The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is a 66-acre (27 ha) botanical garden located at 8525 Garland Road in East Dallas, Texas, on the southeastern shore of White Rock Lake.
The arboretum is a 66-acre (27 ha) display garden located on the shores of White Rock Lake and a vide of downtown Dallas. The majority of the grounds were once part of a 44-acre (18 ha) estate known as Rancho Encinal, built for geophysicist Everette Lee DeGolyer and his wife Nell. Mrs. DeGolyer's interests included her extensive flower gardens. The DeGolyer Home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Since 1976, the DeGolyer estate has formed a portion of the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. The addition of the adjoining Alex and Roberta Coke Camp estate increased the size of the grounds to 66 acres (27 ha).
The 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) Spanish-style DeGolyer Home was completed in 1940.The DeGolyer Restaurant/Loggia is located at the back of the DeGolyer Home, overlooks White Rock Lake and the fountains and landscapes of A Woman's Garden. Also located on the grounds is an outdoor concert stage, picnic areas, and the internationally acclaimed 8-acre (3.2 ha) Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden with 17 interactive indoor and outdoor galleries.
In September 2002, Arboretum facilities were expanded with the opening of the new visitors center, named after Dallas developer Trammell Crow. The center consists of the Hoffman Family Gift Shop, Rosine Hall and the Administrative offices. At night, one may view downtown Dallas with the skyscraper lights reflecting upon the water in A Tasteful Place, the 3-acre (1.2 ha) food and herb garden and cooking pavilion and kitchen.
The Garden has over 66 acres (27 ha) of grounds. The Arboretum opened in 1984, combining the 44-acre (18 ha) DeGolyer Estate and the 22-acre (8.9 ha) Alex Camp House. There are 19 named gardens.
The Trammell Crow Visitor Education Pavilion and Entry PlazaBuilt with native Texas limestone and wood and copper sheathing, this structure serves as the gateway to the gardens. The Scott K. Ginsburg Family Plaza and Junkins Fountain is located at the entrance.
Designed by Naud Burnett II, the 6.5-acre (2.6 ha) Margaret Elisabeth Jonsson Color Garden features beds of seasonal flowers and plants. The Waterwise display, donated by Region IV of the Texas Nursery and Landscape Association, provides a location for home gardeners to learn how to install and manage a low-water landscape. The Palmer Fern Dell has a collection of ferns, camellias, azaleas and other perennials and shrubs.
A Woman's Garden is a gift from the Women's Council of Dallas. This garden features terraced walkways. Phase 1 of this 1.8-acre (0.73 ha) formal garden was designed in 1997 by landscape architect Morgan Wheelock. A Woman's Garden is composed of several smaller outdoor garden "rooms" including the Pecan Parterre and the Poetry Garden, which features a sunken garden of roses.
Phase 2, which opened to the public in the spring of 2006, was designed by Dallas landscape architect and Texas Tech University graduate Warren Johnson. It has a native Texas limestone bridge, a 140-foot hanging garden, and a wellspring surrounded by Dawn Redwoods. These two gardens were designed to celebrate the strength, courage, creativity and nurturing demeanor of women. Guests’ favorite aspects of this garden are the various sculptures, the vista across the infinity pool and the flower water in the fountains and features.
This two-acre (0.81 ha) garden includes a collection of over 80 varieties of signature Japanese Maples planted along the stream.
It was designed by Rowland Jackson of Newman, Jackson, Bieberstein, with construction services provided by The Beck Group. Key design elements include an entry off the Paseo de Flores and a gathering plaza that overlooks a re-circulating creek and numerous waterfalls. Opened in fall 2011, the area also includes a series of paved walkways and a stone bridge connecting the Martin Rutchik Concert Stage to the Magnolia Allee. A large weeping Japanese maple, nearly 100 years old, is in the center of the garden.
Commonly referred to as simply The Paseo, this pathway serves as the central walkway of the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden.
Designed by Luis Santana, the path begins at the Trammell Crow Visitor Education Pavilion and concludes near Fogelson Fountain, which was donated by the late Greer Garson in memory of her husband, Buddy.
A stacked stone wall serves as the backbone of this garden, along with a range of rose varieties. Donated in 2004 by George Boswell and designed by landscape architect Warren Johnson of Fallcreek Gardens, The Boswell Family Garden.
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