Flower shows and festivals showcase spring blooms

 
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NEW YORK (AP) — Snow is still in the forecast for some locales, but other places are getting ready for spring. And the season's beauty will be on display with festivals and flower shows around the country, from events showcasing cherry blossoms in Washington D.C. and Brooklyn, N.Y., to celebrations of dogwoods, camellias and azaleas in the South, to apple blossom and tulip festivals in the Northwest.

photo - FILE - In this March 19, 2012 file photo shows blooming cherry blossoms framing the Jefferson Memorial, on the Tidal Basin in Washington. The bloom season is one of a number around the country this spring celebrating flowers in season.  (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
FILE - In this March 19, 2012 file photo shows blooming cherry blossoms framing the Jefferson Memorial, on the Tidal Basin in Washington. The bloom season is one of a number around the country this spring celebrating flowers in season. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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Here are some of the best and biggest festivals and flower shows around the U.S. this spring, along with some notable botanical gardens where something is always in bloom.

EVENTS

Atlanta Dogwood Festival, April 19-21, Piedmont Park, Atlanta, http://www.dogwood.org/

Biltmore Blooms Festival of Flowers, March 21-May 31, Biltmore Estate, Asheville, N.C., http://www.biltmore.com

Boston Flower & Garden Show, March 13-17, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, http://www.bostonflowershow.com/

Camellia Walks, through March 23, Middleton Place, Charleston, S.C., http://www.middletonplace.org/

Celebrate Spring, March 1-April 30, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Ga., http://www.callawaygardens.com/

Chicago Flower & Garden Show, March 9-17, Navy Pier, Chicago, http://www.chicagoflower.com

Daffodil Days, April 6-28, Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, Bristol, R.I., http://www.blithewold.org

Daffodil Festival, April 26-28, Nantucket, Mass., http://www.nantucketchamber.org

Dallas Blooms, March 2-April 7, Dallas Arboretum, http://www.dallasarboretum.org

Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival, March 6-May 19, Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/epcot/epcot-international-flower-and-garden-festival/

Festival of Flowers, March 21-24, Bellingrath Gardens, Theodore, Ala. (near Mobile), http://www.bellingrath.org

Garden Conservancy's Open Days (more than 300 private gardens in 18 states open to public on select dates March-November), http://www.opendaysprogram.org

Hatsume Fair, March 23-24, Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, Delray Beach, Fla., http://www.morikami.org/

Garden Club of Virginia's Historic Garden Week, tours at various sites April 20-27, http://www.VAGardenweek.org

Lilac Festival, May 10-19, Rochester, N.Y., http://www.lilacfestival.com/

National Cherry Blossom Festival, March 20-April 14, Washington, D.C., http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/

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