Looking for a place of reflection and relaxation?

Then check out the Huntsville Botanical Garden. This young garden is an ever growing and expanding environment thriving with success.

Take the Dogwood Trail for example. This beautiful upper woodland path meanders through a divine aroma of wildflowers, shrubs, and trees, most notably, the great flowering dogwood just off the main path. This 100-ft. giant was nearly destroyed some years ago when a city construction project almost bulldozed right over it.

Fortunately, a group of city council workers and a few wary civilians saved the dogwood, now transplanted into its new home, flowering each year and a very thriving and healthy environment. The Dogwood is truly and magnificent sight to see.

Need a splash of color?

Check out the blooming Day lily Garden! The garden contains nearly 700 cultivars of Daylilies and is always expanding with new beds. The Daylilies bloom beginning in May up through mid-summer, so come early and often to see them in their vibrant shades of yellow and oranges.

In the direct center is a small gazebo giving a superb panoramic view of the entire day lily garden. It is a fantastic area for reflection upon the ultimate beauty surrounding you on all sides.

Thumb still got a bit of green in it?

Then take a quick drive to the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. This 67 acre horticulture is beautifully designed around a serious of connecting trails, all centered the Japanese Garden. Beautiful trellis work, flowering perennials, lush trees and a very rare Japanese Tea house, make up this one-of-a-kind garden. Between these two amazing gardens you will certainly be delighted in the stunning beauty that abounds.

But before you end your visit of the Huntsville Botanical Garden you absolutely must view the main event, the Central Corridor. Featuring the three gardens, this stunning sight is one of paintings and watercolors. One of the gardens, the Perennial Garden, features species adapted to the climate, and includes everything from flowers, to bulbs, to even some small trees…all happily calling this section of the Huntsville Botanical Garden home.

Also be sure to view the small aquatic garden. The garden is host to a plethora of water lily species, all viewable from a small pavilion along the circular pond.

The Huntsville Botanical Garden is a great place to simply sit and just breathe a sigh of relief as your cares fade away like the ripples of the glistening pond. Don’t miss this Alabama vacation wonderland…the Huntsville Botanical Garden is truly the pictures dreams are made of.