Our annual Autumn in the Botanic Garden festival kicks off Thursday, September 21 and runs through Sunday, October 31, 2023. The Garden will be open Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. with late hours (open until 8 p.m.) on Thursdays for Bands & Blooms, during Autumn in the Botanic Garden
View event website »Bring your home gardening questions (and possibly pictures) for some tips from our expert team of Horticulturists. Drop by anytime between 11 a.m. and noon.
View event website »Pumpkinville, presented by OG&E, is Myriad Botanical Gardens largest annual festival and a beloved fall tradition for thousands of families. See the Gardens’ teams’ creative use of more than 30,000 pumpkins and gourds. The Children’s Garden is transformed into a magical space with imaginative displays and interactive elements at every turn.
View event website »Autumn Fair is a family event to celebrate the season and all that is associated with it. The day begins at 10:30 a.m. with multiple family-friendly opportunities for hands-on activities. Guests will have the opportunity to participate in a scavenger hunt, tackle our Shangri La Gardens obstacle course, decorate pumpkins, enjoy a hayride, investigate some of the critters that call Shangri La Gardens home, cruise Adam’s Bayou on a pontoon boat ride and much more!
View event website »Fruits and flowers everywhere, but not a bite to eat? This class will help you reconnect with the land by learning foraging skills and how to ID native plants that are safe for your palate, such as prickly pear and Texas persimmon. Not only will you be primed to dress your salad and fill your snack bag with local native plants, but learning to forage will make your forays into nature richer as you tune in to the land around you.
View event website »On Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, from 4-7 p.m., the Houston Botanic Garden and Open Dance Project will present the site-specific work “Flutter: The Monarch Butterfly Project” – a series of three half-hour, immersive contemporary dance performances – in the Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden. This family-friendly event includes after-hours access to the Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden and its many hands-on opportunities for learning and play. Food and beverage will be available for purchase, including savory options from Maria Rita’s Tex-Mex and dessert from Cupcake and a Smile.
View event website »Enjoy a new outdoor sculpture exhibition by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin Box. The show presents a fresh look at paper folding in the 21st Century with large-scale origami-inspired metal sculptures. Emerging butterflies, big birds, grazing deer, and blooming flowers all celebrate the process of plant pollination. The colorful, whimsical, and kinetic sculptures were created in collaboration with modern masters of paper folding; Robert J. Lang, Michael G. LaFosse and Beth Johnson. Their intricate folds have been transformed into monumental metal sculptures by Kevin Box and his studio team to inspire, educate and entertain audiences in the outdoor setting of public gardens. FLORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN is presented by Rosa’s Café.
View event website »Please join us at the Crowley Theater in Marfa, Texas, on Thursday, September 14, 2023, as we welcome back Gary Paul Nabhan as CDRI’s Roger Conant Distinguished Guest Lecturer. Known for his work as an Agricultural Ecologist, Ethnobotanist, Ecumenical Franciscan Brother, and author whose work has focused primarily on the interaction of biodiversity and cultural diversity of the arid binational Southwest, Gary is considered a pioneer in the local food movement and the heirloom seed saving movement.
View event website »Christmas in the Gardens will be open Thursdays through Sundays from 6:00p-8:30p. From the 14th – 23rd of December we will be open every day!! Didn’t get the chance to come see us we will have one extra day on the 26th of December!!
View event website »OCTOBER 7, 2023 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Join us this fall for plant and garden product exhibits and sales, educational programs, music, arts & crafts, cooking demonstrations and MORE.
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