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Cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) is used to
provide beautiful texture, form, and color throughout the garden. Here, a shy
tulip hides underneath the foliage. Half a
million bulbs are planted each spring.
This
year we decided to ride the trolley through the garden and listen to the very
interesting and knowledgeable docent tell of the treasures located throughout
the Arboretum. He shared the history of the Pecan groves, the very old and
historic bois d’ arc tree and its importance in making practical wooden items
because of its hard wood, the magnolias, ginkgo trees, teddy hollies, Japanese
maples and crape myrtles. The arboretum and botanical garden tests seeds for
several companies to see whether the varieties can thrive in the Dallas climate
and soils.
The
Arboretum has become part of the Dallas culture from the seasonal displays,
elegant designs, educational programs and displays, musical performances, and
backdrop to weddings and quinceañera passages.
Each room of the garden opens your eyes to the sensual experiences of
fragrance, artistic elements of line, form, texture and color, sounds of
waterfalls and wildlife and the cool mists in the fern dell with misters
created by engineers from NASA to provide the fern life with ambient humidity
and temperature.
Misty Azaleas in the Fern Dell
Japanese Maple and Azaleas in the Fern Dell
This year I took ample time to read and make notes about the
demonstration garden for water saving techniques and planting ideas. I have
several of the plants already in my yard but I found a curious little ground
cover called cobweb spiderwort that I would like to explore more.
Monsella tulip is canary-yellow, feathered blood
Tulips in heliotrope shades
Additional
varieties of the spring bulbs on display at the Arboretum and Botanical Gardens
are Tulip 'Monte Carlo, 'World's Favorite, 'El Nino, 'Madeleine, 'Curly
Sue, 'Elegant Lady, and 'Big Smile; Hyacinth 'Blue
Star, 'Sky Jacket, and Narcissus 'Carlton. Just a few of the
treasures to see this spring.
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