Huntsville Botanical Garden Photos

In June 2006, the Huntsville Botanical Garden opened its Nature Center and 2-acre Children's Garden. Included in the facility is the nation's largest seasonal butterfly house and a Classroom Under the Sky amphitheatre with seating for up to 300.

See a variety of Scarecrows plus new for 2004 is the addition of The Enchanted Forest where you’ll definitely get the feeling you’re being watched as the giant trees on the Nature Trail grow almost human faces.

The 2007 Spring Festival of Flowers at the Huntsville Botanical Garden is an array of colorful and beautiful spring flowers and trees, including thousands of tulips and the 100 year old dogwood tree. New for 2007 is "Art in the Garden" featuring sculptures from various Alabama artists and the new Trillium Garden, located in the Wildflower section of the Garden.

The spring and summer of 2009 will go down as the time when Big Bugs infested the Huntsville Botanical Garden, much to the delight of youngsters of all ages. David Rogers' Big Bugs sculptures are created from all natural materials: whole trees, cut green saplings, dry branches and other native forest materials.

The 2005 WaterWorks attractions at the Huntsville Botanical Garden features six different stations to get the kids all wet. My grandchildren were in Huntsville recently visiting from Kansas. They had a blast at the Garden.

A look back at the old Tessman Butterfly House before it was torn down when the new Nature Center was built at The Garden.

The Huntsville Botanical Garden goes all out for Easter with the Easter Bunny stopping by and hiding 7000 eggs in the lawn for hundreds of kids to scramble to find. Here's a look at the 2008 Easter Egg Hunt at The Garden.

The Huntsville Botanical Garden, Huntsville is going way back...all the way back to prehistoric times when they bring the Dinosaur UpRoar to the Garden from March 15th through July 15th 2008. This unique exhibit features over 20 life-sized dinosaur models in a display throughout the Garden. The exhibition consists of more than 30 pieces including real fossilized plants and bones, a 20 foot Astrodon, a 4 foot long Arthropleura (a giant centipede), a 30 foot long Parasaurolophus, and much more. Here's a sneak peek of some of the fascinating and child-made displays throughout the Garden.

The Huntsville Botanical Garden’s Galaxy Of Lights is bringing a glow to the season Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve. Galaxy is a magical mile and a half long holiday light extravaganza.

The Garden has become home to giant butterflies, created by local artists and sponsored by local patrons of the Gardens. As you stroll the grounds, these sculptured butterflies are seen posed among the flowers and shrubs. This is the second year for these 4 1/2 foot and 8 foot butterflies.