A Tasteful Place
This 3.5-acre, potager garden, pavilion and kitchen is inspired by the movement toward growing and eating fresh, sustainable, locally-grown food.
A Venue to Remember
- Unparalleled views of the Dallas skyline over White Rock Lake
- Complimentary Tastings
- Cooking classes/demos
- Seasonal displays
- Year-round beauty
- Private events/weddings
Upcoming Free Events at A Tasteful Place
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Learn More about Dallas College Cooks ![]()
Dallas College Cooks
Monday, November 18 at – -
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Local floral experts provide how to demos, hands on tips and tricks and design inspiration with seasonal color.More Details about Tasteful Tuesdays Floral DemosTasteful Tuesdays Floral Demos
Tuesday, November 19 at – -
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See how the pros do it and sample a small bite from the fruits of their labor.More Details about Chef-tastic Cooking DemosChef-tastic Cooking Demos
Wednesday, November 20 at – -
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Dallas College Cooks
Monday, November 25 at – -
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Located at A Tasteful Place
Local floral experts provide how to demos, hands on tips and tricks and design inspiration with seasonal color.More Details about Tasteful Tuesdays Floral DemosTasteful Tuesdays Floral Demos
Tuesday, November 26 at – -
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See how the pros do it and sample a small bite from the fruits of their labor.More Details about Chef-tastic Cooking DemosChef-tastic Cooking Demos
Wednesday, November 27 at – -
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Dallas College Cooks
Monday, December 2 at – -
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Local floral experts provide how to demos, hands on tips and tricks and design inspiration with seasonal color.More Details about Tasteful Tuesdays Floral DemosTasteful Tuesdays Floral Demos
Tuesday, December 3 at – -
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See how the pros do it and sample a small bite from the fruits of their labor.More Details about Chef-tastic Cooking DemosChef-tastic Cooking Demos
Wednesday, December 4 at – -
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Local floral experts provide how to demos, hands on tips and tricks and design inspiration with seasonal color.More Details about Tasteful Tuesdays Floral DemosTasteful Tuesdays Floral Demos
Tuesday, December 10 at – -
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See how the pros do it and sample a small bite from the fruits of their labor.More Details about Chef-tastic Cooking DemosChef-tastic Cooking Demos
Wednesday, December 11 at – -
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Local floral experts provide how to demos, hands on tips and tricks and design inspiration with seasonal color.More Details about Tasteful Tuesdays Floral DemosTasteful Tuesdays Floral Demos
Tuesday, December 17 at – -
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See how the pros do it and sample a small bite from the fruits of their labor.More Details about Chef-tastic Cooking DemosChef-tastic Cooking Demos
Wednesday, December 18 at –
Register For These Upcoming Classes
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Learn More about Family Harvest Cooking for Kids & Kids at Heart ![]()
Located at A Tasteful Place
This Thanksgiving cooking class will introduce budding chefs and their favorite adults to fun Fall flavors and cool gadgets just in time for your family’s fall harvest celebration! Join Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Cindy Kleckner for a simply tasty, kid tested and parent approved menu: Turkey Sandwich on a Stick, Pumpkin Crunch Parfaits, Mini Mac ‘n Cheese Bites, Mini Apple Pies, and Pumpkin Pie Milkshakes.More Details about Family Harvest Cooking for Kids & Kids at HeartFamily Harvest Cooking for Kids & Kids at Heart
Sunday, November 17 at – -
Learn More about Hot Cocoa Bombs with Yelibelly ![]()
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Join Yelibelly Chocolates for a hands on chocolate making class featuring the popular hot cocoa bombs! Our instructor, Yeli Marshall, will lead everyone through how the hot cocoa bomb shells are made and how you can make them at home again after class. Kids and parents will work together to decorate their own hot cocoa bombs shells, fill them with delicious candies and marshmallows and package their delicious confections to take home. Everyone will create 3 hot cocoa bombs to take home.More Details about Hot Cocoa Bombs with YelibellyHot Cocoa Bombs with Yelibelly
Saturday, November 23 at – -
Learn More about Holiday Ornaments with Dallas Silk Art ![]()
Located at A Tasteful Place
Explore the wonderful art of water marbling as you create your own one-of-a-kind set of 6 ceramic Christmas ornaments! In this class, we will go over traditional water marbling techniques and patterns using modern materials. We’ll have two fun shapes available to select from, which you can mix and match in your set. These shapes include Christmas tree ornaments as well as star shaped ornaments. We will begin the class with a demonstration before each attendee gets to create their own unique design.More Details about Holiday Ornaments with Dallas Silk ArtHoliday Ornaments with Dallas Silk Art
Saturday, November 30 at – -
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Create new holiday family-friendly food and flavors with registered dietitian nutritionist, Cindy Kleckner.More Details about Taste of Morocco: A Healthy Mediterranean PalateTaste of Morocco: A Healthy Mediterranean Palate
Sunday, December 1 at – -
Learn More about Winter Wreaths with Stemme Floral Studio ![]()
Located at A Tasteful Place
Get your home ready for the holidays with the fresh scent of winter greens! Join Stemme Floral Studio for a delightful workshop where we’ll create stunning winter wreaths, perfect for adding festive cheer to your space. Don’t miss this chance to craft something beautiful for the season!More Details about Winter Wreaths with Stemme Floral StudioWinter Wreaths with Stemme Floral Studio
Saturday, December 14 at –
Recipes Resource
We keep an archive of recipes from A Tasteful Place cooking & nutrition demos, tastings and classes so that you may try your hand at the garden-to-table dishes in your own home.
Welcome to A Tasteful Place, The Dallas Arboretum’s Newest Garden
Recent awards and commendations for A Tasteful Place
- The Urban Land Institute North Texas Impact Awards: Public Places Award, October 2018
- Topping Out Awards winner, October 2018
- Dallas Morning News: The Most Beautiful Place in Dallas
A Tasteful Place Named Gardens
A Tasteful Place is filled with features, nooks and discoverable moments made possible by our generous donors. See those features here.
- Potager Display Gardens: Four individual quadrants comprise the ornamental kitchen garden, or “potager,” pronounced, pot·a·ger or ˈpätijə(r) as it is called by the French, which is a productive working garden that is also visually beautiful, drawing on European gardening principals and artful arrangement. The Potager Gardens are a signature element of the development with in-season vegetables, herbs and flowers, planted ornamentally and interspersed with flowers to attract pollinators and beneficial insects. Marilyn R. Corrigan Potager Garden donated in her honor by Catherine A. Corrigan and the Marilyn R. Corrigan Potager Garden.
- The Charlotte and Donald Test Pavilion, a 3,600-square-foot building with 180 degree views of the garden, lagoon and walkways, features event space and teaching kitchen to showcase chefs who will demonstrate preparation of garden-to-table cuisine. It’s also a site for cooking classes, educational programs and special events.
- The Barbara and Bob Bigham Scenic Overlook, a perfect location for weddings, wine tastings, seated dinners and picnics, overlooking downtown Dallas and White Rock Lake.
- Ruthie Pack Tasting Plaza, a site of daily tastings featuring seasonal produce.
- Central Stairway and Promenade, a beautiful stairway that descends from the entry plaza and Gisela Rodriguez Gazebo to welcome visitors to the garden, along with panoramic views of the new additions.
- The Strolling Trail, a U-shaped paved ADA accessible walkway to take visitors circuitously to see the garden.
- Three Sisters Lagoon Overlook, the trellis covered patio provides a shaded spot to view A Tasteful Place, the lagoon and meandering walkways and downtown Dallas; it’s also a site for intimate celebrations.
- Margaret and Jay Simmons Lagoon, a signature feature of A Tasteful Place and more than an acre, it sits just below the main garden and provides a large, natural body of water. The center will feature a beautiful, lighted fountain that changes shape and pattern. The edges of the lagoon are surrounded by large boulders and lush lawns. A bridge crosses a cascading stream that pours into the lagoon. Meandering paths allow visitors to enjoy the ambience and beauty of this new garden.
- Carol Miller Kelley Orchard and Orchard Patio, a variety of fruit-bearing trees suitable to the Texas climate surround a shaded patio.
- Tory and Dick Agnich and Dodie Trescher Shaded Patio, on the southern end of the Pavilion, this adjoining patio provides seating for guests.
- Ann Stuart Veranda at the Garden Pavilion, a covered front patio of the Garden Pavilion that looks directly over the four potager gardens.
- Gary Goodwin Garden Gate provides a special entrance to A Tasteful Place for use during special events.
- Tim Wallace Garden to Table Walkway, a wide center walkway from the Pavilion to the overlook, suitable for garden-to-table dinners.
- P. Allen Smith Entrance Walkway
A New Experience Each Week
As a member of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, experience unique seasonal events throughout the year and get access to members-only events.