FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Ashley Marshall

Public Relations Manager

214.515.6518 or amarshall@dallasarboretum.org

 

DALLAS BLOOMS 2007 QUICK FACTS

MARCH 10 – APRIL 15, 2007

 

What:             Dallas Blooms 2007, the largest outdoor floral festival in the Southwest, featuring 400,000 spring-blooming bulbs - including tulips, daffodils, Dutch Iris and hyacinth throughout the garden.  More than 20,000 azaleas in 2,400 cultivars, 100,000 pansies, violas and poppies and thousands of other spring-blooming annuals and perennials on display.

 

When:            March 10 through April 15, 2007; Daily, 9am - 5pm

 

Where:           Dallas Arboretum, 8525 Garland Road, Dallas, TX 75218

 

Cost:              General admission is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors 65 and older, $5 for children 3-12 and admission is free for Arboretum members and children 2 and under. On-site parking is $5.

 

Theme:          "Flower Power," celebrating the 60s and 70s

 

Features:      Nationally recognized display garden featuring 400,000 spring-blooming bulbs, framed by one of the largest public azalea collections, spread over 66 acres.

 

                        Flower Power Concerts

March 15 and April 12

 

                        Children's Concerts

 

                        Kimberly Clark's Mommy & Me Mondays

                        Mondays through May

                        Face painting, petting zoos and children's activities

 

                        Children's Medical Center's Tiny Tots Tuesdays

                        Tuesdays through May

                        Face painting, petting zoos and children's activities

 

                        60s impersonators and crafts, such as spin-art, on weekends

 

More info:     214.515.6500; dallasarboretum.org

 

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