Summer Photography Contest

Rose at Texas Discovery GardensAttention photographers! Texas Discovery Gardens announces its first Photography Contest since the opening of our Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium. Winning photographs could be featured on our website and in upcoming promotional materials, including postcards! Deadline for entry is Aug. 6, 2010.

We’ll print top photographs for display during our Butterfly Festival Aug. 14, 2010. Visitors will vote on their favorite for a special prize! Find details here.  

Butterfly Festival August 14, 2010

We’re all about butterflies on Aug. 14 as we celebrate our premier Butterfly Festival. Enjoy these winged creatures in the Gardens and in our Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House & Insectarium.

Join us all day for educational booths, crafts and more! The Dallas County Lepidopterist’s Society will be on hand to talk about butterflies and conduct butterfly IDs in the Gardens. Kindervision will be here from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to film safety videos of your little ones. Get your photo taken with the butterflies by InI Photographics to commemorate the day! We’ll have select butterfly host and nectar plants on sale, as well as information on how to start your own butterfly garden. Find details here!
 Butterfly Release

We have a new website!

We've redesigned our site to make it easier to navigate. Educational content is being added daily, and we have new photo galleries for you to enjoy! Let us know what you think or if you need help finding anything! Email us at Contact@TexasDiscoveryGardens.org. And remember, it's beta, so we're still polishing the pages.

Daily Butterfly Release Demonstrations

Join us as we release newly-emerged butterflies each day at noon into the Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House & Insectarium.

You'll get to meet John Watts, our entomologist, our Director, Melissa Martin, or other knowledgeable staff members who can answer your bug and botany questions!

Dallas Green Festival September 18, 2010

We are excited to announce our 3rd annual Dallas Green Festival, an educational event aimed at raising awareness about being eco friendly. Last year, the City of Dallas Green Festival at White Rock Lake drew more than 1,000 participants! Join us this year at Texas Discovery Gardens! Presented by the City of Dallas, Green Grass Generation, and Texas Discovery Gardens.

Fun Attractions: Smart Car Rally, Mass Butterfly Release and Tagging, Outdoor Recreation Zone, Food and Music, Classes for Adults and Kids, Whole Lifestyle Demos, Fun, Educational Activities for Kids, and Recycled Arts and Crafts.
 Dallas Green Festival

Texas Discovery Gardens is taking part in ADA Awareness Day

On Monday, July 26, 2010, Texas Discovery Gardens will participate in a celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the signing of The Americans with Disabilities Act. The Dallas Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Texas Registered Accessibility Specialists Association have put together a day of programs to enhance awareness of the momentous civil rights law for the disabled community. The Civil rights law is an effort to eliminate the architectural and cultural barriers that exist for our disabled citizens. Please click here for details.

Basically Beethoven Festival

Fine Arts Chamber Players presents the 30th annual Basically Beethoven Festival, a series of classical chamber music concerts. Call 214-520-2219 for information.

Each Sunday in July, join us from 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Free garden admission. (Admission required for entry into Butterfly House).

For schedule, click here! 		 

Summer Fun!

Learn all about butterflies, bugs and botany with your scouts, daycare or church group. We offer EarthKeepers children's programs, including our popular hands-on Terrarium Worlds, for groups throughout the summer.

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Our Mission

To teach effective ways to restore, conserve and preserve nature in the urban environment, with a focus on gardening organically and sustainably.

Upcoming Events

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Fair Park Attractions

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