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Gardens

Unique garden areas at the Arboretum provide fascinating themed experiences.

Children’s Garden: Get lost in the maze, dig for buried treasure and enjoy the sites, sounds and smells. This garden has something for all ages.

Taylor Legume Garden: This garden showcases some of the many members from the very important pea family of plants.

Cactus & Succulent Garden: 300 species of cacti and succulents call our Cactus Garden home.

Herb Garden: You will find this garden to be an aromatic and culinary delight. Also located within the Herb Garden is the historic Clevenger House.

Australian Desert: Find yourself surrounded by trees and shrubs from the Land Down Under on this Australian Walkabout.

Demonstration Garden: This garden will give you design and plant selection ideas for your home landscape.

About Boyce Thompson Arboretum

Boyce Thompson Arboretum State Park is the place to discover the intricate beauty and many faces of Arizona. Encompassing 323 acres, the Arboretum is Arizona's oldest and largest botanical garden. Featured are plants from the world's deserts, towering trees, captivating cacti, sheer mountain cliffs, a streamside forest, panoramic vistas, many natural habitats with varied wildlife, a desert lake, a hidden canyon, specialty gardens and more. The Arboretum was founded in the 1920s by mining magnate Col. William Boyce Thompson. In 1917, Col. Thompson served as co-leader of a Red Cross mercy mission to Russia, where he came to understand the importance of plants as the ultimate source of a large portion of mankind's food, clothing, and shelter. It was then that he determined to use his great wealth to improve the use of plant resources. The Arboretum is one of his legacies.

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(602) 827-3000

37615 U.S. Hwy 60
Superior, AZ 85173