WINTER 2013 - Zilker Botanical Garden

WINTER 2013
IN THIS ISSUE...
FEATURES
 The Down Home Ranch
 Annual Christmas Trees
Display
 Celia Pearson - 100 Years
Young!
 Rosa Godfrey - 101 Years
Young!
CLUB NEWS AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 President's Message
 Austin Organic Gardeners -
Poinsettias being grown at Down Home Ranch
Garden Heroes
 Austin Rose Society Judge
Wins Major Award
 The History of the Violet
Crown Garden Club, Part 1:
1924-1954
ZILKER BOTANICAL GARDEN
 2014 Zilker Garden Festival
 Zilker Botanical Garden
FEATURES
DOWN HOME RANCH
by Steve Blackson, Austin Pond Society
Down Home Ranch sits on 340 beautiful acres east of Austin. As you drive into the Ranch,
you can’t help but notice a long row of large greenhouses on the left. Upon entering the
greenhouses in the late fall, you will be amazed to see row after row after row of beautiful
poinsettias stretching the length of the interior.
September Open House
 Events at a Glance
 The Chrysalis Gift Shop at
Zilker Botanical Garden
 The Walk of Friends
 City of Austin Newsletters
KLRU's "Central Texas
Gardener"
 Yelp Reviews
 Project Site Home
The poinsettias are sold to churches and businesses,
including
2000-3000
sold
to
schools
for
fundraising, and by mail order over the Internet.
If you were to visit the ranch in the spring, you
would find the greenhouses filled with Easter lilies
and spring color baskets. Chances are very good
that if you bought poinsettias for the holidays or
lilies for Easter, they were grown by Down Home
Ranch.
Poinsettias of all colors
The Ranch also grows other native Texas plants and has begun growing herbs
hydroponically. But this holiday story is not about growing plants, it' about the people who
grow them.
You see, Down Home Ranch is a working farm and ranch where about 40 adults and
children, including 32 with Down Syndrome and other disabilities, live year round.
The Ranch was founded by Judy and Jerry Horton following
the birth of their fourth daughter, Kelly, who has Down
Syndrome.
The Hortons knew they could provide for Kelly’s basic
needs during childhood, but observed that many adults
with intellectual disabilities experience isolation, boredom,
and lack of opportunity.
After visiting communities around the country, in 1989
they decided to build Down Home Ranch.
Kelly and Jerry Horton
The Residential Program
The principal program at Down Home Ranch is their Residential Program, which serves
people with intellectual and development disabilities in a variety of ways:
• Residency - Every attempt is made to create a
standard of living for all Ranchers equal to that of
their non-handicapped siblings. Ranchers exercise a
great deal of choice day-to-day in choosing the
activities in which they wish to participate.
• Daily Living - Ranchers share responsibility for
everything from maintaining the buildings, to
preparing lunch for the whole community, to picking
the berries that are made into jelly. They feed the
stock, clean the barns, gather the eggs and work in
the gardens and greenhouses. They help with mailouts and show visitors around the Ranch.
Isaiah House
• Vocational Training - Down Home Ranch provides
rich opportunities for growth in mind, body, and
spirit for all Ranchers. Each Rancher who wants to
work gets a job at Down Home Ranch. It may be in
Grounds and Gardens, Barns and Animal Husbandry,
Food Service, or Arts and Crafts.
The concepts of dignified employment and the
chance to earn a real paycheck are fundamental to
the mission of Down Home Ranch as a working
ranch.
Down Home Ranchers
Ranchers may work as few as three hours and as many as five hours most weekdays,
depending on the work available and the season. Their pay reflects their own
experience, diligence, and productivity on the job. Ranchers are re-evaluated every six
months and their wages adjusted as necessary under regulations established by the
Federal Department of Labor.
• Special Olympics - Special Olympics runs year round. In
late August and early September, the Ranchers gear up for
the early fall sports: bocce, golf, and aquatics, practicing
afternoons and evenings for upcoming scrimmages, local,
and regional events. In October, it's back to bowling, which
the majority of the Ranchers compete in (and certainly beat
the socks off the staff at the annual Staff-Rancher Bowling
Tournament!)
Special Olympics
The Austin Pond Society Support
The Austin Pond Society supports Down Home Ranch with a modest annual monetary
donation and by members volunteering their time, efforts, and energy.
This past spring, members of the Pond Society spent a day cleaning, repairing, and
enhancing the Ranch's two ponds.
Before
After
Working On the Community Pond
The Finished Community Pond
Dividing into two teams, the members went
to work on the ponds and even though they
got muddy and wet and tired, they managed
to share a mid-day picnic lunch and had a
really great time together as a club.
Lunch in the Gazebo
Before
After
Working On the Memorial Pond
The Finished Memorial Pond
Volunteers
Volunteers have played a very significant role in creating the Down Home Ranch, and
volunteer opportunities abound for those interested. Volunteers can help the Ranch by
teaching a class for the Ranchers, helping them grow food, cutting down trees to prevent
wildfires, or helping the Development Office with data entry or special events. Whatever your
area of expertise, your schedule, or the size of your group, there's a place for you!
Each and every minute our volunteers spend at Down Home Ranch
is changing the future for people with disabilities.
You can visit Down Home Ranch web site at http://www.downhomeranch.org for more
information about the Ranch, the residents, the programs and volunteer opportunities
available. Don’t forget… you can also order your poinsettias for the holidays!
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS TREES SHOWCASE
November 18 through January 2
It's that time of the year again... Time
for the annual AAGC Clubs' Christmas
Trees Showcase.
Each year the AAGC buys the trees and
the individual clubs decorate them in a
style representative of their club.
Town Lake GC Tree
Check out the African Violet's tree
with all purple decorations... Or the
Pond Society's tree swimming with fish
ornaments. Then there's the Heart
O'Texas Orchid Society's tree covered
in beautiful orchids!
Bogonia Society & Orchid Club
The trees will be up in the Greene Room from November 18th through the end of the year.
So bring your friends and family for a beautiful little holiday treat.
CELIA PEARSON - 100 YEARS YOUNG!
by Wilda Campbell, Docents of Zilker Botanical Garden
"My garden brings me happiness: Working in it and looking at it."
Mrs. Celia Pearson, 100 years old, November 29, 2013
Born 100 years ago, the youngest of three
children with both an older sister and brother,
Celia Pearson has always lived in East Austin. And
for all those 100 years, she has attended the
Ebenezer Baptist Church. Her first home with her
family was at 1162 Angelina. Celia has owned and
lived in her current home for the past 50 years.
Celia looks much younger, hears perfectly, is lean
and fit, her eyes are good, her memory is sterling,
and she still drives.
Every day she is out in her garden, perhaps to
water or just talk to her plants. Particularly, she
talks to her ruellia to tell these 4 foot giants to
stop growing so tall!
100 years of good health and happiness is worth
celebrating and reviewing.
Celia Pearson in her beautiful backyard.
Celia was raised by a single mom who worked as a cook in a boarding house behind the
capitol and lived only to 91 because she insisted on having bacon, sausage and eggs every
morning for breakfast, causing her heart troubles. This was a lesson that Celia took to heart.
She forgoes such food and eats cheerios, with a banana, coffee and a doughnut every
morning for her breakfast. While Celia's mom may have taught her what not to eat for
breakfast, she mostly taught her how to live. She required of her daughter an agreeable
behavior.
She also saw to it that her Celia went to college, with
her freshman year at Prairie View for her to gain a bit of
independence and then back home to Tillotson College
where she obtained a degree in Homemaking.
She went on to teach at Dunbar High School in Temple,
Texas. She taught cooking, sewing and other skills
during the week and returned to Austin for her
weekends until she retired in her mid sixties.
Her mother and other family members lived in her
home, tending garden and taking care of things in her
absence.
Celia' College Graduation
Celia was always a beautiful woman, a fact supported by the photos of her with family and
friends from her college days onward. During her career years, she married and divorced
twice. She left her second husband when he insisted she leave her job and home so that she
could move to his house in Missouri while he worked mostly away from home for a railroad
company.
Never one to give up, much later at 83, Celia met the love
of her life, Robert Lee White, a handsome tall man, who
was a good deal younger than she.
They spent lovely times at church, parties and dances. She
sewed him a shirt to match her skirt for one party.
Less than 3 years after they met, Mr. White died suddenly.
15 years later he is very much present in her photos and in
her memories.
Celia and Robert White
Celia came to gardening in childhood, learning
from her mother. In the early years, her next
door neighbor gave her their back yard to
garden and they raised greens, beans, okra,
tomatoes and the usual vegetables.
For flowers they always grew her mother's
favorite, zinnias which Celia continues to grow
along with her beloved rooster combs, ruellia, 4
o'clocks, crotons, cosmos, begonia, cannas,
caladiums, datura and crape myrtle.
During her career days, there was less time for
gardening, and so she really only started serious
gardening when she retired. Celia had read
articles in the Austin American-Statesman about
the new Austin Area Garden Center and its
member garden clubs.
One of Celia's many Rooster Combs
She realized that there was no garden club for Black women, as those were the days when
social groups were segregated. She thought this wrong and one week she hosted a breakfast
for 12 friends and then brought up the question of starting their own club. They thought
this a good idea, but only if Celia would be president. She protested but finally agreed and
the East Austin Garden Club began meeting as it does now on the 4th Saturday of the
month.
Celia is the only founding member still in
the club and will host the club at its next
meeting in her immaculate and cheerful
home.
At their meetings they discuss what they
are growing, what problems they might
have with their plants and what hints they
can share with the other members. Celia's
hint is to take good care of them and to
feed them a solution of Miracle Gro twice
a year, her key to healthy plants and lots
of flowers.
Celia and her family at her AAGC Birthday Party
Recently, Celia was outside when 2 teenage
boys were walking by her house. She
overheard one saying to the other:
"...Man. this is beautiful!" said the first
teenager.
"Yeah, but I know somewhere even prettier
than this!" said the other teenager.
"Where?" asked the skeptical first teenager.
"Her backyard!" exclaimed the second.
Celia is always smiling when in her backyard.
So Celia invited them to her backyard where she proudly showed the teenagers her gardens
and all their gorgeous blooms.
Happy 100th Birthday Celia!
ANOTHER ACTIVE CENTENARIAN IN THE AAGC...
MEET ROSA GODFREY - 101 YEARS YOUNG!
by Nelda Moore, Austin Begonia Society
Rosa Godfrey is a very active member of the Austin Area
Begonia Society Branch and she celebrated her one hundredth
birthday last February, first during one of the Austin Begonia
Society meetings and then later in the home of her son.
She is a spry young-looking caring woman with a ready smile
and a great sense of humor.
Rosa works in her garden at home, where she cooks for
herself and does her own laundry, and even works at the
Zilker Garden Festival as well!
Rosa Godfrey
Rosa was born February 2, 1913, in Terre Haute, Indiana. Usually Betty Godfrey, her
daughter-in-law, takes her to church, goes out with friends and family, and at least once a
month, they attend the begonia meeting.
Rosa and an older sister attended public schools, where she excelled in sports. After
graduation Rosa attended college, earned a license in cosmetology, and eventually married
her sweetheart from high school—Melvin Godfrey in 1935.
When World War II started, Melvin, who had one good eye, was not
accepted in the army. Melvin and Rosa and their young son
named George moved to Texas and then to California, where Rosa
worked sewing tents for the soldiers.
Soon Melvin’s job took the family around the world as he worked
on gas refineries. For the next 25 years Melvin worked in
Venezuela, South Africa, Italy, India, Bolivia, Argentina, Jamaica,
St. Martin, Haiti, Iraq, Jamestown, and Chile. After all these exotic
destinations, they settled in Newton, Texas, where they managed
Corps of Engineer Parks around Jasper.
Rosa worked... Melvin fished!
Rosa Godfrey
In 1992 they moved to Austin to be near George and Betty, who live west of town. Melvin
passed away a year later, but Rosa still calls the 20 year-old trailer her home. Rosa and
Melvin’s whirlwind honeymoon had lasted for 58 years. Every evening Rosa celebrates life by
drinking 2 Scotch and sodas.
Happy 101th Birthday Rosa!
CLUB NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
from Marion Alsup, President, Austin Area Garden Council
It's fall - the best time of the year in Austin! It's time to get outside in
the garden, and remember that gardening is good for you! Numerous
studies have shown that gardening improves mobility, flexibility,
stamina and mental awareness. It builds muscle and decreases stress.
We certainly have evidence of that at the Garden Center - two
centenarians are active garden club members. Celia Pearson and Rosa
Godfrey will gladly tell you how their lives have been enriched through
gardening.
Marion Alsup
If you're not a member of a garden club, join one! If you're already in one club, join another!
• You could try the Organic Gardeners, the oldest continuously operating organic garden
club in the USA.
• Or try the Cactus & Succulent Society, where members keep their cool in the hottest,
driest months of the year knowing that their favorite plants are thriving.
• Try gardening on a smaller scale with bonsai, begonias, orchids or African violets.
• Then there is the art of flower arranging with the Creative Designers or Ikebana Study
Group.
There are thirty different garden clubs who are members of the Austin Area Garden Center
and offer something for almost everyone! So remember this the next time you're cursing
those weeds or bemoaning our erratic weather: Gardening keeps you young!
Congratulations and Happy Birthday to Celia and Rosa, and keep up the good work!
AUSTIN ORGANIC GARDENERS - GARDEN HEROES
by Catherine Robertson, Austin Organic Gardeners
MARILYN FINNEGAN
Marilyn is the gardener in her family. Her love of the
garden started early while taking directions from her
mother in their vegetable garden.
She has been a member of the Men’s Garden Club and
the Xeriscape Club. Marilyn has been in the Austin
Organic Gardeners for twenty five years and became a
master gardener in 2006.
Soil amending, and propagation are just some of the
techniques at which she excels. She shared how to take
fig cuttings in January and simply split the bottom into
quarters about two inches up, spread them and put
them in your medium.... so easy!
Marilyn Finnegan
I throughly enjoyed learning about many more techniques Marilyn uses. Fruit trees,
tomatoes, spices, radishes, beets, leeks, and flowers are just a few things she provides for
her family and friends. The pleasure she receives from growing plants for others is her
motivation.
ANNE CHORLEY
I called to inquire about Anne raising so many organic
seedlings for our spring sale. The twinkle in her voice
was clear as she shared memories of her heroes. Anne
never tired of hearing her father talk of his love of
growing plants and the pleasure it gave him.
Anne Chorley
It was obvious the time on her aunt’s farm was dear to
Anne: recalling the first time she reached the pedals of
the tractor and the later driving skills which made her an
important part of many jobs. The power of self
sufficiency was brought home to her in seeing the use of
found objects in the tractor's maintenance.
Anne lived in the United States, England,and Italy, learning different gardening techniques.
The years she spent around all the animals and plants led her to a Botany Major and later, to
teaching High School, brought her great joy.
The excitement the children experienced growing their own food was one of the reasons
Anne quoted for raising the plants for our club; the other was for the promoting of food as a
social system. Anne said she wanted everyone to be able to enjoy the experience of growing
their own food.
AUSTIN ROSE SOCIETY JUDGE WINS MAJOR AWARD
from Pat Freeman, Austin Rose Society
In October, 2013, in San Antonio, the South Central District of the American Rose Society
awarded Don Freeman their "Outstanding Judge Award".
Congratulations Don!
Editor's Note: In this and future issues of "Down the Garden Path", we will be presenting a
series of articles on the history of the Austin Area Garden Center and the clubs that
comprise the Austin Area Garden Council.
The Violet Crown Garden Club was one of the original clubs who were so instrumental in
establishing the Garden Center and creating what we now know as Zilker Botanical Garden.
Therefore, we felt it only fitting to begin our series with "The History of the Violet Crown
Garden Club".
THE HISTORY OF THE VIOLET CROWN GARDEN CLUB
Part 1: 1924-1954
In the early spring of 1924, Mrs. Clara Driscoll Sevier
called a meeting at her home, Laguna Gloria, on the
shores of Lake Austin, for those interested in
community beautification. The group decided to form
a garden club for that purpose.
Poet O'Henry called Austin "...the city of the Violet
Crown", so the name Violet Crown Garden Club was
adopted.
Laguna Gloria
This group began setting up the Constitution, Rules,
and Bylaws for the new club. They participated in civic
beautification and conservation through out the Austin
area. For the first 26 years, the club's meetings were
held in the Crystal Ballroom at the Driscoll Hotel as
well as other areas in Austin.
Clara Driscoll was an avid gardener. She designed the terraced gardens of Laguna Gloria
herself over a period of many years, incorporating plants native to the region. She served as
President of the new club for four years.
Another original member of the club was Mrs. Goodall Wooten. The landscaping of the
Wooten home reflected the splendor of the era. Baskets of lush green ferns hung from the
Ionic columns on the principle facade of the home, while the garden courtyard allowed for
outdoor entertaining.
The Wooten Home
Hanging Baskets
1931
1931 was the year of Voilet Crown's first
flower show. Monies from Flower Shows and
pilgrimages went to the planting of the
grounds around Elisabet Ney Museum.
Foot bridges were built and a rock wall was
added surrounding the property which cost
$380.38.
Elizabet Ney Museum
Violet Crown also assisted with the State project to landscape the grounds and entrances to
and around the Longhorn Caverns. The project was under the direction of Jacque L. Gubbles,
Landscape Architect for the Texas Highway Dept.
Shrubbery was planted around the new library and
the Y.W.C.A. buildings in the city.
The club landscaped the triangle around the World
War II memorial and fountain located at 12th and
Colorado Streets.
Other plantings were done by club members around
the Red Cross headquarters and the Cerebral Palsy
Center.
11th and Colorado
1932
Mrs. Pressler, Chairman of a Municipal project gave plans suggested by Texas Garden Clubs
to landscape Elizabet Ney Museum. She gave as much assistance as possible and had the
support of State Garden Clubs. Violet Crown pledged support of this work and gave
monetary assistance. Mrs. Butler of Dallas, became so enthusiastic that she pledged the
support of her club (a State Garden Club).
1933
Mrs. J. Frank Dobie, new President and 2nd VP, Mrs. Marion Fowler along with Mrs. Pressler
gave enthusiastic reports of the excellent work done on the Ney landscape. Shrubby and
trees were planted throughout the grounds. With the addition of the bridge, and meandering
flagstone walkway this greatly improved the grounds making it a beautiful place to visit.
1934 - 1935
Violet Crown began to hold a Tea for their first meeting of the year. Those attending were
requested to bring plants to be planted on the grounds. This became a tradition, and each
year plants were brought to beautify the Ney Museum.
1936
Violet Crown participated in the Treaty Oak project. Caldwell Landscaping was awarded the
job of cleaning the area and treating the oak tree. Mrs. J. F. Dobie, a member of Violet
Crown, is credited with the slogan “Save the Treaty Oak”.
1938
By 1938 there were 200 paid members.
1940 – 1942
By 1940, there were over 800 members.
A concern for safety around corner plantings
on property, prompted the club to ask the
City Council of Austin to endorse an
ordinance for property owners to keep
hedges and shrubs planted at corners cut to
a height of three feet or less to allow for
better visibility to the traffic.
Corner Plantings
1952
In January, 1952, Violet Crown voted to
contribute $275.50 to help build a rock wall
around the French Legation building.
Other plantings and landscape work was also
done.
French Legation Wall and Gate
1954
1954 marks the year that the Violet Crown
Garden Club began working with Beverly
Sheffield, Director of Recreation for the City
of Austin, to plan for a permanent building to
be built on city property for holding garden
club meetings.
This was a major goal of Violet Crown Garden
Club and much money was earned to help
make this possible.
Zilker Clubhouse Drawing
We will end "The History of the Violet Crown Garden Club, Part 1" here at the planning and
construction of the Zilker Botanical Gardens Clubhouse and offices. A future article will focus
on the construction of the clubhouse, along with the formation of the Austin Area Garden
Center and the Austin Area Garden Council.
The Violet Crown Garden Club still meets at 9:30 am on the 4th Thursday of the month at
Zilker Botanical Garden. A 35 page history can be found in the office at Zilker Botanical
Garden that tells about many other projects that the Violet Crown Garden Club has
participated in.
This information was compiled by Sandra N. Holt, President of Violet Crown Garden Club,
from many original records.
ZILKER BOTANICAL GARDEN
2014 ZILKER GARDEN FESTIVAL
Saturday March 29 and Sunday March 30, 10:00 to 5:00
$7 Adults, $3 Children (age5-12)
Zilker Garden Festival attendees enjoying one-stop garden shopping.
For over 50 years, the annual Zilker Garden Festival has been a one-stop, garden shopping
destination when spring arrives in Austin and Central Texas. A family-friendly event, the
garden festival offers something for everyone:
• Annual Flower Show in the Garden Center, featuring
judged designs and an array of horticultural
specimens.
• Gardening Talks where novice and seasoned
gardeners will enjoy talks from local gardening
experts.
• City of Austin Information tables where you can learn
about growing healthy, earth-friendly, sustainable
gardens, caring for trees, and using environmentally
safe pest management.
Zilker Garden Festival Flower Show
There are many activities for the whole family to enjoy!
The Food Court in the Oak Grove on the Escarpment Trail
There are tasty food offerings at the Food Court in the Oak Grove on the Escarpment Trail.
And the Kids' Corner in the Rose Garden is always fun! Interactive kids can build a
birdhouse, have their faces painted, make dinosaur masks and butterfly wings
Vendors from across Central Texas will fill the garden,
selling a variety of plants: annuals, perennials, cacti &
succulents, vegetables and herbs, and tropicals.
Festival goers can also shop for garden-themed arts
and crafts, ceramic pottery, unique jewelry, herbal
products, baskets, birdhouses, and colorful garden
benches.
Plan to arrive early and bring your wagon!
So many plants to choose from!
The Zilker Garden Festival is the primary fundraiser for Austin Area Garden Council,
and proceeds support Zilker Botanical Garden.
The Zilker Garden Festival is co-sponsored by the Austin Area Garden Council (AAGC)
and the City of Austin Parks & Recreation Department (PARD).
ZILKER BOTANICAL GARDEN SEPTEMBER OPEN HOUSE
Was held Saturday, Sept. 21
The Austin Area Garden Council hosted an
Open House for the Austin public to learn
more about our many garden clubs in the
greater Austin area.
Many of the AAGC clubs set up tables with
information and examples of their club's
activities.
Wilda Campbell and Marion Alsup
at the Open House Welcome table.
Though attendence was a little lower than organizers
had hoped for, there was one comment heard
repeatly afterwards: members of the clubs had to
chance to meet each other and discover more about
their clubs.
So a good time was still had by all!
Visitors to the Open House
EVENTS AT A GLANCE
November 2013
Sunday, Nov 17, 12 to 4 pm
Afternoon in the Garden
Monday, Nov 18 through Wednesday, Jan 4
Holiday Tree Display in Greene Room
Thursday, Nov 28
ZBG Closed - Thanksgiving
December 2013
Sunday, Dec 1, 12 to 4 pm
Afternoon in the Garden
Sunday, Dec 15, 12 to 4 pm
Afternoon in the Garden
Tuesday, Dec 24 - Wednesday, Dec 25
ZBG Closed - Christmas
January 2014
Wednesday, Jan 1
ZBG Closed - New Year's Day
Sunday, Jan 5, 12 to 4 pm
Afternoon in the Garden
Saturday, Jan 11, - 10 to 12 pm
Travis County Master Gardeners (TCMG) Educational Workshop
Sunday, Jan 19, 12 to 4 pm
Afternoon in the Garden
February 2014
Sunday, Feb 2, 12 to 4 pm
Afternoon in the Garden
Saturday, Feb 8, 10 to 12 pm
Travis County Master Gardeners (TCMG) Educational Workshop
Saturday, Feb 15, 8:30 to 4:30 pm
Rose Workshop
Sunday, Feb 16, 12 to 4 pm
Afternoon in the Garden
Saturday, Feb 22, 9 to 12:30 pm
Herb Society Seminar
Sunday, Feb 23, 1:30 to 4:30 pm
Celebrate Urban Birds
March 2014
Saturday, Mar 1, 9 to 2 pm
Austin Organic Gardeners' Plant Sale
Sunday, Mar 2
Kite Festival
ZBG Open but No Parking
Sunday, Mar 2, 12 to 4 pm
Afternoon in the Garden
Saturday, Mar 8, 10 to 12 pm
Travis County Master Gardeners (TCMG) Educational Workshop
Sunday, Mar 9
Daylight Savings Times Begins
ZBG hours: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Mar 15, 10 to 4:30 pm
Sunday, Mar 16, 11 to 3:30 pm
Austin African Violet Society Show & Sale
Sunday, Mar 16, 12 to 4 pm
Afternoon in the Garden
Saturday, Mar 22, 10 to 5:00 pm
Sunday, Mar 23, 10 to 5:00 pm
Heart O' Texas Orchid Show & Sale
Thursday, Mar 27, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
ZBG Closes at 5:00 pm
Zilker Garden Festival Setup
Friday, Mar 28, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
ZBG Closed to Public
Zilker Garden Festival Setup
Saturday, Mar 29, 10 to 5 pm
Zilker Garden Festival
Sunday, Mar 30, 10 to 5 pm
Zilker Garden Festival
Events scheduled at the Zilker Botanical Garden-Austin Area Garden Center are always
posted, and kept updated, on the Calendar of Events page on the web site.
THE CHRYSALIS GIFT SHOP AT ZILKER BOTANICAL GARDEN
Where can a visitor purchase post cards, cookbooks, jewelry,
puzzles, Gatorade, framed prints, and unique gifts?
Drive to Zilker Botanical Garden and shop at The Chrysalis Gift Shop, where your shopping
experience will be satisfied with such great gifts as Remarkable Plants of Texas, The Garden
Guide, Food by Design from the Violet Crown Garden Club, New Braunfels Garden Club
Cookbook, books about trees, butterflies, snakes, or dragonflies.
Then there are cool towels, shopping bags that can be stuffed
inside themselves to form a ball that can be attached to a purse,
tee shirts, very special Austin gifts for the person who has
everything, beautiful jewelry, night lights of nature, boxes that
look like flowers.
Bring your birthday child along and let him shop for himself in the
children's section for wooden snakes, dinosaurs, puzzles, books,
cardinals that sing their song, or perhaps he will purchase a
framed nature print for his room. It is all there and some of the
items are fashioned here in Austin by Austin artists
The Chrysalis Gift Shop
THE WALK OF FRIENDS
DONATE A BRICK TODAY!
Order forms are available at the Garden Center or
downloaded from http://www.zilkergarden.org.
Click on Support and then Walk of Friends.
It's easy! Select the size of brick you would like, choose
your message and return the form with your payment.
Contact Sandra Holt at 512-345-3164 for more
information, or visit:
http://www.zilkergarden.org/support/friends.html.
The Walk of Friends
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