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EVENTS & CLASSES

Join us for one of our exciting classes, programs or events

Tuesday Twilights

Tuesdays in October, 5 – 7 p.m.

Wild Night In: Hoots & Howls - VIRTUAL

Saturday, Oct. 31

An Introduction to Asteraceae – VIRTUAL

Sunday, Oct. 25

Fall Native Plant Sale

Fridays – Sundays, Oct. 9 – Nov. 22

Sun 25

An Introduction to Asteraceae (NEW) – VIRTUAL

October 25 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Wed 28

Sprouts Story Time

October 28 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am

Thu 29

Garden Dance Jams – NEW

October 29 @ 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

Nov 03

Parent & Toddler Yoga – VIRTUAL

November 3 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am

Nov 05

Migratory Birds in the Landscape

November 5 @ 8:00 am - 10:00 am

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GARDEN VIEWS

An inside glimpse of the gardens from our Instagram feed

Featured Fort Friday! One of the most fantastic things about #Fortlandia in the wide open spaces (& oak-canopied ...

Oct 23

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Featured Fort Friday! One of the most fantastic things about #Fortlandia in the wide open spaces (& oak-canopied nooks) of the Texas Arboretum is seeing how the seasons, time of day, plants and landscape all interact with the structures to create constantly changing and completely unique moments + experiences. A greenhouse of sorts, @letterpressplay ‘s Community Garden is composed of materials that delight the senses with color, light and movement. Community participation and multiple visits will highlight changes as this collaborative fort “grows” over time.

This fort is sponsored by Melinda and Stephen Winn

??: Josh Baker/ @azulox

Do you know what all the flowers in this slideshow have in common? 1) They’re family????, 2) They’re blooming ...

Oct 22

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Do you know what all the flowers in this slideshow have in common? 1) They’re family????, 2) They’re blooming now????, & 3) You can learn more about them in our virtual class this Sat., “An Introduction to Asteraceae.” ????(http://wildflower.org/learn or link in Story). One of the largest family of plants, a quick search on our Native Plants of North America database shows records for 3,713 native Asteraceae species that bloom in October in Texas! In our virtual class — part presentation, part garden tour — learn about these flowers’ identifying characteristics, botanical anatomy & ecology. Center Horticulturist Amy Galloway will point out fall blooming Asteraceae (popular w/pollinators) + discuss how to care for them in your own garden or landscape. And there’s still time to pick some ?? up at our native fall plant sale, every weekend through Nov. 22.

??: Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), shrubby boneset (Ageratina havanensis), fall aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium), max sunflower (Helianthus maximiliani), showy palafox (Palafoxia hookeriana), prairie goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis), Blackfoot daisy (Melampodium leucanthum)

We asked, “How can we offer more joy in this moment?” and decided one way is through the gift of time. Throughout ...

Oct 20

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We asked, “How can we offer more joy in this moment?” and decided one way is through the gift of time. Throughout October we’re open until 7 p.m. with special Tuesday Twilights featuring grab-and-go picnic boxes + special beverages from Wildflower Cafe?.

?TONIGHT enjoy a special distanced dance performance, “Murmur” from Collide Arts at 5:15 & 6:15 p.m. More beauty, more hours for flowers, more QT w/friends & loved ones w/room to distance, more reasons to love this season. (And yes, Fortlandia stays open too!) Reservations at link in our bio or wildflower.org/visit

??: Horticulturist Amy Galloway

“...you can really abandon any romantic idea of creating a home for these angelic creatures – the best you can do is...

Oct 19

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“...you can really abandon any romantic idea of creating a home for these angelic creatures – the best you can do is to provide them with a good pub. And like all popular wayside inns it must have a plentiful supply of standard drinks always on tap.” — Miriam Rothschild, The Butterfly Gardener

As far as Texas is concerned, monarch butterflies are just passing through — but you can transform your landscape into a great pub for them (and other pollinators) by planting nectar-rich native flowers. Make sure your pub is open for business in spring and fall when the monarchs are visiting and in need of fuel (calories). See the guide linked in today’s Story, and or visit wildflower.org/learn/power-the-migration

??: Danaus plexippus on Conoclinium greggii by @tdimenno

Welcome to our first Featured Fort Friday of #Fortlandia 2020-21. As we journey through the Texas Arboretum, the first ...

Oct 16

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Welcome to our first Featured Fort Friday of #Fortlandia 2020-21. As we journey through the Texas Arboretum, the first fort we’ll encounter is A?Frame by @pollenarchitecture. From the trail, you’ll see a striking blue tunnel in the shape of an “A,” but a friend standing behind the fort would see a yellow “H!” ??AHA!?? This is why it’s important to explore a fort from all angles. A?Frame is inspired by the idea that everyday furniture for adults (dining tables, couch cushions, etc.) can become building materials for secret hiding places or otherworldly portals in??the magical minds of children. In this case, a fort is not only a bench but also a stage, a tunnel and a climbing wall.

This fort is sponsored by the Zachry Foundation.

??s: Josh Baker / @azulox

Frequent visitors to the Center, Texas outdoor enthusiasts, birdwatchers and naturalists can tell you that every season ...

Oct 15

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Frequent visitors to the Center, Texas outdoor enthusiasts, birdwatchers and naturalists can tell you that every season presents its own set of familiar flora that return year after year, negating the need for a calendar for those who know them well. This is the particularly wonderful time in the month we call October where Hill Country grasses begin to swell with inflorescence, monarchs drift through on their southbound migration, and squads of sunflowers swell up and beam back at their namesake in the sky. What signs of the season are you observing/enjoying?

??: Maximillian sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii) and big muhly (Muhlenbergia lindheimer) at the Center, open ’til 7 p.m. through October

Do you think maybe this bumblebee on Salvia BALLOTiflora is reminding everyone to get bzzzy early voting? See our Story ...

Oct 13

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Do you think maybe this bumblebee on Salvia BALLOTiflora is reminding everyone to get bzzzy early voting? See our Story today for a helpful guide to checking all the boxes to support native bees! ???

??: Shrubby blue sage by Jon Merz

#txpollinators #txwildflowers2020 #beegarden

"There was a time when I teetered precariously with an awkward foot in each of two worlds—the scientific and the ...

Oct 12

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"There was a time when I teetered precariously with an awkward foot in each of two worlds—the scientific and the indigenous. But then I learned to fly. Or at least try. It was the bees that showed me how to move between different flowers—to drink the nectar and gather pollen from both. It is this dance of cross-pollination that can produce a new species of knowledge, a new way of being in the world. After all, there aren't two worlds, there is just this one good green earth.

That September pairing of purple and gold is lived reciprocity; its wisdom is that the beauty of one is illuminated by the radiance of the other. Science and art, matter and spirit, indigenous knowledge and Western science—can they be goldenrod and asters for each other? When I am in their presence, their beauty asks me for reciprocity, to be the complementary color, to make something beautiful in response."

— Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, Potawatomi, from “Braiding Sweetgrass”

??1: fall aster (Symphyotrichum oblongifolium) 2: goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) with gayfeather (Liatris punctuate)

We’re making it a Follower Friday since y’all have been generously sharing your fantastic fort and fall flower field...

Oct 9

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We’re making it a Follower Friday since y’all have been generously sharing your fantastic fort and fall flower field trips with us! We’re limiting capacity with timed admission, but there are plenty of opportunities to visit. Members can make reservations any morning at 8 (an hour before we open to the public) and we’re staying open late — ‘til 7 p.m. — every day in October for everyone. Reservations are required. More shares in today’s Story ????

??s: 1- @jessicasherrets , 2- @laceylivesunscripted , 3- @analognightowl

#Fortlandia #BeOutdoors

Green > Screens. Every 20 min. take 20 sec. (at least) to look at something 20 ft. away. We hope you’ve got ...

Oct 8

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Green > Screens. Every 20 min. take 20 sec. (at least) to look at something 20 ft. away. We hope you’ve got something green to take in like the gorgeous gradients of verdancy seen in this scene. ????

??: Front — American century plant (Agave Americana) |Back — Texas persimmon (Diospyros texana), ash juniper (Juniperus ashei), Arizona cypress (Hesperocyparis arizonica), more ash juniper

#202020 #NatureBreak #AgavePlant #EvergreenTrees

Featured Fort Friday! One of the most fantastic things about #Fortlandia in the wide open spaces (& oak-canopied ...

Oct 23

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Do you know what all the flowers in this slideshow have in common? 1) They’re family????, 2) They’re blooming ...

Oct 22

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We asked, “How can we offer more joy in this moment?” and decided one way is through the gift of time. Throughout ...

Oct 20

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“...you can really abandon any romantic idea of creating a home for these angelic creatures – the best you can do is...

Oct 19

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Welcome to our first Featured Fort Friday of #Fortlandia 2020-21. As we journey through the Texas Arboretum, the first ...

Oct 16

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Frequent visitors to the Center, Texas outdoor enthusiasts, birdwatchers and naturalists can tell you that every season ...

Oct 15

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Do you think maybe this bumblebee on Salvia BALLOTiflora is reminding everyone to get bzzzy early voting? See our Story ...

Oct 13

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"There was a time when I teetered precariously with an awkward foot in each of two worlds—the scientific and the ...

Oct 12

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We’re making it a Follower Friday since y’all have been generously sharing your fantastic fort and fall flower field...

Oct 9

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Green > Screens. Every 20 min. take 20 sec. (at least) to look at something 20 ft. away. We hope you’ve got ...

Oct 8

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EVENTS & CLASSES

Join us for one of our exciting classes, programs or events

Tuesday Twilights

Wild Night In: Hoots & Howls - VIRTUAL

An Introduction to Asteraceae – VIRTUAL

Fall Native Plant Sale

An Introduction to Asteraceae (NEW) – VIRTUAL

Sprouts Story Time

Garden Dance Jams – NEW

Parent & Toddler Yoga – VIRTUAL

Migratory Birds in the Landscape

FIND A PLANT

Discover the Native Plants of North America

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