This hour-and-a-half Bug Safari encourages family participation and reporting as Citizen Scientist. The actual scientist really need our help to find out what type of living things are in our environment! We do this by using two apps, iNaturalist, […]

Asher Elbein is a science journalist and short fiction writer whose work covers paleontology, natural history, and culture for outlets like The New York Times, Texas Monthly, Audubon, and Scientific American. His first co-written book […]

Judith Craft is going to discuss how we can use herbs in our kitchen. This slideshow presentation will help  discover some of the wonderful ways to use everyday kitchen herbs to add flavor to our […]

Visit the garden for a reading of Lucy Volpin’s “We Love Dinosaurs” by our very own Elaine Meyer. This thrilling dinosaur-themed book helps young children practice counting. The intended audience is 3-5-year-olds, but all ages […]

Join the First Austin African Violet Society for their spring show and plant sale! There will be a non-judged show of African Violets and other gesneriads from 10 am - 3 pm at the Zilker […]

Violet Crown Garden Club's March Monthly Meeting will feature a program on herbal plants presented by Autumn Schulze. Attendees will increase their appreciation for plants with the potential as herbal remedies. Social time starts at […]

Join the Garden Club of Austin for their monthly meeting! On March 23rd, Ellen Singleton, Iris Society of Austin club member, will be educating on the basics of Iris growing. This is the perfect way […]

The best organic transplants and more from local growers including Gabriel Valley PLUS a marketplace of local artists selling garden and plant-related items! Order online beginning in late February. Pick-up and shop in-person at Zilker […]

Take a trip to gardens around the world without even leaving Austin. Please join Dr. Molly Ogorzaly as she contrasts Western and Eastern gardening traditions and explains how religious beliefs influenced the conception and construction […]

Please join us for the April Heart of Texas Orchid Society meeting as our featured speaker will be former HOTOS member Cecily Maciejeski, founder of Cedarwood Orchids and Ornamentals. Cecily’s presentation will focus on Genera […]

Get an exclusive first look at the Surreal Garden Exhibition on a guided tour with Sharon Keshishian, artist, founder, and owner of Ion Art, Inc. Sharon will lead the group through the exhibit discussing everything […]

Old and new Ikebana friends, Austin Ikebana Group is inviting potential members to join its April event. Ms. Alisan Clarke will be demonstrating Japanese flower arrangements using two containers with high-low and low-low height combinations. […]

Ticket Pricing: $50 online and in personPre-sale has ended. Due to impending inclement weather, for the safety of attendees and staff, the Surreal Garden GA night for April 7th, 2023, has been canceled. Ticket holders should have […]

Join urban ecologist and artist Chris Kennedy for a guided walk and movement workshop exploring the naturally occurring urban plant communities found along the edges of Zilker Botanical Garden. Together we’ll engage with and learn […]