Al Fresco Dining Tips for Spring from the Dallas Arboretum
Spring is full and the garden is lush with color, making it an amazing time to spend some time enjoying a meal or snack outside, where you might even find some inspiration to follow a popular trend in garden design this year, rethinking alfresco dining. We’re especially excited to take a look at this trend,…
Tips for a Stress Free Wedding
You can make a beautiful, wonderful, memorable, stress-free wedding a reality for you. Whether you’ve spent your entire life dreaming of a magical wedding day, or you just started planning and realized it is not all going to fall in place by the flick of a fairy god mother’s wand, these five simple tips can…
Delight in the Dallas Arboretum 2018 Food and Wine Festival
The 2018 Dallas Arboretum Food and Wine Festival features the best chefs in the Metroplex on March 22, so get your forks and your palettes prepared for a world of deliciousness. In our second year, we’re back with more chefs, improved logistics, elaborate VIP benefits, and a chance to experience the garden during the height…
Gardening Tips: Trees and Your Root Flare
It’s the perfect time of year to give your trees the attention and tender loving care they need to stay strong and beautiful. Most people know at least something about the leaves, limbs, branches, and trunks of trees, and if you have trees you may have through about how to take care of these areas….
2017 in Review: Lessons for an Even Better 2018
2017 was a big year for the Dallas Arboretum, full of lessons that will make 2018 even better. We wanted to share some of the highlights and offer a big thanks for being here to help us along the way. Powerful Themes Help Our Festivals Be Even More Enjoyable for Guests – and Create Lots…
Holiday at the Arboretum Is The Family Tradition You Need
Your new favorite family holiday tradition awaits you at the Dallas Arboretum, with the sights, tastes, sounds and activities to create lasting memories. Thanksgiving feels like the official kickoff to all things holiday in North Texas, and at the Dallas Arboretum, we have made sure to put together an exciting calendar of everything you and…
A Perfect Fall Day at the Arboretum
Cooler weather means it’s time to plan the perfect fall day at the Dallas Arboretum. This season’s events promise to put a smile on your loved ones’ faces. And in case you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of our amazing events, we’ve put together an unbeatable autumn itinerary for you and your family. Arriving…
Pumpkins? Squash? Gourds? Oh My!
Autumn at the Arboretum and the “Wonderful Wizard of Oz”-inspired Pumpkin Village feature over 50 varieties of amazing pumpkins, squash and gourds. It took our talented horticulture team hundreds of hours over three weeks to turn 90,000 of these pumpkins into our best Pumpkin Village yet. And these pumpkin varieties are themselves incredibly interesting. Individuals…
Autumn at the Arboretum Featuring the Wonderful World of Oz
The pumpkins have arrived, and Pecan Grove is beginning to look like several scenes straight out of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. This is the third Autumn at the Arboretum I’ve had a hand in planning, and to say that I am most excited about this year’s theme is a drastic understatement. I am beyond…
The Solar Eclipse in Dallas
Let’s talk about the August 21st, 2017 Solar Eclipse! For millennia, humans have found solar eclipses awe inspiring. When we knew very little about our solar system and the Earth’s position in it, humans viewed solar eclipses as supernatural occurrences, celestial miracles. Now, we appreciate solar eclipses as magnificent natural phenomena. Solar eclipses are even more…