"This what we call 'showtime' at Garvan Gardens in the spring. It's the most beautiful I've seen it, and I've been here since opening day."
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Just like the tulips starting to grow and bloom, business is starting to pick up at Garvan Gardens in Hot Springs.
"This what we call 'showtime' at Garvan Gardens in the spring," Susan Harper, the Visitor Services and Group Director for the Gardens, said. "It's the most beautiful I've seen it, and I've been here since opening day."
Harper and the gardens have been through a lot since then, including winter weather and the pandemic.
Having other people see the end result of months of growing is worth it, she says.
"We love sharing this, that was Mrs. Garvans idea of preserving this 210 acre property, as a legacy for the people of Arkansas to come and enjoy it" she said. …