Garden Announcements – Zilker Botanical Garden

Meet our Summer Intern: Samantha Chee!

We’re excited to introduce Samantha Chee as she starts her internship at the Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy this week! Samantha is an Austin resident and an undergraduate student at the University of Washington. She is […]

Stories from the Garden: Holly Hawk

Last weekend, ZBGC Executive Director Holly Hawk joined the women of Zonta Austin at their Roots to Bloom event to honor collective resilience, leadership, and community. Holly shared her story of the Zilker Botanical Garden’s progress and honored the women who have provided a framework for her to grow our programming and impact – read on to see some key moments from her address.

Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy Welcomes New Moon Tree Following NASA’s Space Day at the Capitol

AUSTIN, TX — March 26, 2025 — The Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy is proud to announce the arrival of a second Moon Tree, entrusted to the Garden’s care following Space Day at the Texas Capitol […]

What to Expect at a Flower Show

During the Fall and Spring, Zilker Botanical Garden hosts a variety of Garden shows and sales hosted by Austin Area Garden Council Clubs. These collaborative efforts provide an opportunity for the Austin community to learn […]

Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy Launches New Digital Guide to Enrich Both Onsite and Offsite Visits

The free guide joins hundreds of cultural institutions around the globe on the Bloomberg Connects app Austin, TX – September 23, 2024 – Today, Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy launched a new, digital guide on Bloomberg […]

ZBG Receives a NASA Moon Tree!

Zilker Botanical Garden is proud to announce the arrival of a “Moon Tree,” a loblolly pine seedling that, when it was a mere seed, flew around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis I mission in 2022. […]

Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy Completes First Major Capital Campaign Project

Austin, TX – September 23, 2024 – Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy is thrilled to announce the successful completion of the Butler Window Restoration Project, a significant milestone reached in June 2024. The project revitalizes an […]

Southern US Premiere of the Earliest Known Asian American Film “The Oath of the Sword” at Zilker Botanical Garden

AUSTIN, TX – August 20, 2024 – The Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF) and the Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy are thrilled to announce the Southern US Premiere of The Oath of the Sword, a […]

Meet the Garden’s Summer Intern

We are thrilled to welcome Austin, the 2024 summer intern, to Zilker Botanical Garden! Austin Vance is an upcoming junior at Texas A&M University, where he is majoring in horticulture with a focus on plant […]

The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center launches project featuring the Taniguchi Garden

As Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities across the country continue to grow, it is increasingly important that educators and their students engage in a curriculum that is reflective of a changing America. The […]