The Gardens At Carefree Town Center

101 Easy St
P.O. Box 740
Carefree, Arizona 85377

Phone: (480) 488 - 5790

A Member of the American Public Gardens Association

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Welcome to the Gardens at Carefree Town Center:

THE GARDENS AT CAREFREE TOWN CENTER is a three-plus acre botainic garden located in a urban setting in the heart of Carefree and its surrounding streetscapes. Frame by the majestic backdrop of Black Mountain and the Desert Foothills of the Tonto Nationial Forest. The Gardens at CTC includes purposeful hardscapes, an amphitheater, public use areas, the historic Carefree Sundial and a collection of plants adapted and specific to the Arizona Uplands of the Sonoran Desert.

Achieved by the support programs, personnel and facilities, the mission of the Gardens at CTC is:

1. TO SHOWCASE, study, manage and collect plant materials that are native and adapted to this elevation and botanical environment through specimen gardens and other appropriate displays and exhibits.
   


2. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION about the collection and related species for Desert Foothills residents of all ages, including relevant issues such as water conservation ans stewardship toward the ecology of the Arizona Uplands of the Sonoran Desert.
   


3. TO PROMOTE THE GARDENS at Carefree Town Center as a cultural hub for historical and artistic events, capitalizing on original cultures of the Desert Foothills, the Carefree Sundial local art and musical organizations and events appropriate to the changing seasons.
   

The Majestic Saguaro Cactus
In the Gardens at CTC

Additional Information:

Please feel free to browse through our Plant Indentification List for information on all the plants growing in the Gardens at CTC. You can browse the entire plant list or you can choose from the following plant catergories; Cacti, Shrubs, Trees, Groundcovers, Perennials or Succulents or Accents. Click on the links or Banner Images to search for specific groups plants, also each plant has a Image assoicated with it,which can be enlarged by clicking on the Thumbnail images