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Contact us for more information:
TDG@TexasDiscoveryGardens.org
214 428 7476 x 1
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Garden Events Family fairs,
entertainment, plant sales and more
Public Workshops Register for classes
on organic gardening, butterflies 101, and more
Guided Garden Walks Enjoy a
family-friendly themed tour of the Gardens each month
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Enjoy a day at Texas Discovery
Gardens as we bring to you exciting community events!
Community events feature everything from children's fairs to
new Garden exhibits.
Registration is not required to attend Garden
Events. For parking, click
here.
Booms and Blooms at Texas Discovery Gardens
When: July 4, 2009
Time: 10 am to 8 pm
Cost: Free!
Celebrate Independence Day at Fair Park. Enjoy free admission to Fair Park museums from 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm, free live music and a fireworks show at dusk at the Cotton Bowl.
This year, Texas Discovery Gardens will open at 10 am and offer free admission to everyone all day. Come out early to hear live music starting at 4 pm, register for free prizes and enjoy our beautiful organic gardens. See the progress on our brand new, two-story Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium – Grand Opening will be Sept. 12, 2009.
Bring a lawn blanket and come early for best seating. After our concert, head over to the Cotton Bowl for patriotic music at 8:30 pm and fireworks at 9:30 pm.
Music schedule (all music is family friendly):
Chin’s Mojo - 7 pm (Indie rock)
Brian and The Metrotones - 6 pm (Polka and rock)
Jeremy Miller - 5 pm (Texas country and rock)
Bill Martin - 4 pm (Acoustic guitar and voice)
Lorynn The Redhead will perform at the garden entrance at 6 pm (Acoustic guitar and voice)
Basically Beethoven Festival
When: It's back at Texas Discovery Gardens!
July 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2009
Time: 2:30 pm
Cost: Free!
Every Sunday afternoon in July, the Fine Arts
Chamber Players presents the Basically Beethoven
Festival, a series of free classical chamber music
concerts. Professional musicians from across North Texas
perform inside our air-conditioned Grand Hall.
The afternoon begins at 2:30 pm with For the Love of
Music, a pre-concert recital series. For the Love
of Music showcases young talented musicians, giving
them an opportunity to perform before a wider audience.
Fine Arts Chamber Players provides a venue for these
gifted young artists as they pursue careers in music.
The main concerts begin at 3 pm.
EARTH-KIND ®
Environmental Stewardship Day
When: Saturday, August
15, 2009
Time: 9 am to 3 pm
Come out for this annual
day-long series of classes brought to you by the Dallas
County Master Gardeners and the Texas AgriLife Extension
Service. Learn about WaterWise gardening, water
conservation, and environmental stewardship for home
owners. Bring a sack lunch and enjoy the beauty of the
gardens.
Grand Opening Celebration of the Rosine
Smith Sammons Butterfly House and Insectarium
When: September 12 and
13, 2009
Time: 10 am to 5 pm
The butterflies are
coming! Make plans to be a part of our historic opening
of this year-round tropical butterfly house. Stay tuned
as we unveil exciting details about the opening weekend.
2009 State Fair of Texas
When: September 25
through October 17, 2009
Stop by Texas Discovery
Gardens during the State Fair to immerse yourself in
butterflies, bugs and botany. Stay tuned for details.
Plants of North Central Texas:
Connections to the Past
When: Saturday, October
31, 2009
Time: 10 am to noon
How are prairie grasses,
pronghorns, horse-apples, and mammoths all part of the
story involving native plants? Discover little-known
secrets about Texas plants and the surprising and
exciting things they tell us about what it was like here
in the past. This is the first in a series by Austin
College and Texas Discovery Gardens. The talk includes a
guided tour of the Gardens. Free admission.
Fall Plant Sale
When: Saturday,
November 7, 2009
Time: 11 am to
2 pm
Our 2008 Fall
Plant Sale proved so popular we're making it an annual
affair! Enjoy a selection of perennials and annuals at a
reduced price as we clear out the greenhouse for the
winter. Plants go quickly, so line up early for the best
deals.
Fine Print: Before
the sale...Enjoy our annual garden walk on native trees.
The walk will end right in time for you to shop! There
is no member's discount in this sale due to already
reduced prices.
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Spend some real time with an
expert to learn about some fascinating Garden topics. Each workshop has both
lecture and interactive components.
Pre-registration is required to ensure that space
and materials will be available for you. Please note: we cannot give
refunds for workshops.
Modern Victory Gardens: Vegetable
Gardening Educational Series
When: NEW DATE - Aug. 8, 2009
Time: 9 am to
noon; field trip from noon to 2 pm
Cost: $25;
$20 for garden members.
Join a growing
trend and learn how to create a bountiful organic
community or backyard vegetable garden. We cover
hands-on seasonal topics in each class.
Prepare for fall with the August installment of the Victory Gardens series. We’ll talk about what fall means in North Central Texas, soil basics/bed preparation, organics explained, home propagation, and extending summer crops and starting the fall/winter crops.
Fine Print: Registration required. To register, call
Blake at (214) 428-7476 x 24. To register online, click
on the Monarch Butterfly above.
The Fascinating World of Butterflies
When: Saturday, August
1, 2009
Time: 10 am to
1:30 pm
Cost: $25;
$20 for garden members.
Immerse yourself
in the world of butterflies with Dale Clark, founder of
the Dallas County Lepidopterist Society. The class ends
with a field trip to Dale's butterfly farm south of
Dallas.
Fine Print: Registration required. To register, call
Blake at (214) 428-7476 x 24. To register online, click
on the Monarch Butterfly above.
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Third Saturday Garden Walks give you
an in-depth look at garden ecology, maintenance strategies, and other
interesting topics. Stroll through the Gardens with knowledgeable staff and
local experts for about an hour and learn gardening tips and tricks.
Cost: Free with
Paid Garden Admission: $3/adults, $1.50 for kids ages 3-11, and $2 for
seniors. Become a Garden member and enter for free!
Herbs and Herb Container Gardens
When: Saturday, July 18
Time: 10 am to 11
am
Home-grown herbs can
enhance your culinary creations and even your health.
Join us on a tour of our herb plants in our Scent Garden
and our Heirloom Rose Garden. We will demonstrate herb
container gardening techniques, showing visitors how to
group companion herbs for moisture and soil preferences.
These can be grown on your patio or in your yard.
Fine Print: Program appropriate for ages 12 and
up.
Caterpillar Crawl
When: Saturday, August
15
Time: 10 am to 11
am
Go on a caterpillar
search as we show you creepy crawly wonders! This is a
great introduction to the world of butterflies.
Fine Print: Program appropriate for ages 2 and up.
Texas Trees Garden Walk
When: Saturday,
November 7
Time: 10 am to 11
am
Join staff horticulturist
Randy Johnson on this annual tour of native trees. Learn
proper planting and care techniques. You'll finish the
tour just in time to go to the Fall Plant Sale!
Fine Print: Program appropriate for ages 8 and up.
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