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 acre estate known as Rancho Encinal, built for geophysicist Everett 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 the largest portion of the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Gardens. The addition of the adjoining Camp estate increased the size of the grounds to 66 acres.

The 21,000 square foot Spanish-style DeGolyer Home was built in 1939 and provides a majestic setting for corporate parties and other events. The DeGolyer Garden Cafe/ Loggia, located at the back of the DeGolyer Home, overlooks beautiful 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." The arboretum is a great place for taking pictures and one can spot many brides-to-be having their portraits made.

In September 2002, the Arboretum facilities were expanded with the opening of the new Trammell Crow Visitors Center, which consists of a gift shop, meeting space, and an attractive patio area overlooking White Rock Lake. At night, the view it affords of Downtown Dallas, with the skyscraper lights reflecting on the water, is very pleasing.

Among the plants and horticulture is a collection of azaleas that includes 2,400 varieties. The Dallas climate allows visitors to find flowers in bloom year round.

"Dallas Blooms" is a popular 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-acre garden. The festival is a fun-filled five-week, six-weekend event and is the largest outdoor floral festival in the Southwest.