Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden
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The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden is a 66-acre
(267,000 m²) botanical garden located at 8617 Garland Road in east
Dallas
, Texas
(USA
), on the southeastern shore of White Rock Lake
.
The arboretum is a series of gardens and fountains with a view of the lake and the downtown Dallas
skyline. The majority of the grounds were once part of a 44 acres (178,061.8 m²) estate known as Rancho Encinal, built for geophysicist Everett Lee DeGolyer and his wife Nell. Mrs. DeGolyer's interests included her extensive flower garden
s. The DeGolyer Home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. Since 1976, the DeGolyer estate has formed the largest portion of the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. The addition of the adjoining Camp estate increased the size of the grounds to sixty-six acres.
The 21000 square feet (1,951 m²) Spanish-style DeGolyer Home was built in 1939. The DeGolyer Garden Cafe/Loggia, located at the back of the DeGolyer Home, overlooks White Rock Lake and the tiered fountains and formal landscapes of A Woman's Garden. Also located on the grounds is an outdoor concert stage, picnic
areas, and set of kid size replicas of dwellings and other structures depicting prairie
life in the "Texas Pioneer Adventure."
In September 2002, Arboretum facilities were expanded with the opening of the new visitors center named for Dallas developer Trammell Crow
. The center consists of a gift shop, meeting room, and a patio area overlooking White Rock Lake. At night, one may view downtown Dallas with the skyscraper
lights reflecting upon the water.
Among the plants and horticulture is a collection of azalea
s that includes 2,400 varieties. The Dallas climate allows visitors to find flowers in bloom year round.
"Dallas Blooms" is an annual festival featuring more than 400,000 spring-blooming bulbs, over 3,000 azaleas and thousands of another annuals
and perennials spread throughout the 66 acres (267,092.8 m²) garden.
Acre
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(267,000 m²) botanical garden located at 8617 Garland Road in east
East Dallas
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Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(USA
United States
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), on the southeastern shore of White Rock Lake
White Rock Lake
White Rock Lake is a reservoir located in east Dallas, Texas . The lake was formed by damming White Rock Creek, which today widens into the lake before continuing south out of the spillway and emptying into the Trinity River...
.
The arboretum is a series of gardens and fountains with a view of the lake and the downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District in Dallas, Texas USA, located in the geographic center of the city. The area termed "Downtown" has traditionally been defined as bounded by the downtown freeway loop: bounded on the east by I-345 Downtown Dallas is the Central Business District...
skyline. The majority of the grounds were once part of a 44 acres (178,061.8 m²) estate known as Rancho Encinal, built for geophysicist Everett Lee DeGolyer and his wife Nell. Mrs. DeGolyer's interests included her extensive flower garden
Flower garden
A flower garden is any garden where flowers are grown for decorative purposes. Because flowers bloom at varying times of the year, and some plants are annual, dying each winter, the design of flower gardens can take into consideration to maintain a sequence of bloom and even of consistent color...
s. The DeGolyer Home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. Since 1976, the DeGolyer estate has formed the largest portion of the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. The addition of the adjoining Camp estate increased the size of the grounds to sixty-six acres.
The 21000 square feet (1,951 m²) Spanish-style DeGolyer Home was built in 1939. The DeGolyer Garden Cafe/Loggia, located at the back of the DeGolyer Home, overlooks White Rock Lake and the tiered fountains and formal landscapes of A Woman's Garden. Also located on the grounds is an outdoor concert stage, picnic
Picnic
In contemporary usage, a picnic can be defined simply as a pleasure excursion at which a meal is eaten outdoors , ideally taking place in a beautiful landscape such as a park, beside a lake or with an interesting view and possibly at a public event such as before an open air theatre performance,...
areas, and set of kid size replicas of dwellings and other structures depicting prairie
Prairie
Prairies are considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type...
life in the "Texas Pioneer Adventure."
In September 2002, Arboretum facilities were expanded with the opening of the new visitors center named for Dallas developer Trammell Crow
Trammell Crow
F. Trammell Crow was an American real estate developer. Crow is credited for creating several famous real estate projects, including Dallas Market Center, Peachtree Center , and San Francisco's Embarcadero Center.-Biography:Crow was born in Dallas, Texas...
. The center consists of a gift shop, meeting room, and a patio area overlooking White Rock Lake. At night, one may view downtown Dallas with the skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
lights reflecting upon the water.
Among the plants and horticulture is a collection of azalea
Azalea
Azaleas are flowering shrubs comprising two of the eight subgenera of the genus Rhododendron, Pentanthera and Tsutsuji . Azaleas bloom in spring, their flowers often lasting several weeks...
s that includes 2,400 varieties. The Dallas climate allows visitors to find flowers in bloom year round.
"Dallas Blooms" is an annual festival featuring more than 400,000 spring-blooming bulbs, over 3,000 azaleas and thousands of another annuals
Annuals
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and perennials spread throughout the 66 acres (267,092.8 m²) garden.
External links
- Dallas Arboretum Website
- Arboretum pictures, pictures of the Arboretum from whiterocklake.net