This garden used to be one of the prettiest in the entire USA till management ripped out the azaleas and dogwood tree to put in something ugly and uselesss. The feast for the eyes you had when you first entered the garden, with lush beds of azaleas topped with the most magnificent white blooming dogwood couldn't be beaten. It's a shame someone decided to take them out. I haven't been back, since, and have no intention of returning.
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Great Fun
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 03/09/07
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Fun to go through the various houses and see all the plants - from tropical to desert.
This was my first visit to the gardens. I found it a most pleasent place to visit; so colorful and peaceful. I hope one day to visit again.
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not all great things in texas are big!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/01/06
SABG IS BEAUTIFUL, WELL MANICURED AS WELL AS INFORMATIVE ON TEXA'S NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA AND PIONNEER WAY OF LIFE. THE CONSERVATORIES ADD AN EXTRA TOUCH, BUT I MUCH PREFER THE NATURAL AREAS ESPECIALLY THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN. THE NUMBERS AND SPECIES OF BUTTERFLIES WAS TREMENDOUS. I WAS SORRY TO SEE ALL THE FOUNTAINS EMPTY BECAUSE OF THE WATER RESTRICTIONS. I FOUND THE PLANT LIFE SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO FLORIDA WHICH I DID NOT EXPECT.
We liked it all, but I have to go out of my way to recommend the Garden for the Blind. It's all about scent and texture and is not like any I've seen in any other garder. The kids (ages 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 in our group found this feature delightful, too.
P.S. None of us is blind.
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Wedding location
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 05/19/05
We had our wedding at the Biotanical Garden. Unfortunately, we had not picked this first. We started at the Wedding island which is trashed. The day before the wedding, we contacted them and they went out of the way to let us get married there. Fantastic people! The place is beautiful and has many romantic little nitches for photographs. ...
I went during the middle of Feb as I had a meeting to attending, so I decided to pop over here after reading someone else's review about this place. There wasn't a lot of flowers to see, but their indoor exhibits were well worth it! I especially enjoy the one exhibit about desert plants and the view from the observation point looking into ...
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Don't go in the Winter!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 12/17/04
If we used our imagination, we could see how the gardens would have been absolutely beautiful in the Spring or Summer. However, we went on December 16 when all of the flowers and much of the greenery was dead. It was still worth the money as there were many interesting things to see. We especially enjoyed the old log cabins on the property and a ...
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