Tag: Tulsa Botanic Garden

The leaves are changing and the temperature is lowering, but the work at Oklahoma’s botanical gardens doesn’t end in the fall. In fact, it’s just the beginning of another season of activities and programs. Tulsa Botanic Garden The Tulsa Botanic Garden does limit the daytime hours for the colder season. However, you can still plan a visit, says Lori Hutson, Tulsa...

Everything you need for sprucing up your house and yard can be found at the Tulsa Home and Garden Show on March 12-15 at Expo Square. Stick around Expo Square for the canine athleticism featured at the Tulsa Dog Training Club Agility Trials from March 13 to 15. You don’t want to miss the first welcome of spring at Tulsa...

Tulsa Excursions Gathering Place: Launched in September on the east bank of the Arkansas River, this is the park other cities only wish they had. Enjoy the five-acre Chapman Adventure Playground with a padded area for toddlers, plus 120 feet of suspension bridges, skate parks and walking/running/biking paths. gatheringplace.org Guthrie Green: Carnivals, festivals, live music, green markets, food trucks, fitness classes...

Begone, cold weather! The Tulsa Botanic Garden ushers in spring with its annual display of over 100,000 blossoms. The March 14-April 21 event, dubbed Tulsa Botanic Blooms, offers colorful and stunning bulbs, including daffodils, tulips, crocuses and perennials, spread across the garden’s 170 acres. Along with the flowers, events abound. At 6 p.m. opening night, guests can take a tour with...

Many chefs acquire a passion for food early in life. Jamie Bissonnette seemed to be born with it. Perhaps his earliest memory is of climbing drawers to reach the kitchen countertop and feasting on whatever he could find. “Every childhood memory I have is of food,” Bissonnette says. “I can’t remember who won my first soccer game, but I can still...

As the weather turns wintry and the clock counts down toward Christmas Eve, Oklahomans have many options to get into the holiday spirit. The Rhema Christmas Lights Extravaganza dazzles its visitors again with more than 2 million lights decorating the bible college’s campus through New Year’s Day from 5:30 to 11:30 nightly. Admission is free. See rhemalights.org for information. Another cherished...