How To Find Us

For driving directions, admission and hours, please visit this page.

Our office hours are from 9 am to 5 pm.

Our rental manager and entomologist are in the office Wednesdays through Saturdays. Phone calls and emails will be returned as soon as possible after staff return to the office Wednesdays.

Our volunteer manager is in the office Tuesdays through Saturdays. 

If you have a general question or are unsure who to contact, please call our front desk at (214) 428-7476 x 341.

Please schedule an appointment to meet with a staff member, as we are frequently accompanying visitors out in the Gardens or out of the office at meetings and outreach events.

Texas Discovery Gardens is a non-profit educational organization funded, in part, by funds from the City of Dallas Park & Recreation Department.

Board

The board of Texas Discovery Gardens is a 14-member volunteer governing and policy-making body, representing a cross-section of the Greater Metroplex population. The board includes professional people and community volunteers, all of whom have genuine and sincere interest in the mission and activities of Texas Discovery Gardens.

  • Barbara Hunt Crow
    Board Chair
    Community Volunteer
  • Marilyn Waisanen
    Board Secretary
    Community Volunteer
  • Michael A. Garcia
    Board Treasurer
    Community Volunteer
  • John R. Blanton, Jr.
    Caldwell Scott Corp.,
    Abbott-IPCO, Inc.
  • Michael Bosco
    Soils Alive LLC & Sustainable Growth Inc.
  • Karen Cassady
    Central Market
  • Kathryn B. Gameros
    Jones Day
  • Rosie Salas Kurtz
    Community Volunteer
  • Alan Rister
    Community Volunteer
  • Michelle Robberson
    Cooper & Scully, P.C.
  • Janet Smith
    Community Volunteer
  • Harold Spiegel
    Preservation Tree Service
  • Michael Terstriep
    Community Volunteer
  • John Thomas
    Community Volunteer
  • Demetris Williams
    Community Volunteer

Staff

Melissa Martin
Executive Director

Carron Short
Director of Administration

Susan Lee
Director of Development

Sonja Foster
Event Rental and Building Manager

Sarah Gardner
PR/Marketing Manager

Randy Johnson
Director of Horticulture

John Watts
Entomologist

Sandra Mitchell
Program and Volunteer Manager

Children's Educator
214 428 7476 x 270
Edu@TexasDiscoveryGardens.org

Barbara Martin
Booking Coordinator

Susan Arnold
Admin/Front Desk

Kerry Ragsdill
Gift Shop Coordinator

Dannie Hatton
Janitor

Sandi Holmes-Schwedler
Greenhouse Operations

Raul Cardoso and Ronnie Goldsmith
Gardeners

General Contact