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During February and March each year, East Texas area is treated to millions of blooming daffodils and other flowers at Helen Lee's Daffodil Garden.
We highly recommend a trip to see the gardens and walk among the blooming flowers, dogwood trees and redbud trees. Admission is free, but a donation is recommended, and appreciate, to help fund maintenance of the grounds through the year.
And don't miss Lake Josephine and the log cabin on the grounds near the lake. The gardens are located a short distance south of Gladewater.
Shown below are a few photos of the daffodils and other wildflowers blooming during our most recent trip to the gardens in March 2010.
Gladewater is an easy drive north of Tyler on U.S. Highway 271. It's a great place for exploring East Texas history, and is known for its large number of antique stores, antique malls, museums, restaurants, and festivals. Be sure to view our photo album about Gladewater.
Tyler is the Rose Capital of America, the location of the Tyler Rose Garden, the nation's largest municipal rose garden, and the site of the Annual Tyler Rose Festival held each October.
Established in 1952, the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the nation's largest rose garden, spanning 14 acres.
The gardens include over 38,000 rose bushes and over 600 different varieties, as well as reflecting pools, walkways and fountains. It was listed in 2011 in Livability.com's top 10 most inspiring gardens in the USA.
A highlight of the spring season in East Texas is the 8-mile long Tyler Azalea Trail guiding visitors through neighborhoods of brick streets, residential gardens and historic homes.
The first Azaleas were planted in Tyler in 1929 by Maurice Shamburger, in the Lindsey Lane area. Other neighbors soon followed, and the area became well known for its springtime beauty.
Today, over 100,000 people from all over the USA visit Tyler each spring to attend the Azalea Trail.
Two marked routes exist today: the Lindsey Trail and the Dobbs Trail.
If you love daffodils, you might enjoy our photo gallery of East Texas Flowers, and another gallery of East Texas Birds for backyard nature lovers to explore featuring bluebirds, woodpeckers, buntings, goldfinches and much more.
And be sure to view our East Texas Butterfly Photo Gallery.
Are you a hummingbird lover like us? Check out the photos and hummingbird videos in our Texas Hummingbird Gallery.
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