After a colder than usual winter, Gibbs Gardens is set to open for the season Friday, March 7, as masses of Early Sensation daffodils—the first to bloom each year—and February Golds mark the coming of spring.

More than 60 varieties of early, mid- and late-blooming daffodils appear every two weeks for a full six weeks of blossoms in every shade of yellow—from almost white to peach and deep gold.

“We plant new bulbs in unique designs to give visitors the experience of daffodil blossoms arrayed in rivers of color—flowing waves of golden yellow blossoms covering acres and acres of hillsides,” explained Jim Gibbs, the owner/designer/developer of Gibbs Gardens.

“Each daffodil bulb will divide and double every year, adding huge numbers of blooms to the daffodil gardens each season,” Gibbs explained.

Spring blooms at Gibbs Gardens

Daffodils are just the spectacular beginning to Gibbs Gardens’ unforgettable spring experience. Thousands of tulips—40 different types of early, mid- and late-blooming tulip bulbs—create a riot of color throughout the

gardens. Jim Gibbs added thousands of tulips to Le Jardin, his new color garden. In mid-March, Le Jardin will burst into bloom with pink, yellow and orange tulip blossoms. For added color and contrasts, purple, red and yellow pansies are planted between the tulip bulbs.

As daffodils then tulips slip into bloom, they are joined in mid-March by more than 200 cherry trees, including the same Yoshino cherry trees seen in Washington, D.C. and Kwanzan cherry trees along with forsythia, quince, spiraea and dogwood for a spring welcome like no other.

World-class destination garden

Gibbs Gardens is a one-of-a-kind experience. Honored with the National Garden Clubs’ Award of Excellence, Gibbs Gardens was named one of “The 10 Best Places in the ‘World to See Daffodils,” by Flower Magazine; “Georgia, swathes of splendor,” by Georgia Daffodil Association; “Thirteen Best Botanical Gardens in America” and a top garden in Georgia by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Explore Georgia and the “100 places to visit in North Georgia before you die.”