Gardening

Children learn about fresh, seasonal food while they have fun at the farmers market. Market tokens available for kid-size shopping at the market, choose-my-plate cards, recipes, cooking class, and photo follow-up.

Food Day seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life—parents, teachers, and students; health professionals, community organizers, and local officials; chefs, school lunch providers, and eaters of all stripes—to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way.

See website for multiple events happening around the Metroplex.

Enjoy being immersed among native Texas fluttering butterflies in our butterfly house and butterfly garden. This is also a beautiful setting for pictures.

Here are a few of the varieties of butterflies that you can look for in our Native Texas Butterfly House & Garden.*

Monarchs

Queens

See how colorful a winter garden can be and learn how to make natural ornaments taken from the outdoors. Dress appropriately for an outdoors walk. Included with admission ($8/adults, $6/seniors 60+, and $4/children 3-11). Pay at door.

Dallas County Lepidopterist' co-founder Dale Clark focuses on the butterflies of Winter -- yes, we have butterflies in winter here! Discover the various ways our native species have adapted methods to cope with our often harsh winters and survive! One in a series of new programs offered throughout the year. $15/$10 for TDG Members.

Go on a guided tour of the Butterfly House and get a behind the scenes look at these winged wonders. Included with admission ($8/adults, $6/seniors 60+, and $4/children 3-11). Pay at door.

Discover how different seeds can look and why they’re important to wildlife as we tour our winter garden. Appropriate for ages 8+. Included with admission ($8/adults, $6/seniors 60+, and $4/children 3-11). Pay at door.

9 am - 11 am: Fall Plant Safari
This pre-sale tour led by the man behind the plants, Director of Horticulture Randy Johnson, shows you how to incorporate native and adapted plants into your landscape. The safari starts at the front of the gardens. Buy your admission before the tour and save time at the line! The lobby opens at 8:45 am for admission sales. Bring exact change for quicker entry. Credit cards and checks will also be accepted. Plant Safari attendees will enter the side gates into the plant sale area at 10 am, at the same time the main plant sale gates open. $15; $10 members.

11 am - 2 pm: Fall Plant Sale
Our fall sale gets bigger and better each year! While we don't offer a preview sale for members, you still receive 10 percent off, so remember to renew your membership! The fall sale offers many of the wonderful host and nectar plants from our spring sale, as well as hard-to-find native trees and shrubs.

Go on a guided tour of the Butterfly House and get a behind the scenes look at these winged wonders. Included with admission ($8/adults, $6/seniors 60+, and $4/children 3-11). Pay at door.

Join a growing trend and learn how to create a bountiful organic community or backyard vegetable garden with our Director of Horticulture, Randy Johnson. We cover hands on fall gardening topics in this class. Minimum of 10 participants required to make. Advance registration required. $25; $20 for TDG Members.