Cherry Blossoms, Bento Boxes for Young And Old – Giveaway
February 6, 2011
When Mishy was younger, we visited all of the gardens in the Los Angeles area, including Descanso Gardens – which is a beautiful place for young and old. On the weekend of March 19th and 20th, Descanso Gardens will be holding their annual Cherry Blossom Festival. It tends to be a big deal with traditional Japanese tea ceremonies, Japanese cooking demonstration, cherry trees for sale, cherry blossom walks, bento box lunches and cherry-themed cocktails at our Camellia Lounge. Fun for young and old.
If you would like to enter the chance to win 2 passes to visit Descanso Gardens any time – not just for the festival, please make a comment. If you visit their website – http://www.descansogardens.org/ – and make another comment, you will gain an additional entry. (We will be visiting the festival because we are members of the Los Angeles Arboretum, which has a reciprocal agreement – that is another reason why I love being a member of museums and other cultural institutions.)
Good luck. The contest ends midnight, March 1st, 2011.
Natural Traveling Momma Blog 
February 6, 2011 at 5:51 pm
we love it there and the festival sounds beautiful!
February 8, 2011 at 10:31 am
Have you been to Buchard Gardens in Canada … that is where I found my daughter’s name!!
Hmm .. would love to have a bento box … is this the giveaway?
February 8, 2011 at 9:43 pm
The Cherry Blossom Festival sounds a lot of fun!
February 8, 2011 at 9:52 pm
I’m a former DC girl who misses my Cherry Blossoms! I’d LOVE to go to the Gardens with my two girls (2 and 7). It sounds like some much needed “quiet time”.
btw, love your blog, mamma!
peace, dani
February 8, 2011 at 10:26 pm
Would love to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival! Thanks for offering such great giveaways!
February 8, 2011 at 10:34 pm
this sounds like a lovely event – i’ve been wanting to take my 2 year old boy out there and this sounds like the time to go!
February 9, 2011 at 12:36 am
This sounds absolutely delightful, and it’s right before we leave for Europe 🙂
February 9, 2011 at 3:22 am
I love Descanso Gardens and once I’m able to squeeze back into my wedding gown, I’m going there to take my wedding pictures (and pretend I took them when I actually got married 8years1month8days ago!) so thanks for doing this giveaway!
Love always,
Heather
February 9, 2011 at 5:54 am
Yeah, cherryblossoms! Miss them and a good bento. Thanks for the great idea – and the chance to win free tickets.
February 9, 2011 at 7:02 am
I have been meaning to visit Descanso Gardens with my boys and would be so grateful to win!
February 9, 2011 at 7:15 am
I love cherry blossom season. It’s so beautiful!
February 9, 2011 at 7:39 am
I have not seen the Cherry Blossoms is such a long time, would love to take my daughter. Thanks for the reminder that such a fabulous place is right in our own backyard!
February 9, 2011 at 8:24 am
I’ve heard good things about Descanso Gardens and would love to check it out — thanks for offering this! (P.S. Thanks for telling us about Silver Horse Healing Ranch too–we went for the first time last weekend and my girls loved it.)
February 9, 2011 at 8:50 am
I’ve been waiting for the right time to visit Descanso Gardens – this might be it!
February 9, 2011 at 8:51 am
i remember doing a school project on japan and was enchanted by the images of cherry blossoms. i thought they were the most graceful things id ever seen.
thanks mj
February 9, 2011 at 8:53 am
Visited the website, too. Do I leave another comment here or on the Descanso Gardens website?
February 9, 2011 at 8:56 am
Leave another comment here, please for an additional entry!
February 9, 2011 at 9:54 am
love love love descanso! what a special place!
February 9, 2011 at 9:55 am
Descanso Gardens is magical. My little girl loves it there and so do I!
February 9, 2011 at 10:04 am
Thank you for such a great giveaway!!!
February 9, 2011 at 10:18 am
It would be great to see cherry blossoms here in LA. We have wonderful memories of the cherry blossoms in DC (where we used to live). They were all around the mall and monuments. We took our daughter when she was just 4 mos old. Now she’s 3.
February 9, 2011 at 10:42 am
I didn’t know there was so much at the gardens until I read your post and connected to their site! It looks stunning and my daughter would love the bird-watching as all she seems to say nowadays is, “BURD!!” Thanks for sharing!
February 9, 2011 at 3:16 pm
I’ve heard lots of great stuff about this place.
February 9, 2011 at 3:16 pm
I checked out their site and we would definitely enjoy the train ride!
February 9, 2011 at 3:47 pm
go mama. love those gardens!
February 9, 2011 at 6:49 pm
This sounds like an amazing event! We will try to make it!
February 9, 2011 at 8:49 pm
I have always wanted to visit the gardens. How fun!
February 9, 2011 at 11:37 pm
MJ, can’t remember what your policy is re: if you’ve already won, but we’d love to go to Descano Gardens. I’d never heard of it, and even if we don’t win, we’ll definitely schedule a trip there. Thanks!!!
February 10, 2011 at 12:54 pm
We’d love a chance to visit the garden!
February 12, 2011 at 12:27 am
I would love to take my six month old son to the gardens. We’d have a blast!
February 12, 2011 at 10:54 am
I’d love to win this! My husband & I recently moved to Bakersfield for his work and love finding fun things to do in LA. Thanks for sharing!
February 12, 2011 at 12:07 pm
What an amazing place to visit. We would LOVE the chance!
February 14, 2011 at 12:26 pm
LOVE Descanso! It makes me feel so peaceful and alive!
February 15, 2011 at 10:46 pm
Fingers crossed
February 15, 2011 at 11:06 pm
I didn’t know that we could celebrate Japanese Cherry Blossoms in LA!!! We were in Japan last year to enjoy the Cherry Blossoms but if we could do the same here, that would be so fantastic!!!
February 28, 2011 at 12:47 pm
This is sounds wonderful! I would love to take my little one there!
February 28, 2011 at 12:50 pm
The website looked gorgeous! We have to visit for sure! Thanks for the info!