Best in US for May flowers?

[duoaggie]

Hope you all can give me some good ideas here. I'm planning a vacation
backwards. I have until April 30 to book a trip online and earn 1,000
extra points from the Preferred Guest Plan at the Sheraton. I know this
sounds like I'm grasping at straws just so that I can take a week's
vacation in the middle of the spring... actually, that's pretty close to
the truth. I thought about flying home to Wisconsin, but that seemed
ridiculous when there are so many gorgeous places, none of which I've
ever seen, that are going to be their most beautiful in May. And since
this is the first year that I'm actually landscaping my own property, I
was thinking I might turn it into a fact-finding mission about gardening
and landscaping. If I were going to choose a destination based purely on
the most stunning floral display in the country during the month of May,
where would that be? Is there a Sheraton hotel nearby? Are there any
nationally famous floral shows I should think about attending?

Tia,
Aggie

"Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it
with us or we find it not"

[Wendy B G]

>If I were going to choose a destination based purely on
>the most stunning floral display in the country during the month of May,
>where would that be?

I love my area in May. The azaleas are in bloom, the tulips are up, and many
trees are in flower.

You might want to visit Longwood Gardens at that time.

Wendy
Wilmington, DE

[D. Michael McIntyre]

On 29 Mar 2000 02:41:02 GMT, wen...@aol.com (Wendy B G) wrote:

>>If I were going to choose a destination based purely on
>>the most stunning floral display in the country during the month of May,
>>where would that be?

I've never been there, but I've heard the Biltmore estate in
Asheville, NC is a sight to behold any time of the year. They
probably have a web page full of tourist information online somewhere.
---
D. Michael McIntyre | mmci...@swva.net | USDA zone 6a in sw VA
http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/index.html

Have you hugged a tree today?

[Michele Mauro]

Walt Disneyworld in Orlando will be having its annual International
Flower and Garden Festival from April 28th to June 11th at Epcot. Start
here for more info:

http://disney.go.com/disneyworld/seetheworld/themeparks/garden_index.htm
l

As a local, I always make it a point to go during this time because WDW
really does an incredible job. Click on the workshop and demo, and the
entertainment links to see if there's any interesting things you'd like
to see in addition to "just" the flowers. <grin>

HTH, Michele
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"duoaggie" <duoagS...@conok.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.134a9c35f...@news.earthlink.net...

> Hope you all can give me some good ideas here. I'm planning a vacation
> backwards. I have until April 30 to book a trip online and earn 1,000
> extra points from the Preferred Guest Plan at the Sheraton. I know
this
> sounds like I'm grasping at straws just so that I can take a week's
> vacation in the middle of the spring... actually, that's pretty close
to
> the truth. I thought about flying home to Wisconsin, but that seemed
> ridiculous when there are so many gorgeous places, none of which I've
> ever seen, that are going to be their most beautiful in May. And since
> this is the first year that I'm actually landscaping my own property,
I
> was thinking I might turn it into a fact-finding mission about
gardening

> and landscaping. If I were going to choose a destination based purely

on
> the most stunning floral display in the country during the month of
May,

[sunflower]

"Michele Mauro" <las...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:qSnE4.6691$2L1....@typhoon.tampabay.rr.com...

> Walt Disneyworld in Orlando will be having its annual International
> Flower and Garden Festival from April 28th to June 11th at Epcot. Start
> here for more info:

Geez, I though that enough of us here have visited Disney (courtesy of
Spike) that location would never crop up as a recommended *voluntary* visit!
;^)

Sunflower--who's been there a few times under different names

[Tornado]

Hey, Aggie. Is this some kind of a loyalty program that you're following?
What is 1000 points worth anyway? I need to book a stay in Atlanta
between May 8 and 12, and I was wondering where to find a good program
since I'm traveling so much right now.

Kim

[loonyhiker]

I have a year's pass to the Biltmore House. It is well worth the money and I
love going there every season. It is fun to see the changes in the house and
in the gardens. If you ever get a chance, try to see it once at least!

loonyhiker

[Jason Quick]

I would suggest the Portland, OR area - if you go, visit the International
Rose Test Gardens. The entire area is in bloom from mid-May through
June. Lots of good restaurants, too. ; )

Jason