Mountain Laurel ... finally!

We've been coming to the Smokies for more than 50 years.  We've owned All Decked Out for almost 16 years, so we've been to the Gatlinburg area quite a few times a year for all those years.  But in all that time, we have never seen the Mountain Laurel in bloom ... until now.

Mountain Laurel only blooms for a short time, so you have to catch it at just the right time.  And this weekend, it is absolutely perfect.  You'll recall that I pointed out a bush at Smoky Mountain Tower in my last post, and promised you better pictures.  Well, here they are:

Mountain \Laurel is a small white flower, about the size of a dime, shaped like an umbrella, that grows in very tight bunches.  Here's what the whole bush looks like:













As you can see, this bush is just outside the sunroom at Smoky Mountain Tower, and there are several other bushes just a few feet away:

If you hurry, you might still get here to see the Mountain Laurel in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, where it should be blooming a little later than these bushes.  And remember, you can still take advantage of our 15% discount through May 24.  Please see the Specials pages on our Web sites for details.  We sure hope you won't wait as long as we have to see the Mountain Laurel!