Gibbs Gardens annual Daffodil Festival was voted #1 in America during a month-long contest sponsored by USA Today. One of 19 gardens nationwide competing in the publication’s contest, Gibbs Gardens’ Daffodil Festival received the most votes, ranking #1 for much of the contest.
Gibbs Gardens’ Daffodil Festival was nominated for USA Today’s contest by a distinguished group of travel writers. The 10 venues receiving the most votes were recognized as USA Today’s Best of the Best
“Thank you to everybody who voted for our daffodil festival. Everyone at Gibbs Gardens appreciates your vote and your support,” said Jim Gibbs, the gardens’ owner/designer/developer.
Gibbs annual daffodil festival features 20-plus million daffodil blooms adorning 50 acres of valleys, hillsides and fields across the gardens’ 376 acres.
Named one of ‘The 10 Best Places in the World to See Daffodils,’ by Flower Magazine, Gibbs Gardens offers more than 60 daffodil varieties for six weeks of blooms in shades of yellow, orange, white, peach and deep gold. The huge number of daffodils is enhanced by intricate planting designs, vibrant color contrasts, easy walking paths and dramatic mountain vistas.”
Spring blooms at Gibbs Gardens
Daffodils are just the spectacular beginning to Gibbs Gardens’ unforgettable seasons of color. Thousands of tulips—40 different types of early-, mid- and late-blooming tulip bulbs—create a riot of color throughout the gardens. In mid-March, more than 200 Yoshino and Kwanzan cherry trees along with forsythia, quince, spiraea and dogwood bloom for a spring welcome like no other.
Gibbs’ eight feature and 16 seasonal gardens provide vivid color, unique design and breath-taking vistas from March to December. For more information about the gardens and what’s blooming, go to gibbsgardens.com.
Just an hour north of Atlanta, visit Gibbs Gardens Tuesday through Sunday at 1987 Gibbs Drive, Ball Ground. Free on-site parking. For more information about the daffodils go to gibbsgardens.com/garden-photos/daffodil-gardens. For information about Gibbs Gardens call 770-893-1880.
