Hummingbird Habitat at Desert Breeze Park
The Hummingbird Habitat located at 660 N. Desert Breeze Parkway demonstrates to visitors the beauty of native and desert adapted plants in a shady and inviting garden.
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Artist Joe Tyler
created the large iron tree that is shade to
the seating area. |
The garden features more than fifty species of plants that not only survive on very little water but also are attractive to hummingbirds and other wildlife.
The project was initiated in 1996 and was designed by Landscape Architect Dennis Peltz. Plant materials were donated by local nurseries and the plants were installed by boy scouts, girl scouts, Intel employees, Chandler Parks Department employees, Chandler residents, and special Olympic volunteers. The Chandler Lions Club provided the walkways and the Soroptimist International of the San Tans funded two benches.
 One of the first things you will notice when entering the garden are the two large iron sculptures by artist Joe Tyler. One piece is an archway with a hummingbird collecting nectar from a flower and the other is a large tree that serves as a shade structure to the surrounding seating area. These sculptures were selected by the Chandler Arts Commission.
Chandler High School art department students designed and constructed the ceramic tile artwork on the entry signage. The Hummingbird Habitat is a beautiful space to learn about desert plants and is a point of pride for Chandler residents.
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