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This photo was taken on 04-24-15 while Jesse and I were at the Thanksgiving Point Botanical Gardens Tulip Festival in Lehi, Utah. Thanksgiving Point was founded...
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This photo was taken on 04-24-15 while Jesse and I were at the Thanksgiving Point Botanical Gardens Tulip Festival in Lehi, Utah. Thanksgiving Point was founded in 1995 by Alan and Karen Ashton.
Alan Ashton co-founded software company WordPerfect with Bruce Bastian in Provo, Utah in 1979. The company's financial success gave the Ashtons a desire to give something back to the community. On February 14, 1995, the Ashtons purchased land in Lehi, Utah that was the site of the historic Fox family farm. Although initially planned as a place for their family to ride horses and care for farm animals, the goal became to create a destination for the community to enjoy nature and culture. Thanksgiving Point has since become a center of community engagement for more than 1.9 million annual visitors from all 50 states and around the world.
Opened to the public in 1997, the master plan for Thanksgiving Point Gardens was developed with Salt Lake City landscape architect Leonard Grassli. The gardens cover approximately 55 acres and include 15 different theme gardens, including a replica of the garden described in Frances Hodgson Burnett's book The Secret Garden. There are approximately 3.2 miles of walking trails.
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The waterfall backdrop at the Waterfall Amphitheatre is the largest man-made waterfall in the western hemisphere; it is 360 feet wide and 65-feet high. The waterfall consists of 9 separate falls capable of releasing 60,000 gallons per minute and which are powered by six 125-horsepower pumps. This photo is of one of the smaller falls that feed into the larger falls below. I was particularly taken with the beautiful wisteria blooms hanging out over the falls, basking in the spray from the tumultuous cascade. I hope you enjoy the photo…
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