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An inside glimpse of the gardens from our Instagram feed

Hot Tips for Cool(er) Gardens #2: Get Deep 💦

Once established, many native & adapted plants will do fine...

Aug 11

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Instagram post 17883054358700833 Hot Tips for Cool(er) Gardens #2: Get Deep 💦 Once established, many native & adapted plants will do fine w/watering 1-2x weekly during the peak of summer. A thorough watering encourages roots to grow deeper, making plants more drought resistant. One inch 💧 applied during each watering is usually the sweet spot and can be confirmed w/a rain gauge. Be sure to check your local water restrictions! 📸: Rock rose (Pavonia lasiopetala) #SummerGardening #SummerInTexas #NativePlantGarden #RockRose #HotPlantSummer

It’s important to find joy in hard times, so we’re turning to some of the most delightful native flora we know. ...

Aug 10

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Instagram post 17883810667690200 It’s important to find joy in hard times, so we’re turning to some of the most delightful native flora we know. Happiness bubbles up when beholding the beauty of cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens) with its silvery foliage and generous bursts of magenta blooms, and in Central Texas you’ve probably noticed these sensational shrubs in yards and gardens, along trails and sometimes trimmed into boxy bushes in parking lots and median strips. They can even be planted in rows and maintained as an attractive hedge. Bees flock to their blossoms and they can bloom all 12 months of the year. They’re a water-conserving species. Is your heart full of Texas sage yet? We sure hope so. 💜🌿 📸: Center land technician Jon Merz #Cenizo #SurviveAndThrive #MondayMotivation #TXWildflowers2020 #PollinatorGardening #WaterConservation

Well, it's hot... at least here in Central Texas! Yesterday we featured a plant that thrives in sunny, dry ...

Aug 5

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Instagram post 17851223579186817 Well, it's hot... at least here in Central Texas! Yesterday we featured a plant that thrives in sunny, dry conditions, but different plants have different needs, so we'll post a series of tips on helping your summer garden get through the triple-digit days. 🌿🧠 Read Your Landscape: Pay attention to which plants dry out the quickest. Factors such as being on a hill or along a particular side of a building can influence hours in full sun and wind exposure. Plan watering frequency with these variables in mind. #SummerGardening #SummerInTexas #NativePlantGarden

In a season when lots of otherwise showy plants are looking a bit weatherworn/spent, silverleaf nightshade (Solanum ...

Aug 4

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Instagram post 17917023673444538 In a season when lots of otherwise showy plants are looking a bit weatherworn/spent, silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) is sizzling ✨. Silver-green leaves, pale violet to blue-purple petals and yellow stamens (resembling tropical bird beaks) show up in full-sun through the most intense months of summer. Blooms are followed by clusters of tiny golden tomato-like fruit that could not be LESS edible (read: Poison! Don’t even think about it). Read/see more in today’s Stories 🌿👀. #HorseNettle #DeadlyNightshade #SummerGardens #TrailFlowers

We are proud to have provided much-needed peace & beauty to our community over the past months, here, through ...

Jul 29

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Instagram post 17866463641948858 We are proud to have provided much-needed peace & beauty to our community over the past months, here, through virtual programs, and in the gardens (once we could safely open). 🌿 But we need your help to recover from many months of losses in the face of the ongoing pandemic. You can support wildflowers & help us provide a hopeful future to our community by making a gift today. Thanks to a generous match, your donation will have triple the impact. Donate today at link in bio 🔗(w/options for one-time or monthly support). 📸: @alitexas

"Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising through the mellow shade,
Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies tangled ...

Jul 28

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Instagram post 17883964360629996 "Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising through the mellow shade, Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies tangled in a silver braid.” – Lord Tennyson The poet was more likely musing about the constellation named for the mythic siblings than a bouquet of swamp lilies, but it’s easy to marry the verse with this scene from our Wetland Pond. Native to the southern U.S. rather than Tennyson’s England, swamp lily (Crinum americanum) is also known as “seven sisters,” likely a nod to the the Greek Pleiads since these beauties bloom in an eye-catching cluster. ✨Cue the fireflies…  📸: Amy Galloway

Lady Bird Johnson said you can make a difference by giving “just one iota.” She also knew environmental justice and ...

Jul 25

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Instagram post 17963678089318507 Lady Bird Johnson said you can make a difference by giving “just one iota.” She also knew environmental justice and social justice are inseparable and that we need to show up for both. This Lady Bird Day (today!), honor her legacy by taking action: Plan a native flower garden; pick up litter on your neighborhood walk; reflect on your community’s gifts and needs. 🌿 Every year we offer free admission on Lady Bird Day (presently by reservation only). This year we've also added online activities & a multimedia experience so you can celebrate our Environmental First Lady wherever you are. Link in bio or http://wildflower.org/events 🔗 📸: Lady Bird Johnson spreads seeds on the site of the National Wildflower Research Center, by Frank Wolfe courtesy of @LBJLibraryNow  #BeLikeLadyBird #LadyBirdDay #LadyBirdJohnson #SeedsOfChange

Hot Tips for Cool(er) Gardens #2: Get Deep 💦

Once established, many native & adapted plants will do fine...

Aug 11

Link to display lightbox
Instagram post 17883054358700833 Hot Tips for Cool(er) Gardens #2: Get Deep 💦 Once established, many native & adapted plants will do fine w/watering 1-2x weekly during the peak of summer. A thorough watering encourages roots to grow deeper, making plants more drought resistant. One inch 💧 applied during each watering is usually the sweet spot and can be confirmed w/a rain gauge. Be sure to check your local water restrictions! 📸: Rock rose (Pavonia lasiopetala) #SummerGardening #SummerInTexas #NativePlantGarden #RockRose #HotPlantSummer

It’s important to find joy in hard times, so we’re turning to some of the most delightful native flora we know. ...

Aug 10

Link to display lightbox
Instagram post 17883810667690200 It’s important to find joy in hard times, so we’re turning to some of the most delightful native flora we know. Happiness bubbles up when beholding the beauty of cenizo (Leucophyllum frutescens) with its silvery foliage and generous bursts of magenta blooms, and in Central Texas you’ve probably noticed these sensational shrubs in yards and gardens, along trails and sometimes trimmed into boxy bushes in parking lots and median strips. They can even be planted in rows and maintained as an attractive hedge. Bees flock to their blossoms and they can bloom all 12 months of the year. They’re a water-conserving species. Is your heart full of Texas sage yet? We sure hope so. 💜🌿 📸: Center land technician Jon Merz #Cenizo #SurviveAndThrive #MondayMotivation #TXWildflowers2020 #PollinatorGardening #WaterConservation

Well, it's hot... at least here in Central Texas! Yesterday we featured a plant that thrives in sunny, dry ...

Aug 5

Link to display lightbox
Instagram post 17851223579186817 Well, it's hot... at least here in Central Texas! Yesterday we featured a plant that thrives in sunny, dry conditions, but different plants have different needs, so we'll post a series of tips on helping your summer garden get through the triple-digit days. 🌿🧠 Read Your Landscape: Pay attention to which plants dry out the quickest. Factors such as being on a hill or along a particular side of a building can influence hours in full sun and wind exposure. Plan watering frequency with these variables in mind. #SummerGardening #SummerInTexas #NativePlantGarden

In a season when lots of otherwise showy plants are looking a bit weatherworn/spent, silverleaf nightshade (Solanum ...

Aug 4

Link to display lightbox
Instagram post 17917023673444538 In a season when lots of otherwise showy plants are looking a bit weatherworn/spent, silverleaf nightshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium) is sizzling ✨. Silver-green leaves, pale violet to blue-purple petals and yellow stamens (resembling tropical bird beaks) show up in full-sun through the most intense months of summer. Blooms are followed by clusters of tiny golden tomato-like fruit that could not be LESS edible (read: Poison! Don’t even think about it). Read/see more in today’s Stories 🌿👀. #HorseNettle #DeadlyNightshade #SummerGardens #TrailFlowers

We are proud to have provided much-needed peace & beauty to our community over the past months, here, through ...

Jul 29

Link to display lightbox
Instagram post 17866463641948858 We are proud to have provided much-needed peace & beauty to our community over the past months, here, through virtual programs, and in the gardens (once we could safely open). 🌿 But we need your help to recover from many months of losses in the face of the ongoing pandemic. You can support wildflowers & help us provide a hopeful future to our community by making a gift today. Thanks to a generous match, your donation will have triple the impact. Donate today at link in bio 🔗(w/options for one-time or monthly support). 📸: @alitexas

"Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising through the mellow shade,
Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies tangled ...

Jul 28

Link to display lightbox
Instagram post 17883964360629996 "Many a night I saw the Pleiads, rising through the mellow shade, Glitter like a swarm of fire-flies tangled in a silver braid.” – Lord Tennyson The poet was more likely musing about the constellation named for the mythic siblings than a bouquet of swamp lilies, but it’s easy to marry the verse with this scene from our Wetland Pond. Native to the southern U.S. rather than Tennyson’s England, swamp lily (Crinum americanum) is also known as “seven sisters,” likely a nod to the the Greek Pleiads since these beauties bloom in an eye-catching cluster. ✨Cue the fireflies…  📸: Amy Galloway

Lady Bird Johnson said you can make a difference by giving “just one iota.” She also knew environmental justice and ...

Jul 25

Link to display lightbox
Instagram post 17963678089318507 Lady Bird Johnson said you can make a difference by giving “just one iota.” She also knew environmental justice and social justice are inseparable and that we need to show up for both. This Lady Bird Day (today!), honor her legacy by taking action: Plan a native flower garden; pick up litter on your neighborhood walk; reflect on your community’s gifts and needs. 🌿 Every year we offer free admission on Lady Bird Day (presently by reservation only). This year we've also added online activities & a multimedia experience so you can celebrate our Environmental First Lady wherever you are. Link in bio or http://wildflower.org/events 🔗 📸: Lady Bird Johnson spreads seeds on the site of the National Wildflower Research Center, by Frank Wolfe courtesy of @LBJLibraryNow  #BeLikeLadyBird #LadyBirdDay #LadyBirdJohnson #SeedsOfChange

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