Botanical Gardens

Wildscape Garden: Sit back in a rocking chair on our front porch and enjoy a variety of birds, lizards, butterflies and bees throughout the landscape.

Botanical Garden: Self-guided, 0.5 mile walk, featuring over 165 species of plants, grouped by plant family, and individually labeled, native to the Chihuahuan Desert.

Cactus Hill: Short spur off the Botanical Gardens path which features the pollinator garden, a solar array, water catchment feature, an easy walk to a scenic overlook, and the Hummingbird and Butterfly Trail (0.33 mile loop around the rocky outcrop). 

Cactus & Succulent Greenhouse: This is one of the largest Chihuahuan Desert cactus collections in the world, with over 160 species and varieties of cacti and succulents.

Memorial Grove: Chinkapin oaks and wild roses shelter the memories of CDRI friends.

TEDTalk on the beauty of pollination