helping Your Home Garden During Summer Heat Waves in North Texas
We’re pros at keeping our gardens lush and beautiful all summer long at the Dallas Arboretum, still flourishing through the hottest days of the season. While you may not have the benefit of years of testing plants in North Texas summers or an amazing, professional horticulture staff, you can still put these tips to work…
Do it for the ‘Gram | 6 Photo-Ops You Can Only Get at the Dallas Arboretum
It’s time to stop, snap, and smell the roses. The Dallas Arboretum features 66-acres of a beautifully designed and maintained display garden, perfect for photo-ops. The colors, different gardens, and views of Dallas can spice up any Instagram. Pay us a visit to explore all our wonders, and check out @TheDallasArboretum for inspiration. Crape Myrtle…
Eight GR8 Tips to Reduce Your Waste
We’ve all seen the “Don’t Mess With Texas” bumper stickers, billboards and merchandise, but you might not know that the slogan is actually dedicated to a deeper cause: eliminating litter in the Lone Star State. In the United States, the amount of trash generated daily averages 4.4 pounds per person. If this waste were packed…
Horticulture’s Summer Prep at the Dallas Arboretum
As we enter the true summer season at the Dallas Arboretum, the horticulture team has many items on our to-do list in order to prepare the garden for Texas heat. Temperatures really begin to heat up in June, typically marking the end of the planting season in this region. It is time to finish up…