When we bought our membership for the Dallas Arboretum everyone told us about the Autumn display, and we were so excited to go see it. We picked a beautiful Sunday in early October and took our 3 year old grandson with us. We had a blast. The only thing we didn't like was the crowds. The place was wall to wall, or maybe I should say tree to tree, people. The reason; the pumpkin displays. They have a pumpkin village that is made of pumpkins, gourds, hay and cornstalks. The kids love it.
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| One of the pumpkin huts in the Pumpkin Village. There were pumpkins and gourds on the fences, on the ground in patterns and even on stands that made them look like flowers. |
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| The cool pattern on the side of this hut was made with mini pumpkins. |
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| This was the only hut made with white pumpkins. |
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| The Cinderella Carriage (which in the fairy tale was made from a pumpkin) is pulled by horses made of hay and cornstalks. They were really spectacular. |
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| They are awesome! |
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| Cool decoration on one of the huts. |
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| Design on the ground |
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| Another yard design |
The walkways are lined with pumpkins, and the flowers and plants are such beautiful fall colors. I think because Texas does not have many trees that change color, the Arboretum is the only place for a Midwesterner to see all the fall colors. Once we got away from the Pumpkin Village the crowds were a lot more tolerable.
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| Pumpkin lined walkways! |
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| Beautiful design displayed by the pumpkin lined walkway. |
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| The plants were in full bloom and in the most beautiful Fall colors. |
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| Fall planters surrounded by huge pumpkins. |
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| The trees are green, but the plants and flowers are such deep rich Autumn colors. |
On this trip we went to the Children's Adventure Garden and our Grandson had a blast. So did we! The area is huge, 8 acres, and is divided into sections that were designed to help children connect with nature. There were over 150 kid friendly activities. No pictures for you of this sections without my Grandson in them, so you will have to visit to see it. We were there for hours and barely scratch the surface. We can't wait to go back!
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