Conjuring up patriotic sentiments from passers-by, a brilliantly-hued
American flag waves in the wind. Red, white and blue-violet flowers
strategically planted on a 300 by 170 foot hillside pay tribute to the
United States.
This artful display was created using colorful flowers from The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch. During the spring, over 150,000 visitors enjoy the springtime bloom of 50-plus acres of world renowned Giant Tecolote Ranunculus.
Doubling as a robust working ranch and tourist attraction in Southern
California, The Flower Fields shows off America's natural beauty.
View the matured All-America Rose Selections Garden, Walk-of-Fame Garden,
several demonstration gardens of Flower Fields branded annuals and
perennials and the completed Color Project, an ambitious art-meets-nature
program.
"We want to broaden the horticultural experience where people can see all kinds of different flower species and learn how to incorporate color into their own gardens," says Michael Cardosa,
general manager of The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch.
The All-America Rose Selections (AARS) test garden and Walk-of-Fame garden cover more than 3,000 square-feet, and eventually will grow to 6,000 square-feet as new varieties become available from year to year. |
Other highlights
include The Flower Fields' Theme Gardens, which will showcase a new product
line of Flower Fields branded flowering garden plants. The Theme Gardens
will highlight the more than 1,400 branded alliance cultivars, including
seed and vegetative annuals. Each garden illustrates how color can be used
in the home landscape.
Other features for this
year include the Sand Sculpturing exhibit (18 March through 30 Aptil), the
Sweet Pea Maze (more than a mile of walking paths) and a 1,500 sqft
greenhouse filled with some 12 varieties of Poinsettias.
To encourage visitors to enhance their home and gardens with The Flower Fields flowers, The Flower Fields has once again partnered with Armstrong Garden Centers where visitors can shop and purchase Flower Fields brand products in its 33,000 square-foot facility located at the site.
Hours of Operation
- The Flower Fields' at Carlsbad Ranch is open
12 March through 8 May 2005 from 9a. to 5p. Cost is $8 for adults, $7 for seniors, $5 for children 3 to 10 and $15 for a season pass. Admission for children 2 and younger is free. Complimentary parking and new restroom facilities are provided for guests' convenience.
For more information phone 1-760-431-0352.
How to get there
- Located on a hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Carlsbad at the junction of I-5 freeway and Palomar Airport Rd. |
