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Mary Richards ReportingThanksgiving Point is a sea of colors -- greens, blues, reds and yellows. The Director of Thanksgiving Point Gardens, Tracy Erdmann, conducts the orchestra of colors and aromas.
"I think I have a job that everyone goes to sleep at night dreaming about."
Erdmann is preparing for the start of the Tulip Festival on Friday.
"The "Tulip Festival" this year goes over eight days. If you want to come the very best day, you're going to have to come eight times."
Gardener Tony Latimer has been preparing the 55 acres since early March, but says if you are just starting in your own yard, begin with a general cleanup.
"There a lot of perrenials that have died back, go back and cut those down and clean up the dead leaves and debris that's around the yard. And you know that first mowing of the lawn always makes a huge difference just to get everything even and pickup alot of the garbage that's accumulated over the winter."
Latimer says now is also the time to fertilize and such.
"It's a good time to put down premergience if you can do it this weekend, by April 15th. You don't want to put it on after that because of most of the seeds you just perminated then so you're not stopping them."
Latimer and Erdmann suggest you tackle your yard and garden a little at a time.
"A few hours each day is the only way to do it. Does your garden at home look like this beauty? Not quite. When you've got this to come to work to everyday you know it kinda takes the pressure off the home environment."
Erdmann says not to be discouraged if your garden doesn't look like this theirs.
"You should come here before you even start your yard, just to get we're here to pump you up."
