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.
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.
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!
If you’ve always wanted to learn how to identify flowers but don’t know where to start, this is the class for you.
Go beyond “wildflowers” and bug hotels and learn what bees really need from your garden.
Raise a butterfly – save the world! Did you know that growing plants for caterpillars is a great way to help the environment?
Bring the outdoors, indoors! In this fun class we’ll create beautiful miniature succulent gardens in open glass containers.
From beautiful backyard ponds to those awful muddy problem spots under the gutter, native wetland plants have got you covered!
Wildlife activity changes with the seasons. Join us for a journey through a typical year of wildlife gardening.
From the slow march of forest succession to the rapid impacts of squirrel “predation” on trees, learn how ecology shapes our world.
Let's go foraging! Join our friends at OHBA and Dr. Mark Merriwether Vorderbruggen for a hike in the trees, along with snacks & a fabulous presentation! Discover edible weeds and what their presence tells you about your soil.
Join Arboretum staff for a relaxed walk to the Meadow to identify some of our most common fall wildflowers.
Learn how to identify trees based on some not-so-obvious characteristics like twig morphology and get into the real nitty-gritty of tree ID.
Celebrate National Prairie Day by learning some common wildflower species, how to identify them, and how they fit in our prairie ecosystems.
When you think of swamps, you probably think of mud and mosquitoes – but Houston’s swamps are more mysterious and fascinating than you think!
$20 member / $35 nonmemberInstructor: Rafael RenteriaAges 12 and up There are over sixty species of trees in Houston. Which […]
Go beyond “wildflowers” and bug hotels and learn what bees really need from your garden.
If you’ve always wanted to identify flowers but don’t know where to start, this Beginner Botany class is for you.
Learn about the factors that form our many soil types, how they impact life above ground, and what you can do to improve your garden’s soil.
November to February is the best time to plant trees in Houston. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn best practices for tree planting!
If you want to get serious about building a backyard wildlife habitat but don’t know where to start, we’ve got you covered!