Huntsville Botanical Garden

Beautiful garden with large acreage, definitely plan to spend a couple of hours here to take in everything. Unfortunately, the Butterfly House was closed, which was something we were looking forward to seeing. The staff was very friendly & the gift shop had unique & wonderful items. However, I wished more flora was labeled. There were some signs informing us what the different types of plants & flowers were, but there were plenty of plants I had to look up because they weren't labeled. The lily garden was incredible.

If you have kiddos, they will love this place like no tomorrow. What a fun time to just walk and enjoy nature. We did notice potato chip bags in some of the ponds ( which is at the fault of patrons I presume). The staff was kind and the entrance is very welcoming.

A lovely experience, no matter the time of year. They offer plenty of exciting activities, from gardening classes to floral sales to small orchestral performances. Summertime is the most beautiful for touring the gardens, as everything is in full bloom and the Butterfly House is brimming with butterflies. Christmastime is also special, featuring a festival of lights, holiday music and treats, and a selection of artwork painted by local children. The cafe provides a pleasant breakfast or lunch for a small fee, and the gift shop's fine offerings change to reflect the seasons. This place never gets old for me. I love it here.

Beautiful! We're lucky to have such a lush garden to enjoy here in Huntsville, and they host various activities and classes for the community. It's a great place to bring young kids or just have a solitary walk to enjoy the flowers and greenery. A membership is a great value, especially if you travel because you can see gardens in other cities by showing your card.

Calm and beautiful place to spend your time with or without the kiddos! I have 3 and we all had a pleasant time admiring the views and playing about the trails. It's a good way to get in some walking that is beautiful at every time of the year. Their events are cute too if you ever come in the fall look for the Scarecrow trail the kiddos like that as well as their Christmas lights!

I love this place and you will too! Membership is cheap and you get a lot of other perks with it too! The Purdy butterfly house is my favorite thing to do in the spring/summer, it has such a gorgeous little grotto area!! It's just long enough for a nice walk that isn't tiring. Highly recommend this place and the lovely staff!

Wonderful huge park with many places to rest and indulge relaxation and floral breathing, tons of trails to walk across the park. For kids fun: play with turtles.

Take a stroll in the natural beauty and bright lights of the Huntsville Botanical Gardens. Awesome in the spring and wonderful in the winter, the Gardens is a spectacle year round.

My wife and I enjoy this sanctuary and highly recommend.

Wonderful way to spend a few hours walking and enjoying the beautiful gardens. We visited during late morning.

You can take a tour or walk at your own pace.
The paths are
mostly flat and well maintained.

The fauna and exhibits are easily accessible.

We saw parents with young and older children and also noticed older folk like ourselves.

This is a great way to get outside and enjoy nature in a beautiful setting.

Really beautiful place. Decided to visit here as we were in the area to visit the space center. This place has a surprisingly large children's garden with different themes and also an area where there are small houses. My 8 and 9 year olds loved this place and the turtles that swam in the pond. Lots of scarecrow displays that showcased the autumn season and local organizations. Will come back for sure.

Beautiful Saturday! I decided to stop in while passing through the area. What a lovely botanical garden! It's not the peak season but the fall decorations were plentiful and made it feel festive. There were scarecrows of varying kinds all over, as well as LOTS of pumpkins and gourds. Thoroughly enjoyable.

We love the Huntsville Botanical Gardens! We've been members for several years now, and have never regretted it. My then-boyfriend even proposed in spring of 2021 🥰 We attended a murder-mystery masquerade ball earlier this year and it was an absolute hoot!

As a member, I love having first pick for their spring and autumn plant sales (even though I always spend WAY too much!) The fact that they have a wide selection of native plants that will grow in the clay soil of my yard means that I don't end up spending $800 on bagged soil, too 🤣

I love the butterfly house and seeing all the bees and various other small fauna that populate the gardens. All in all, it's one of my favorite places to visit in Huntsville. 11/10 ⭐

Absolutely gorgeous gardening..could easily spend so much time there. There is a lot of shade but was still quite hot even in April.

Beautiful day at the garden in March. The tulips were our favorite and we are planning on attending the plant sale next month. Hopefully butterflies will be back by the time we come back!!

We loved it. We love that there is an ADA swing for wheelchairs. We were disappointed that the butterfly house was closed when we were there.

Really beautiful grounds with a lot of attention to detail. This is the first botanical garden I've visited that has created intentional areas for people to just sit and "be" in the outdoors. Every other one I've visited (in multiple states) has well groomed flower beds (as this one does), but ignores the opportunity to participate in the outdoors. Kids were having a great time in the little water areas, moving smooth pebbles around... there were wooden swings and chairs all over the place...trails to walk through the trees. Really well done. The garden store and cafe were a little pricey, but we looked around and enjoyed the visit.

We went on Memorial Day weekend and enjoyed a relaxing day there. We missed several of the flowers blooming, but there were still plenty to see. They make sure there is plenty of seating of various types to stop, relax, and enjoy the view. There is a children's play area to give them a chance to run off some extra energy while the parents sit in the shade. The butterfly house sits right beside it and is a nice exhibit.

Loved my visit here! An absolutely beautiful location, and we spent at least two hours walking around trying to see everything the garden had to offer, and I know we still didn't manage to see everything! I definitely recommend going! The butterfly house was so cute and I loved the origami art all around.

I love working with this venue. The process is always smooth and the staff are very kind people. The gardens are always well kept too. We have never had an experience that was less than amazing and we’ve worked with them numerous occasions! It’s always a pleasure working with them as a fellow vendor. I can’t brag on them enough! Highly recommend.

Really enjoyed it. Still some snow and ice when we were there, but still beautiful