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Best Botanical Gardens in the US 4/17/2013
DALLAS — Cherry blossoms, vanilla orchids, cactai, a pumpkin village and 3,000 exotic butterflies are just a few unique attractions featured at our favorite botanical gardens in the US.  

Savor Dallas: Dallas Arboretum hosts perfect food and beverage evening 3/19/2013
DALLAS — For the closing night of Savor Dallas, event organizers couldn't have hoped for a better event. Sunday evening's Savor The Arboretum brought together an diverse sampling of restaurants, beverage purveyors and other artisan culinary artists at the Dallas Arboretum.  

Dallas Floral Festival Begins 3/10/2013
DALLAS — The 29th annual Dallas Blooms floral festival in Dallas kicks off with a bang. More than 144,000 people are expected to attend the floral exhibits at the Dallas Arboretum. The exhibit will be available March 2- April 7, 2013.  

“Adventures of Great Explorers” opens with Blooms 3/4/2013
DALLAS — This weekend marked the opening of the 2013 Dallas Blooms Festival at the Dallas Arboretum. A new playhouse exhibit featuring six great explorers opened along with Blooms and will be showcased through the end of the year. Each house is a small replication of destinations where famous explorers traveled throughout history.  

Flowers In Full Bloom At Dallas Arboretum 3/1/2013
DALLAS — It may not feel like spring outside quite yet — temperatures across the Metroplex on Thursday morning were around the freezing mark — but blossoms are already popping up at the Dallas Arboretum. The garden’s Dallas Blooms event kicks off on Saturday and runs through April 7.  

Dallas Blooms Returns to the Arboretum 3/1/2013
DALLAS — The blooming buds of spring will be showcased at the 29th anniversary of Dallas Blooms at the Dallas Arboretum.  

DALLAS BLOOMS 3/1/2013
DALLAS — Dallas Blooms welcomes spring to the city each year at the Dallas Arboretum in this nationally acclaimed floral festival. Now in its 29th year, the festival features more than 500,000 spring-blossoming bulbs; 100,000 pansies, violas and poppies; and thousands of other annuals and perennials.  

The Dallas Blooms festival opens Saturday and runs through April 7 at the Dallas Arboretum. 3/1/2013
DALLAS — Dallas Blooms  

10 great flower shows and garden events 3/1/2013
DALLAS — March ushers in garden events, tours and shows that celebrate seasonal rebirth. "The experience is a wonder for all your senses.  

Simmons Luminary Award 2/5/2013
DALLAS — The Simmons Luminary Award honors individuals or organizations who have shown an extraordinary commitment to improving people’s lives through education.  

Savor Dallas grows to four-day festival, with events at Trinity Groves and Dallas Arboretum 2/5/2013
DALLAS — For some food and wine folk, spring means one thing: Savor Dallas, the annual food-and-wine event launched nine years ago by restaurant savants Jim White and Vicki Briley-White. But the 2013 version returns with an expansive new twist: It will grow beyond Friday and Saturday night into a four-day affair with new events on Thursday, March 14, and Sunday, March 17.  

Take your best buds to see the world's best buds at Dallas Blooms 2/4/2013
DALLAS — When the skies are gray, our thoughts turn to the thousands of colorful flowers that will soon be in full bloom at the 29th annual Dallas Blooms. The floral festival at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden celebrates spring with 500,000 bulbs ranging from daffodils and tulips to pansies, poppies and hyacinths.  

Arboretum confirms: Dale Chihuly sculptures made a huge difference at the gate 1/7/2013
DALLAS — Under the heading of art can make a difference, officials for the Dallas Arboretum announced Monday something we reported on recently in the Art Notes column of our Sunday Arts & Life section: The Dale Chihuly glass-sculpture show added its own equivalent of jet fuel to the venue’s annual attendance.  

Holidays Arrive At The Dallas Arboretum 11/29/2012
DALLAS — The season is in full display at the Dallas Arboretum many times over. The world famous garden puts on only one interior exhibit a year. This season, it’s a Nativity theme with over 400 scenes displayed throughout the lavishly decorated DeGolyer House.  

Dallas Arboretum Offers Therapy In The Garden 11/20/2012
DALLAS — Alzheimer’s disease can be a tragic diagnosis, but the Dallas Arboretum is making fresh air a part of medical care.  

Chihuly Garden and Glass, Seattle 10/23/2012
DALLAS — After I mentioned having seen him speak when he was in town for the opening of his show at the Dallas Arboretum, he asked me, "How big was that hail you got ...  

Chihuly exhibit a boon for Dallas Arboretum may get longer run ... 10/20/2012
DALLAS — The monumental display of glass work has shattered profit expectations and is likely to be extended.  

Holiday Events Keep Dallas Arboretum Lively - Yahoo! News 10/19/2012
DALLAS — Watch the video 'Holiday Events Keep Dallas Arboretum Lively' on Yahoo! News.  

Dallas Arboretum presents Autumn at the Arboretum - Event ... 10/19/2012
DALLAS — The Dallas Arboretum will have multiple different events going on throughout October and November, included the acclaimed Chihuly exhibit (through ...  

Dallas Suites Hotel Welcomes Chihuly Arboretum Exhibit with Special Hotel Package 10/16/2012
DALLAS — Dallas Marriott Suites Market Center Hotel invites guests to experience the fascinating beauty and art of the Dallas Arboretum’s Chihuly Exhibit.  

Sculptures bloom at Dallas Arboretum 10/16/2012
DALLAS — Renowned artist Dale Chihuly brings his dramatic sculptures and installations to the Dallas Arboretum May 5¨CNovember 5, 2012. The award©\winning, 66©\acre garden will display Chihuly¡¯s transformative contemporary glass sculptures and installations.  

Where Nature Meets Art 9/31/2012
DALLAS — While swimming pools and movie theaters are the traditional ways of escaping the blistering Texas heat, it never hurts to have more options available.  

Festival, football, art, 'roast' on tap 9/23/2012
DALLAS — Follow the sound of fun all the way to Lucy Park this Friday and Saturday for FallsFest. Sponsored by the Junior League of Wichita Falls, Streams and Valleys and the city of Wichita Falls, the 27th annual festival is fun for all ages.  

Arts briefs 9/23/2012
DALLAS — Backdoor Theatre has announced the next in its performance arts education workshops.  

See Autumn at the Arboretum by day or night, along with Chihuly Nights 9/20/2012
DALLAS —There’s no more beautiful time of the year in Dallas than fall, with brilliant blue skies, less-than-sweltering days and the scent of wood smoke as people start using their fireplaces before there’s any legitimate cold-related reason to do so.  

Autumn takes over at the Dallas Arboretum 9/19/2012
DALLAS —The final fall touches are underway at the Dallas Arboretum. Over 50,000 pumpkins, squashes, and gourds will transform the gardens into the annual Storybook Pumpkin Village.  

Waco news briefs for Sept. 13, 2012 9/13/2012
DALLAS — The featured exhibit is “Splendor in the Glass,” by renowned glass artist Dale Chihuly.  

Finding strength in fragility 7/4/2012
DALLAS — Most people view glass as fragile, maybe even flimsy and certainly easily broken. But where others see weakness, Dale Chihuly sees strength and, more importantly, the potential for beauty.  

Glass artwork damaged during Dallas hailstorm 6/14/2012
DALLAS — Part of a Dallas outdoor exhibit by famed glass artist Chihuly (chuh-HOO'-lee) has been damaged in storms packing hail the size of baseballs.  

Glass artwork damaged during Dallas hailstorm 6/14/2012
DALLAS — Part of a Dallas outdoor exhibit by famed glass artist Chihuly (chuh-HOO'-lee) has been damaged in storms packing hail the size of baseballs.  

A glass garden in Texas 5/23/2012
DALLAS — After the oohs and aahs, the first complete sentence you hear Dallas Arboretum visitors utter these days is, "What if it hails?"  

Dallas Arboretum gardens showcase glass sculptures by Dale Chihuly 5/13/2012
DALLAS —The gardens of the Dallas Arboretum are in bloom year-round, but they are especially colorful this year.  

Dale Chihuly brings new garden glass art show to Dallas Arboretum 5/11/2012
DALLAS —It’s no surprise that Dale Chihuly has an affinity for glass art; after all, he is arguably the world’s most famous artist working in the field.  

Chihuly has arrived at the Dallas Arboretum 4/16/2012
DALLAS — Workers began unloading pieces of the Dale Chihuly exhibit at the Dallas Arboretum on Monday.  

Dallas Arboretum in Full Bloom 3/23/2012
DALLAS — Recent rains have been good to the arboretum. Now through April 8, the flowers, including cherry blossoms, are in full bloom at the Dallas Arboretum.  

Legendary artist Dale Chihuly brings his iconic artwork to Dallas Arboretum 3/17/2012
DALLAS — Dallas’ award winning, 66-acre, gem - The Dallas Arboretum is about to become more spectacular! From May 5, to November 5, 2012 The Dallas Arboretum will exhibit renowned artist Dale Chihuly’s striking, monumental, glass sculptures. This exhibition is presented by AT&T and made possible thanks to Bank of America.  

Travel Matters: Wine, flowers and a new bridge in Dallas 3/17/2012
DALLAS — It's the cool white arch and cables rising up into the sky just west of downtown, crossing the Trinity River to West Dallas. True, the Trinity rarely contains more than a puddle of water. (Ignore those photos you've seen of downtown Dallas reflected in water; that only happens in torrential rains.) And, true, there's not much reason for you, the visitor, to drive across this bridge right now, unless you want to adopt a pet from the pound.  

Dallas Blooms at the Dallas Arboretum 3/16/2012
DALLAS — If you want to see nature in its full glory, head on out to the Dallas Arboretum this weekend to catch the cherry blossoms! They're only on display for a week and this is the peak time. Fiona talks with senior director Jimmy Turner who has great tips on what and when to plant.  

Weather Improves for Spring Break "Staycationers" 3/11/2012
DALLAS — It seemed as though the gloomy skies just wouldn't go away. “It has just been rainy and nobody could get out of the house,” says Sherman resident, Barry Parker. But once the afternoon hit, clouds parted and the sun began to shine.  

North Texas Television 3/7/2012
DALLAS — North Texas Now at the Dallas Arboretum  

It’s showtime for the Dallas Arboretum's Dallas Blooms 3/7/2012
DALLAS — Twelve months ago, Jimmy Turner sat at his desk in his office, carefully drafting elaborate drawings with crayons. Since then, these designs have grown to cover nearly 40 acres next to White Rock Lake.  

Camden County artist invited to exhibit at Dallas ArtScape 3/5/2012
DALLAS — Bill Merritt, a resident of the Greenview area of Camden County, is one of 94 artists from around the country invited to participate in the 7th annual ArtScape Fine Art Fair in the Garden at the Dallas Arboretum March 16-18.  

Flowers bloom at Dallas Arboretum 3/1/2012
DALLAS — Dallas Blooms opens at the Dallas Arboretum, showing an amazing festival of flowers and spring.  

Dallas Blooms at the Arboretum 3/1/2012
DALLAS — It's the traditional sign of Spring in North Texas -- children young and old alike enjoying the fabulous flora at The Dallas Arboretum! The Dallas Blooms event starts March 3, and our Fiona Gorostiza got a sneak peek at the folks with the green thumbs.  

Dallas Blooms at the Arboretum 3/1/2012
DALLAS — Dallas Blooms opens showing an amazing festival of flowers and spring.  

Dallas Blooms and new playhouse exhibition open at Dallas Arboretum 3/1/2012
DALLAS — This weekend, the Dallas Arboretum will be officially open for bloomness.  

Think (and shop) local with flowers, too 2/29/2012
DALLAS — I had the best afternoon Saturday at a Dallas Arboretum class. I attended a workshop by an Oregon author I know through the national Garden Writers Association, Debra Prinzing, whose upcoming book is about the value of shopping locally.  

What's Coming to the Children's Adventure Garden 2/27/2012
DALLAS — Take a Virtual Tour Through the Arboretum's Wondrous Children's Adventure Garden  

How North Texas Works: The Dallas Arboretum 2/24/2012
DALLAS — The Dallas Arboretum has been a public garden for the last 30 years, and it attracts nearly 700000 visitors -- and more than 275 weddings -- each year.  

Celebrating spring in Japanese style 2/15/2012
DALLAS — This spring marks the 100th anniversary of Tokyo’s gift to the United States of more than 3,000 cherry trees planted in Washington, D.C. The city is planning a five-week celebration March 20 to April 27 to mark the milestone.  

Chihuly is coming to the Dallas Arboretum 2/15/2012
DALLAS — The Dallas Arboretum announced yesterday that a mega exhibit of Dale Chihuly’s legendary glass sculptures is coming to the Dallas Arboretum May 5 through Nov. 5.  

Drought “Officially” Over, But Recovery Continues 2/2/2012
DALLAS — North Texas and most of the state is still recovering from months of devastating drought. But, officially drought conditions are now over — at least in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  

Gardening tips during unseasonable weather 1/31/2012
DALLAS — Gardening tips during unseasonable weather  

Dallas Arboretum to host massive exhibit by glass artist Dale Chihuly 1/25/2012
DALLAS — The Dallas Arboretum will host a mammoth outdoor exhibit by renowned Seattle glass artist Dale Chihuly later this year, positioning the fantastically colored pieces throughout the grounds.  

Quiet splendor at the Dallas Arboretum 1/20/2012
DALLAS — The Dallas Arboretum has as many moods and faces as a teenage girl, and I mean that in a good way.  

Dallas Arboretum 2012 Concert Series 1/18/2012
DALLAS — The Dallas Arboretum is proud to announce the much anticipated 2012 Concerts in the Garden line-up. The series features 35 concerts, 27 in the Spring/Summer and 8 for the Fall.  
 



 

 

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