Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden

The Rory Meyers Children’s Adventure Garden was designed to connect children with nature. Education is a central focus of our mission, which is why we are delighted to be able to teach life and Earth science to both school children and their teachers as well as families. Enjoy 8 acres of fun overlooking the beautiful White Rock Lake.

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A Tasteful Place

This 3.5-acre, ornamental garden, pavilion and kitchen is inspired by the movement toward growing and eating fresh, sustainable, locally-grown food. Enjoy three free daily tastings made with seasonal produce, cooking demos and more.

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The Trammell Crow Visitor Education Pavilion

Opened in 2003, The Trammell Crow Visitor Education Pavilion and Entry Plaza welcomes visitors to the breathtaking surroundings of the Dallas Arboretum. It always features a beautiful selection of whatever is seasonally in bloom.

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Margaret Elizabeth Jonsson Color Garden

Designed by Naud Burnett II, the 6.5-acre Margaret Elisabeth Jonsson Color Garden features large, sweeping beds of seasonal flowers and plants.

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A Woman’s Garden

Guests’ favorite aspects of this garden are the sculpture, the vista across the infinity pool and the flowing water in the fountains and features.

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Nancy Rutchik Red Maple Rill

Perhaps the most impressive feature of this two-acre garden is a fabulous collection of over 80 varieties of signature Japanese Maples planted along the stream.

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The Lyda Bunker Hunt Paseo de Flores

Commonly referred to as simply The Paseo, this meandering pathway serves as the central walkway of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden and is the main artery of the garden for guests.

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Boswell Family Garden

A stacked stone wall serves as the backbone of this charming garden and is mirrored by a myriad of gorgeous rose varieties. It features a beautiful pergola and occasional views of White Rock Lake.

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McCasland Sunken Garden

The Chico y Chica de la Playa sculpture and accompanying fountain provide a tranquil setting for the many weddings that take place in this secluded garden. The staircase and small lawn and courtyard create a unique, calm, intimate setting, whether for an event or a quiet moment sitting in one of the benches.

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The Eugenia Leftwich Palmer Fern Dell

A stacked stone wall serves as the backbone of this charming garden and is mirrored by a myriad of gorgeous rose varieties. It features a beautiful pergola and occasional views of White Rock Lake.

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The Nancy Clements Seay Magnolia Glade

The Magnolia Glade features a meandering waterway and picturesque lily pond amid a collection of beautiful flowers. This traditional “White Garden” is a delight for children and adults due to the water features and beautiful seasonal blooms.

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Nancy’s Garden

A treasured area of the Dallas Arboretum, Nancy’s Garden is blanketed by soft pink crape myrtles and azaleas, and is filled with seasonal pastel color annually.

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Crape Myrtle Allee

Sweeping crape myrtle trees enclose a stone walkway to create this magnificent garden. This natural tunnel leads visitors to the popular toad fountain feature, “Toad Corner.”

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The Chandler Lindsley Shadow Garden

The Chandler Lindsley Shadow Garden is filled with pathways fit for strolling, an expansive lawn, and mature shade trees.

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Pecan Grove

With its shady canopy, the Pecan Grove is the perfect location for a peaceful picnic. This space also serves as the centerpiece of our famous fall festival, Autumn at the Arboretum, featuring our internationally acclaimed Pumpkin Houses. It is large, comfortable, inviting and full of a variety of blooming plants and trees that keep it beautiful year round.

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The Martha Brooks Camellia Garden

This charming garden features 200 camellias and over 30 different cultivars.

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DeGolyer Gardens

The 21,000-square-foot home of Mr. and Mrs. Everette DeGolyer serves as the centerpiece to this luxurious garden that sits in front of the home. Featuring a beautiful fountain and ample space for seasonal and perennial blooms, it’s an inviting place to sit on the grass or just enjoy the view before visiting the house.

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Lay Family Garden

The Lay Family Garden (formally known as the Lay Ornamental Garden) is a 2.2-acre garden filled with hundreds of perennials and woody plants set against two amazing water features, the Lay Grotto, which boasts a waterfall and koi pond, and on the other side, another set of cascading water elements under a lush trellis.

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Rose Garden

This classically designed pocket rose garden contains over 200 Hybrid Tea Roses of 16 different varieties, making for a stunning backdrop when the roses are in bloom, coupled with an enchanting opportunity to stop and literally “smell” the roses.

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Val Late Garden of Memories

Featuring a spacious lawn, a welcoming seating area and a simple yet eye-catching water feature, this beautiful Dallas garden is a new addition in front of the DeGolyer House.

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Richard L. Grant Octagonal Fountain Courtyard

Mrs. Elisabeth W. Grant donated a gift in the name of her husband Richard Leslie Grant to update the Octagonal Fountain Courtyard, located at the northern terminus of the DeGolyer Magnolia Allee.

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The Trial Gardens

The Trial Gardens at the Dallas Arboretum were created for the purpose of expanding our research efforts and providing information to the public. The focus of the trial program is to grow and evaluate many different plants in the drastic climate of the Metroplex and North Central Texas.

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Tres Amigas and A Rose

Designed by Kevin Clark of Naud Burnett Landscape Design, the garden is located near the Alex Camp House. Donated by three friends that walked the garden weekly and wanted to give the Arboretum a permanent gift, this garden was chosen to be in a shady area that has a great view of the Alex Camp House fountain. It is a semicircular walk surrounded by a turf pad, that has two entrances. Two benches were placed in honor of two of the Tres Amigas ladies, Christine Jinks who gave the lead gift. The ladies asked that the garden also have a rose for the garden name, indicating the additional gift of Rose Perry. At the final stages of the garden completion, Christine became ill and passed away. The devoted friends named the seating area the Christine Jinks Plaza. The garden has a seating area for twenty and is also utilized as a resting area.