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休斯顿植物园和自然中心的位置靠着Buffalo Bayou，是一个155英亩的地区性资源，用于为原生动植物提供庇护场所，同时也是城市的环境教育的一个聚点。自1950年代开发以来，植物园目前已经发展成一个展示各种植物以及理想化的生态栖息地的场地。然而，最近的飓风和干旱为这片景观带来了负面影响和损失，树冠死亡率高达百分之四十八，而且出现了显著的外来物种。总体设计的主要挑战是把基地的生态历史和文化历史，与现代化要求整合起来，让更新计划成为一个负责任的，具有自由度的设计。
植物园目前每年的游客接待量达到180000人次，是休斯顿地区一个重要的教育和开放空间资源。学校团体定期到访植物园进行自然教育，现场还经常安排成人学习班。总体规划尝试扩展现场提供的服务内容，但同时也意识到园区的访客承载能力，以达到无干扰自然区域和设计区域的平衡。具有自然韵律的基准和相对的设计空间是从相关的植物园和林园取材的。
The Master Plan improves the infrastructure related to how people use the site in order to diversify their experience, leading to better enjoyment and understanding of the site’s ecology. The Arboretum currently hosts 180,000 visitors a year and is a valued educational and open space asset for the Houston region. School groups visit the site regularly for nature-based education, and there are frequent on-site adult classes.
The Master Plan explored expanding the program services offered on-site, but was also very conscious of its carrying capacity to achieve a balance of unprescribed natural areas and programmed areas. Benchmarks with metrics of nature versus programmed space were drawn from relevant botanical gardens and arboreta. Decision makers endorsed the Master Plan’s recommendations that result in similar characteristics as these precedents.
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