What are the BEST Botanical Gardens in Texas for Palm viewing?

[Dwarf Fan]

I know John Fairey Garden and Sabal Palm Sanctuary get mentioned here frequently, what other Gardens in Texas have several species of Palms on display?

[SeanK]

Moody Gardens

[Xenon]

RGV:

UTRGV Brownsville campus and the adjacent Texas Southmost College

Gladys Porter Zoo and the surrounding residential area around the central Brownsville resacas/Palm Blvd 

Houston Area:

Houston Zoo 

Mercer Botanic Gardens

Kemah Boardwalk

[Meangreen94z]

San Antonio Botanical Garden

 

Moody Gardens:

 

[mulungu]

The San Antonio River Walk

[MarcusH]

On 9/20/2023 at 1:06 AM, mulungu said:

The San Antonio River Walk

Actually you're right I haven't think about that. There're plenty of different palms species along the Riverwalk even outside of the touristy area towards Tobin Center. Can't beat the Riverwalk ! . 

[zero]

The Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio still has some interesting palms in spite of the losses during Palmageddon.  All palms that survived were unprotected during 02/2021 and shows palms that are possible in a cool zone 9a.  Prior to that event they had many more species that can be found at the San Antonio Botanical Garden - including those indoors inside their Palm and Cycad Pavilion.  The Fort Worth Botanical Garden used to have some very interesting palms inside their pavilion but the glass panels were damaged from an ice storm during the winter of 2018 and weren't repaired in time to save the palms inside (like Cyrtostachys renda).  I haven't been back since my last visit in 2019 so not sure if they have replaced the palms or not.

Edited September 21, 2023 by Fusca

[fr8train]

22 hours ago, Fusca said:

The Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio still has some interesting palms in spite of the losses during Palmageddon.  All palms that survived were unprotected during 02/2021 and shows palms that are possible in a cool zone 9a.  Prior to that event they had many more species that can be found at the San Antonio Botanical Garden - including those indoors inside their Palm and Cycad Pavilion.  The Fort Worth Botanical Garden used to have some very interesting palms inside their pavilion but the glass panels were damaged from an ice storm during the winter of 2018 and weren't repaired in time to save the palms inside (like Cyrtostachys renda).  I haven't been back since my last visit in 2019 so not sure if they have replaced the palms or not.

I've been going back there to go on walks and check in on the palms ever since I learned about it on here. Very cool to see, it's unfortune that whoever planted all those palms is no longer there. 

[Swolte]

I agree with all the above suggestions. You're also more than welcome to stop by in college station if you're interested and its on the way (not a mature garden yet and not as large, but I collected quite a variety of specimens). As long as its not winter, of course!