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Member Morning
July 12 @ 8:00 am – 10:30 am
Member mornings are held at 8 am every second Saturday of each month. This beloved tradition is our way of saying thank you for being part of the Zilker Botanical Garden family!
Beginning at 8 am, ZBGC members can enjoy the following free of charge:
- Member Morning Wellness: Start your morning in the garden on the South Lawn with Collette OM at 8 AM. Free for members, $15 registration for nonmembers. Yoga mat and water bottle are encouraged!
- Coffee with the Curator: Enjoy a cup of coffee while engaging in a Cacti and Succulent Q&A with Curator Jeff Pavlat, starting at 9:30am. Meet at the Children’s Garden near the back of the parking lot at that time to be escorted to the greenhouse. You bring the cup, we’ll bring the coffee!
- Special Faerie-Themed Planter Workshop: Join our Education Coordinator Janie Trevino in the Oak Grove for a Make-and-Take Faerie Planter Workshop.
- Nature Based Activities: Celebrate The Woodland Faerie Trail Closing Ceremony with the Conservancy! We will have free nature-based crafting, face painting, and fresh cut flower crowns. Everyone is invited to the Oak Grove at 11 AM for the official crowning of this year’s Faerie House Competition winners!
Not a member yet? Join today to enjoy unlimited access to the Garden and exclusive events like this at no additional charge! Please note that member program discounts do not extend to AHS Reciprocal members.
About the Curator
As Curator, Jeff is responsible for the development of the Garden’s living collections. This includes the cataloging and labeling of plants as well as caring for and expanding greenhouse collections. Jeff has been working in horticulture for 18 years and is an expert on succulent flora. He is the VP of Education for the Austin Cactus and Succulent Society and serves as the Immediate Past President of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America. In 2015, he helped found the Conservancy and was Interim Executive Director from 2018 to 2020. Prior to working with plants, he received a BFA in Studio Art from the University of Texas with an emphasis on graphic design, photography, and printmaking. Originally from near Houston, Jeff has called Austin home since 1988.