Come Celebrate National Garden Week at Zilker Botanical Garden
Presented by ZBGC, AAGC and its garden clubs
June 1-7, 2025
The Austin Area Garden Council is the nonprofit that has helped grow Zilker Botanical Gardens since 1955. Come celebrate National Garden Week with us as we spotlight the AAGC garden clubs who do great things at Zilker Botanical Gardens every week of the year.
Join us for one of these events or club meetings and see what the Austin garden community has to offer. Garden club members will answer questions about gardening, share tips with you in demonstrations and activities, sell you new plants and bulbs for your Garden, and tell you how to join their AAGC Garden Club.
National Garden Week Kickoff
The Garden Club of Austin invites you to Home Grown Austin – its 68th Annual Plant Show and Sale.
The NGW Kickoff is hosted by The Garden Club of Austin, a member of AAGC since 1956! They’ll have a wide range of Summer Loving plants including unusual landscaping plants and flowers, all grown by TGCoA club members.
Weather permitting, they’ll have a demonstration on the South Lawn of how to mount a staghorn fern.
Home Grown Austin is a two-day event
May 31 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
June 1 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
Join us for the National Garden Week Kickoff and learn how to mount a staghorn fern, paint plants and flowers on china and plants bulbs and flowers especially for Austin gardens and ponds.
Austin Herb Society, Austin Ikebana Group, Heart of Texas Orchid Society and the Texas Bamboo Society will also have information about what their club offers the Austin area gardening community!
Austin Area Begonia Society
Austin Area Begonia Society will have Begonias and other shade loving plants for sale. Members of the club will be there both May 31 and June 1, and are happy to give you tips to help you grow these plants.
The Begonia Society meets the 4th Sunday from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm. AABS welcomes you to their meetings to discuss Begonias and gardens.
Austin Daylily Society
Austin Daylilly Society will have cultivars on display and for sale! Plan to take a walk to the Rose Garden where club members maintain the daylilies growing up among the roses. These BEAUTIFUL flowers make a wonderful addition to your Central Texas garden.
Austin Daylily Society Annual Show and Sale
May 24 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Austin Pond Society
Austin Pond Society is composed of people of all ages and all walks of life who are interested in backyard ponds, streams, fountains, waterfalls, Koi, goldfish, and plants. They’ll have information on all the things it takes to make your own little bit of paradise.
Meetings meet monthly on the third Monday from 6 PM – 9 PM
Austin Pond Society Meeting May 19th
Austin Pond Tour June 7th & 8th
First Austin African Violet Society
First Austin African Violet Society will be giving away African violet leaves with instructions on how to grow an African violet from the leaf. They’ll also have a small display of African violet and other gesneriad plants, and information about their club and how to attend a club meeting.
First Austin African Violet Society Summer Exhibit & Plant Sale
Show & Sale on July 12 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Porcelain Art Club
Porcelain Art Club paints plants and flowers, rather than growing them! Members use finished white china and paint over the glaze, firing it multiple times. Although anything may be painted, flowers are probably the most popular subject. The PAC always welcomes new members. Come by the Kickoff to see some examples of what you can learn to paint.
Zilker Garden Club
Zilker Garden Club was chartered in 1961 to support the endeavors of the Austin Area Garden Council by encouraging beautification of the city and the Zilker area. Zilker Garden Club members have volunteered for the butterfly event, Roots & Wings, every year at the botanical garden. Come find out about the camaraderie amid conversations on gardening!
Heart of Texas Orchid Society
“Learn to Grow Beautiful Orchids”
The Heart of Texas Orchid Society’s Board of Directors and enjoy sharing their passion for orchids with others. Experienced members of the Heart of Texas Orchid Society will cover the major points of orchid culture: water, light, temperature, fertilization, pest and disease control and how to repot orchids.
Learn to Grow Beautiful Orchids
Heart of Texas Orchid Workshop June 7 from 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Austin Herb Society
Since 1982, the Austin Herb Society has been educating members and the community about herbs, including propagation, landscaping, history, folklore, and culinary, medicinal, and decorative uses of herbs. The June meeting is always their annual gardening roundtable and this year’s is called, “Our Favorite Things.”
Come learn about best tips and practices as AHS gardeners share their secrets and successes, including what they have learned in their stewardship of the Zilker Herb Garden.
“Our Favorite Things” by Austin Herb Society
Meetings meet Monthly on the first Tuesday from 9 AM – 12 PM
Austin Ikebana Group
“Japanese Flower Arranging with Flo Bowen”
Austin Ikebana Group is inviting you to join its June event where Flo Bowen will demonstrate the art of Japanese flower arranging.
With limited seats in the Auditorium, pre-registration is required by June 4th. Please email austinikebanagroup@gmail.com to RSVP.
Austin Ikebana Group “Japanese Flower Arranging with Flo Bowen”
June 6th from 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Bands In Bloom
Summer Music Series
Fridays : May 30 | June 6 | June 13
⏰ 6 PM –8 PM
The Zilker Botanical Garden Conservancy is excited to invite you to the Rose Garden for a free summer music series on select Fridays beginning May 30th.
Bring a blanket and grab a spot on the lawn, picnic style! Enjoy a hot dog from Z’s Wiener System and sip on a sparkling Rambler as the sun sets among the blooms. All ages welcome.
