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  • Dallas Arboretum honors corporate supporters

    The Dallas Arboretum held a Corporate Dinner on March 22 to recognize companies and businesses that support the garden at a high level.

    During the event, more than 200 people representing the honored organizations were treated to cocktails, passed hors d’oeuvres, dinner, trams tours throughout the garden and music provided by a jazz trio. The event also featured a ‘state of the garden’ update, including a recent accolade from Travel+Leisure that asserted the garden’s springtime tulip festival “may be the most beautiful springtime destination in the U.S.”

    Caruth Protection Services sponsored the dinner. Additional sponsors recognized as part of the event include: 

    alliantgroup 
    Amazon 
    Amegy Bank 
    Baker Triangle 
    Bank of Texas 
    Baylor Scott & White Health & Wellness 
    Boston Consulting Group 
    CC Young Senior Living 
    Camelot Strategic Marketing & Media
    Capital One 
    Central Market/HEB 
    Comerica 
    Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce 
    Dallas Mavericks 
    Dallas Southwest Osteopathic Physicians
    Dallas Trial Lawyers Association 
    Dave Perry Miller Real Estate 
    Doyle & Associates 
    Ecolab 
    Frost Bank 
    Gaedeke Group 
    Gopuff 
    Gray Reed 
    HKS
    First Horizon 
    International Paper 
    Jackson Walker LLP 
    JHP Architecture/Urban Design 
    Kessler Collins 
    Kimberly-Clark
    Lennox 
    Mary Kay 
    MoveStar 
    Oncor
    Park Place Dealerships 
    Reliant 
    Rexel 
    Rosewood Corporation 
    RREAF Holdings 
    Sammons Enterprises 
    SHM Architects 
    Sidley Austin 
    Texas Instruments 
    Texas Telcom Credit Union 
    The Dallas Morning News Charities 
    UMB Bank 
    Veritex Community Bank 
    Visit Dallas/Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District 
    Wells Fargo Advisors 
    WFAA, Channel 8

  • Dallas Arboretum President Receives Texas Society of Architects Award

    The Texas Society of Architects  has announced its 2019 Honor Award recipients, and presented Mary Brinegar, Dallas Arboretum president and CEO, with an Honorary American Institute of Architects (AIA) Membership.

    Texas Society of Architects President Mike Hellinghausen said “Mary has served as president and CEO of the Dallas Arboretum for more than 20 years. For her stewardship of the Dallas Arboretum, and for her appreciation for the enduring value of good design to Dallas and Texas, we are pleased to present Honorary Membership to Mary Brinegar.”

  • Dallas Arboretum Hosts Rose Dedication

    Jack Pierce, Nancy Pierce, Robert Pierce, Day Watson, George Watson, Chip Pierce. Photo credit: Dallas Arboretum 

    The Dallas Arboretum held a rose ceremony to honor the rose collection given by Nancy and Robert Pierce and their sons, Chip and Jack Pierce. The 200 rose bushes were transplanted last fall in the Bowell Family Garden and the roses are now in full bloom.

  • Dallas Arboretum Hosts Dinner for Caroline Rose Hunt Society

    Elisabeth Grant, Richard Grant, Mary Spencer, Joe Buskuhl. Photo credit: Dallas Arboretum.

    Members of the Dallas Arboretum’s Caroline Rose Hunt Society recently had dinner at the home of Anne and Steve Stodghill. Guests toured the home’s art collection and later enjoyed dinner, dessert and cocktails.

  • Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden Hosts Artscape Festival

    Photo credit: Barbara Bigham, Sharon Ballew, Susan Fisk and Mari Epperson

    On April 23, the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden held a reception for sponsors and special guests to get a sneak peek at the ‘Galleries at DeGolyer,’ a new area of the Artscape festival, before this juried fine art and fine craft show and sale opened over the weekend.

    The Artscape co-chairs were Dallas Arboretum volunteers and community leaders, Sharon Ballew and Mari Epperson.

    Artscape featured more than 90 outstanding artists from around the country showcase their art in the garden including 46 new artists showcasing painting, sculpture, photography, jewelry, glass and more. The festival also included live music, a university zone, adult beverages, food concessions, packaged treats and a Children’s Art Escape. 

    In addition to Artscape, guests enjoyed the newest summer exhibit, “Celebrate the Children,” created by acclaimed sculptor Gary Lee Price, which is on display through October 15. The collection features more than 25 different, hand-produced, bronze sculptures of children playfully interacting. The “Celebrate the Children” exhibition, presented by Reliant, is also supported by the Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District.

  • Dallas Arboretum Debuts New Horticulture Center

    Tom McCasland

    The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens dedicates the Tom and Phyllis McCasland Center which houses a greenhouse facility to establish and acclimate the many varieties of plants, florals and vegetables for the botanic gardens.

    For more than a decade, the Dallas Arboretum searched for appropriate land and greenhouse space, and in 2017 found it just seven miles away on an eight-acre parcel that straddles Dallas and Mesquite.  After preparing the land and installing approximately 17,000 square feet of climate-controlled greenhouses, the Dallas Arboretum dedicated the space on April 3.