The Dallas Arboretum celebrates spring with one of the Southwest’s biggest annual floral festivals, Dallas Blooms: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words, from February 24th to April 8th. Named the “Most Beautiful Springtime Destination in the US” by Travel & Leisure, Dallas Blooms features 500,000 spring blooming flowers from more than 120 varieties. Of that total, 350,000 are tulips. The festival showcases all new living backdrop of six sprawling plant walls placed throughout the garden with more than 10,000 plants. Amegy Bank is the festival’s presenting sponsor.