Native Plant Gardening: Picking the Right Plants
The most important part of creating a native plant garden is planning. In this class, we’ll discuss how to evaluate your growing space and pick the right plants for your situation and gardening style.
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Adult Programs
The Ecology of Mycology
In this class, we’ll focus on some of our local fungi and their complex relationships with plants, insects, and humans.
Beer Bread & Cheddar Apple Beer Soup
Keep the winter chill away with delicious homemade beer bread and cheddar apple beer soup featuring Saint Arnold's beer!
Identifying Invasive Plants
Join us for a crash course in identifying common invasive plants in the Houston area using botanical specimens and examples out on the Arboretum’s trails.
DIY Mosaic Flower Pot
In this two-part series, we'll give you everything you need to make a beautiful mosaic flower pot for your home or garden!
Bingo on the Lawn
Enjoy a fun evening of bingo on the new Nature Center Lawn! Blankets, daubers, and lawn chairs are encouraged.
Happy Hour Hike: Ravine
Wind down from a long day with a walk in the woods! Join Arboretum staff for a sunset tour of the Ravine Trail.
Native Plant Gardening: Prep and Planting
In preparation for our Spring Plant Sale next week, our staff is excited to share their tips and tricks for prepping and planting your native plant garden!
Bingo on the Lawn
Enjoy a fun morning of bingo on the new Nature Center Lawn! Blankets, daubers, and lawn chairs are encouraged.
Botany for Beginners: Spring Wildflowers
If you’ve always wanted to learn how to identify flowers but don’t know where to start, this is the class for you.
Gardening for Bees
Go beyond “wildflowers” and bug hotels and learn what bees really need from your garden.
Drink & Draw: How to Draw Birds
Birds are colorful and complex creatures, but they’re actually really easy to draw. Join us for this fun, relaxed class to learn the “secret” of drawing birds (and other animals).
The Basics of Tree ID
Can you see the forest for the trees? Learn the basics of tree ID, from an introduction to scientific names to an overview of tree morphology.
Bingo on the Lawn
Enjoy a fun evening of bingo on the new Nature Center Lawn! Blankets, daubers, and lawn chairs are encouraged.
DIY Nature Journals
Nature journals are a relaxing way to hone your observation skills, develop your creativity, and practice living in the moment.
Howl at the Moon
Have a howlin’ good summer night in nature and get the scoop on coyotes with Urban Wildlife Biologist Kelly Norrid.
Butterfly Host Plants
Raise a butterfly – save the world! Did you know that growing plants for caterpillars is a great way to help the environment?
DIY Terrariums
Bring the outdoors, indoors! In this fun class we’ll create beautiful miniature succulent gardens in open glass containers.
Superfine Summer Picnics
Enjoy an all-inclusive picnic at the Arboretum! This locally curated experience includes all the picnic supplies you need for a perfect date night or group gathering.
Native Plant Gardening: Wetland Natives
From beautiful backyard ponds to those awful muddy problem spots under the gutter, native wetland plants have got you covered!