About Tietze Park's Pollinator Garden
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In 2024, Tietze Park was selected as a Lowe’s Hometowns Grant recipient, receiving $36,000 to create a vibrant new pollinator garden. This project allowed us to introduce a variety of native plants, attract wildlife, and provide an educational experience for park visitors. Additionally, the garden features an ADA-accessible concrete observation path and picnic area, ensuring that all members of our community can enjoy this beautiful space.
Within this garden, there are also plantings which designate this stop as a City of Dallas Monarch Butterfly Waystation. This project honors W. R. Tietze (our park's namesake), who was our Dallas Superintendent of Parks from 1896-1933 and a floriculturist who studied under the famous philanthropist and founder of the Missouri Botanical Gardens, Henry Shaw. We want to thank dedicated neighbor Charlie Fenton, Lowe's, the Dallas Park and Recreation Department, The Urban Gardener (Dallas), Startex Landscaping, Evolve Landscape and Irrigation and the Texas Discovery Gardens, for partnering with us to get the job done! |