cathy barnhardt thinks christmas year 'round with all the planning required to transform this place during the holidays." this is barnhardt's 38th christmas at biltmore. she came here right out of college -graduation from the ut institute of agriculture, where expertise in history, art and plants that led her to biltmore. this asheville native has a nearly lifelong connection here, and her creative touch passes on that holiday spirit each season. this is charles denney reporting. ) here's a bit of trivia for you... on christmas eve 1895, george vanderbilt officially opened biltmore to friends and family. the biltmore website says the country estate was marvelously decorated and full of festivity. the finished home contained over four acres of floor space, including 35 bedrooms, 43 bathrooms, and 65 fireplaces....lots of choices for santa to scurry down. :) when we come back, john phipps shares of his treasured christmas memories. find your next peice of equipment at machinerypete dot com welcome back to christmas in the country. well each year, when my family gets out all our decorations a

cathy barnhardt and her team work to make theexperience special, and even pass on decorating ideas. "wefeel like that's part of our job here is to inspire our guests. imean biltmore is all about inspiration so the floraldepartment wants to inspire people in ways to use plants andflowers in their house and also to do those seasonal decorationslike christmas." "every public area of the biltmore isdecorated, and visitors can see more than 100 christmas trees.cathy barnhardt thinks christmas year 'round with all theplanning required to transform this place during the holidays." this is barnhardt's 38th christmas at biltmore. she camehere right out of college she worked in campusgreenhouses. it was her love and expertise in history, art andplants that led her to biltmore. this asheville native has anearly lifelong connection here, and her creative touch passes onthat holiday spirit each season. this is charles denneyreporting. ) here's a bit of trivia for you... on christmaseve 1895, george vanderbilt officially opened biltmore tofriends and family. the biltmore website says the country