I had the opportunity to visit the Dallas Arboretum a few weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed the pumpkin village. I was told by an employee that there are 65,000 pumpkins on display. It was very well done. I’ll let the pictures do most of the talking.
Piles and piles of pumpkins were displayed very creatively.
Many of the walkways were lined with pumpkins.
The white garden was lined with white pumpkins.
Some of the pumpkins were displayed on metal stands while others were stacked as topiaries or totems.
Even the marigolds look all festive in their fall splendor.
One section had all of the varieties labeled. This Apple Gourd looks just like a big green apple.
There were even pumpkin houses in the pumpkin village.
There was a maze of hay bales which is much more appropriate for small children.
There were several photo spots including Cinderella’s carriage and some scarecrow cut-outs.
There was a really cute scarecrow garden.
I saved my favorite for last, the swan lake display.
The “lake” was made of light green pumpkins and the “swans” were crooked neck gourds.
As you can tell, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit.
Autumn at the Dallas Arboretum runs until November 26 and admission is buy one get one free on Wednesdays. You can click this link to see the other admission discounts.
Happy fall!
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Absolutely amazing!
ReplyDeleteAND quite enjoyable! :)
Wow, now THIS is a great display. My SIL and her hubby were visiting from Fl. last week and we took them to Longwood Gardens but were disappointed. Last year their display was MUCH better. This year it almost seemed like an afterthought. I want to send them your blog post!!!:)
ReplyDeleteLovely, lovely, lovely!!! Isn't the Dallas arboretum the best? Always enjoyable. The pumpkins houses are so creative and fun to see. Swan lake is just wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing. Will have to get over there this fall. Catherine (latest follower of your blogging adventures!) :)
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing and gorgeous. I cant imagine how long it must take to do this and then take it all down.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Those pumpkin houses are super cute and I love the horses made of hay. I featured a post of a pumpkin festival in Germany I think you might like: http://peoniesandorangeblossoms.blogspot.com/2014/10/pumpkin-animals.html your festival is the closest thing I've seen to this one! Thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteOMGosh that is amazing the pictures were fabulous I can just imagine how fabulous in person it is to see
Thanks for showing us all
What a gorgeous display o Fall! I would love to visit. Have a great weekend! Maria
ReplyDeleteIt's gorgeous! Wish I could go there someday!
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