May 12, 2012 - May 20, 2012

Hundreds of thousands of annuals and perennials, along with waterfalls, ponds, swans, and stunning valley views, make for a one-of-a-kind experience at the Bibler Home and Gardens.

The home and gardens are privately owned and operated.  All tickets must be purchased in advance by calling 406-756-3963, or online at www.fvcc.edu .

Spring Home and Garden Tours are May 12, 19 and 20, 2012 at 10am and noon.  Tickets are just $10 ($3 for children).  Afternoon tours begin at 2pm and include a viewing of the Persian Tribal Rug collection. Tickets for the afternoon tours are $20.  All proceeds benefit the Flathead Valley Community College Foundation.

Mother's Day Champagne Brunch featuring FVCC Art Instructor John Rawlings highlighting the artwork in the Bibler Home.  The event will take place 11am - 1:30pm with brunch prepared by FVCC Culinary Arts students.  Tickets are $50 per person or $90 per couple and must be purchased in advance by calling 406-756-3963 or online at www.fvcc.edu.

Summer tours of the home and gardens will take place July 23 - 27.  Tickets are $10 for adults and $3 for children.  Call the FVCC Foundation office at 406-756-3963 to purchase your tickets in advance or go online at www.fvcc.edu.   No tickets will be sold at the gate.

$10 adults, $3 children, $20 for tickets for the afternoon tours which the rug and textile rooms

all ages; children must be accompanied by adults

Art

In springtime, the gardens feature more than a hundred thousand tulips, daffodils, and other bulbs as well as spring perennials and annuals. The gardens feature eight acres of beautifully landscaped beds, ponds, and fountains with swans and miniature animals. The home is beautifully furnished with an exceptional collection of antique Persian rugs and Inuit carvings and prints.

Bibler Gardens is a private display garden in Kalispell, Montana designed by Louis A. "Sam" Bibler. Sam landscaped, planted and maintained the gardens at his home from around 1980 until his death in 2002. The extensive gardens, including ponds, waterfalls, sculptures, arboretum, and a log stable with a menagerie of miniature animals, are maintained today according to Sam's desire to preserve the site as a place of lasting beauty that could be enjoyed by the Kalispell community and visitors to the area.

Public tours of the home and gardens are conducted twice annually, in the spring when thousands of tulips and daffodils are at their peak, and again in the summer when massive plantings of a wide variety of perennials and annuals reach their peak. These tours also provide an opportunity to view the interior of the beautifully furnished home.

Detailed directions, including a map, will be furnished when tickets are purchased.