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Festival of Flowers

Now through May 20, 2007

Beauty blooms during Festival of Flowers, now through May 20.

  

What’s Blooming in Our Gardens?
Check our weekly bloom report for the latest news
on blossoms.

Mix up your own bit of spring with a garden
container recipe.

Festivities
Inside Biltmore House, daily
Impressionist painters Pierre August Renoir and
Claude Monet inspired Biltmore House’s magnificent
floral décor during Festival of Flowers. Discover
nature’s beauty within each room during your visit.

Walled Garden, Saturdays and Sundays
Listen to classical music under the arbor at 11:00 a.m., 12:00 noon, 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., and 3:00 p.m.

Get answers to your gardening questions from Biltmore experts under the arbor from
11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Conservatory, Saturdays and Sundays
Savor the beauty of classical music inside the Conservatory, beginning at 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m.,
1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m.

Jumpstart your creativity with our display of 20 innovative container gardens created by Biltmore gardeners.

At The Winery

Cooking Demonstrations, 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. daily

Learn how to prepare dishes and recipes from our new cookbook, Our Table To Yours.

Production and Barrel Tasting, 2:00 p.m. daily
Enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at the production of award-winning wine.

Red Wine and Chocolate, 3:00 p.m. daily

Learn how these divine treats complement each other.

Wine Bar, 1:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m. daily

Featuring music daily at 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m.

Enjoy a glass or bottle of your favorite Biltmore wine on the patio while listening to music. Add a cheese plate for an afternoon snack.

Grape Stomp, 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays

Children of all ages can stomp grapes.

Elsewhere on the Estate

Deerpark Restaurant, 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. daily (opens 10:00 a.m. on Sundays)

Art show, featuring the Blue Ridge Water Media Society

Historic Horse Barn, Saturdays and Sundays, 12:00 noon–5:00 p.m.
Celebrate spring with old-time music, clogging, and mountain craft demonstrations.

A Gardener’s Place, 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. daily
Let our experts reveal their secrets to growing savory herb gardens, tips for cultivating and using lavender, methods for creating elegant flower arrangements, and more.

Carriage House, 12:00 noon–2:00 p.m., April 21, 22, May 19, and 20

Bill Alexander signs his new book, The Biltmore Nursery: A Botanical Legacy, which details Biltmore’s rich botanical legacy.

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