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Learn how the Botanical Garden showcases ways to conserve scarce resources.  Its infrastructure, architecture and plants offer important lessons on building sustainable communities.  Join specially trained docents on a walk to examine these diverse features. Face coverings are required. Fee: Included with paid admission ($15-12) and membership admission Space is limited. Registration  WaterSaver Rewards Eligible

Come see what’s in bloom!  Explore the Botanical Garden’s WaterSaver Gardens with a Master Naturalist.  Learn the characteristics of different drought tolerant landscapes, including Cottage, Hill Country, Manicure Xeriscape, and Spanish style. Face coverings are required. Fee: Included with paid admission ($15-12) and membership admission Space is limited.  Meet at 9:00 AM behind the Admission kiosk. Registration  WaterSaver Rewards Eligible

Get your hands dirty at the Botanical Garden’s harvest night!  Participants will learn about and harvest winter produce in The Zachry Foundation Culinary Garden alongside a gardener.  Then you will watch a cooking demonstration and enjoy delicious, seasonal recipes with the Botanical Garden’s chef.  Learn to make pumpkin cauliflower gnocchi with browned butter and whipped ricotta; pancetta, white bean and ...

Learn how the Botanical Garden showcases ways to conserve scarce resources.  Its infrastructure, architecture and plants offer important lessons on building sustainable communities.  Join specially trained docents on a walk to examine these diverse features. Face coverings are required. Fee: Included with paid admission ($15-12) and membership admission Space is limited.  Meet at 10 am behind the Admission kiosk. Registration ...

This workshop will look at the historical landscapes of San Antonio, TX, specifically around the plants and people that have inhabited it and how their impact is reflected in the city and even world today.  The workshop will use the Botanical Garden’s three Native Trails and the Family Adventure Garden to examine people’s relationships with place and plants and consciously ...

Come see what’s in bloom!  Explore the Botanical Garden’s WaterSaver Gardens with a Master Naturalist.  Learn the characteristics of different drought tolerant landscapes, including Cottage, Hill Country, Manicure Xeriscape, and Spanish style. Face coverings are required. Fee: Included with paid admission ($15-12) and membership admission Space is limited.  Meet at 10:00 AM behind the Admission kiosk. Registration  WaterSaver Rewards Eligible

Be ready to host birds in your garden this spring!  Winter is the perfect time to plan for spring birds, butterflies, and blooms!  Join us as we discuss how to ready your backyard for spring and create an oasis for birds and pollinators.  We will share ideas for high quality plants to entice birds and insects, as well as how ...

This presentation will address the circumstances of the removal of 3,500 Ariocarpus fissuratus (Living Rock Cactus) from the Big Bend area by poachers and the fate of those plants since their removal and capture in 2015.  The presentation will describe basics about A. fissuratus as well as describe the effort of one rancher to reintroduce these plants back into habitat.  ...

For thousands of years Texas plants have been used for sustenance, medicine, and the establishment of the area as we know it.  As the region and its populations changed, so did the ethnobotany (the relationship between people and plant).  This seasonally changing tour will explore the three Texas Native Trails, exploring the diverse relationships people have had, and still have, ...

Friday, January 29 - Sunday, January 31, 2021 Friday and Saturday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM and Sunday, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Be dazzled by the bold, vivid, and colorful world of orchids at Orchid Weekend at the San Antonio Botanical Garden.  Hundreds of blossoming orchids will be on display including many unique and rare species.  Guests are invited ...

Sign up now and Join the Bug Club! Watch on Mondays, 4:00 - 5:00 PM: March 1, 15, 22, 29 April 5, 19, 26 May 3, 10 Bug Club is an opportunity for youth interested in entomology and insects to learn more about them through interactive, live, virtual lessons with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Entomologist, Molly Keck.  For those who ...

Learn how the Botanical Garden showcases ways to conserve scarce resources.  Its infrastructure, architecture, and plants offer important lessons on building sustainable communities.  Join a specially trained docent on a walk to examine these diverse features. Space is limited and face coverings are required. Meet at 10:00 AM behind the Admission kiosk. Fee:  $15 ($13.50, Garden members) Registration

Explore our 11 – acre Texas Native Trails with a Master Naturalist.  Learn how native plants conserve water, adapt to their environment, work in landscapes, and what their growing requirements are.  Topics include cultural uses of native plants as well as which are favored by birds, butterflies, and other wildlife.  There are more than 250 plant species in the Botanical ...

Level 1 Class: Introduction To Native Landscapes April 3, 2021 8:00 am – 3:00 pm The class is an online presentation on Zoom. Learn the value of including and preserving native plants in landscapes. Discover the differences between sustainable and conventional development. Understand your Texas vegetation region and soil. Become familiar with 40 native Texas plants recommended for your landscape ...

Native Landscape For Birds: Companion Class For NLCP March 13, 2021 9:00 am – 4:00 pm The class is an online presentation on Zoom. The day-long class will include live Zoom presentations and a narrated, virtual plant walk to help in identification. Learn about the importance of birds and Texas’ role in bird migration. Understand the relationship between birds and ...

A computer and internet connection are required to take this workshop. Texas has 370 miles of coastline, covering 14 counties.  Numerous vegetation types such as barrier islands with dunes, mud and salt flats, coastal marshes and prairies, and river deltas can all be found within our borders.  Join Michael Eason as he covers some of the intriguing common and rare ...

Topic:  Water Sponge-Carbon Sink City The soil may be one of the most important strategies for mitigating climate change and creating resilient urban areas.  Learn how and why this can be accomplished and what programs are being initiated in San Antonio.  We will also discuss strategies for community and neighborhood partners to improve landscape and maintenance practices for public green ...

A computer and internet connection are required to take this workshop. Urban beekeeping is a growing pastime all over the country.  Robert Holliday, a long-time beekeeper, along with other San Antonio area beekeepers will discuss the joys, challenges, and environmental and community benefits resulting from these incredible insects.  This workshop will share practical advice, how to find local sources, and ...