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 one-half mile walk, featuring over 165 grouped and labeled species of plants 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 (.25 mi loop around the rocky outcrop). 

Cactus & Succulent Greenhouse: This is one of the largest Chihuahuan Desert cactus collections in the world, with over 175 species of cacti and succulents.

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

TEDTalk on the beauty of pollination