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Texas Discovery Gardens

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The Texas Discovery Gardens has hosted many events in the past. There are 78 listings stored in the HistoryGuide database for this property.

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Texas Discovery Gardens Exhibits During the State Fair of Texas. Indoor exhibits during the State Fair feature organic fashion, encaustic art, and the science of pollination. Outside, see Monar… (Educational - Science & Nature) 214-428-7476.
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Pollination Partnerships of Texas Exhibit. Sponsored by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, this exhibit will address the amazing plant and pollinator relationship,… (Educational - Science & Nature) 214-428-7476.
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Global Swarming: Reflection and Exploration of Colony Collapse Disorder. here is a perfect storm created by pesticides, introduced pathogens, viruses and perhaps GMO foods. Research is ongoing in this… (Educational - Science & Nature) 214-428-7476.
Daily Organic Couture by the Ross Bennett Collection. Dramatic fashion designs by Austin-based Ross Bennett explore the benefits of organic and natural fibers like cotton, hemp and b… (Educational - Self-Guided Tour) 214-428-7476.
Every Sun Basically Beethoven Festival. A series of classical chamber music concerts and recitals that take place Sunday afternoons. Professional musicians from across… (Arts - Concerts) 214-520-2219.
Daily Botanical Illustration Exhibition: Earth, Petal, Wing. Showcases the interpretation of natural subject matter by Cynthia Padilla and Julio Suarez, Texas-based artists who share a pass… (Arts - Art Exhibit) 214-428-7476.
Every Sat Grow With Us - Water Conservation Techniques. A 3 Saturday Course series- Water Conservation Techniques: Methods of efficient Irrigation. An informative hands on course for e… (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
Every Sun Basically Beethoven Festival. The concerts annually feature over fifty outstanding musicians drawn from the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Fort Worth Symphony… (Arts - Concert - Classical / Symphony)
03/28/09 Conservation in Action. City of Dallas Environmental Education Initiative (EEI) community fair feature recycling, water conservation and environmental e… (Community)
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05/16/09
Annual Butterfly Plant Sale. Member's Special Preview Night: Friday, May 15 from 4pm to 7pm. Open to public Saturday, May 16 from 10am to 2pm. Become a m… (Retail - Plant Sale) 214-428-7476.
05/15/09 Native Plant Safari. This pre-sale walk arms you with information on how to incorporate native and adapted plants into your landscape. Learn about n… (Educational - Science & Nature) 214-428-7476.
07/04/09 Booms and Blooms. Come out early to hear live music, register for free prizes and enjoy our beautiful organic gardens. Bring a lawn blanket and c… (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party) 214-212-5532.
07/05/09 Basically Beethoven Festival. For the Love of Music: Violinist Christina Kwon, Winner of the Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra Competition and Imperial Brass pla… (Festivals - Music) 214-520-2219.
07/12/09 Basically Beethoven Festival. For the Love of Music: Dallas Suzuki Institute and Bax - Adagio non troppo from String Quartet in E Major, Beethoven - Quintet f… (Festivals - Music) 214-520-2219.
07/18/09 Herbs and Herb Container Gardens. Come visit Texas Discovery Gardens from and discover how home-grown herbs can enhance your culinary creations and even your heal… (Educational - Science & Nature) 214-428-7476.
07/19/09 Basically Beethoven Festival. For the Love of Music: Violinist Jacqueline Morant, Concertmaster of the YouTube Orchestra and Beethoven - Trio for violin, cell… (Festivals - Music) 214-520-2219.
07/26/09 Basically Beethoven Festival. For the Love of Music: Flutist Louis Lu, Winner of the Dallas Asian American Youth Orchestra Concerto Competition and Beethoven/… (Festivals - Music) 214-520-2219.
08/01/09 The Fascinating World of Butterflies. Led by Dale Clark, this popular class gives an in-depth look into the fascinating lives of butterflies from around the world wit… (Educational - Class)
08/08/09 Modern Victory Gardens: Vegetable Gardening Educational Series. We'll talk about soil basics/bed preparation, organics explained, home propagation, and extending summer crops and starting the… (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
08/15/09 Caterpillar Crawl. Bring your magnifying glass when you join this hunt for caterpillars led by Texas Discovery Gardens staff. Spiky, smooth, furry… (Educational - Science & Nature)
03/10/10 Organic in the City Fashion Show and Auction. Enjoy the latest organic styles in Dallas led by WFAA's Gloria Campos. See and support tomorrow's brightest fashion stars with… (Community) 214-428-7476.
03/27/10 Conservation in Action. Enjoy dozens of kid's crafts and eco-friendly projects, sustainable giveaways, hot dogs, and more! Watch Tree Climbing demos by… (Community) 214-428-5338.
04/03/10 Butterfly Gardening 101 - Butterfly Gardening for our Native Butterflies. Our Butterfly Gardening 101 series teaches you the basics about the butterfly lifecycle, native species, and host/nectar plants… (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
04/17/10 Garden Walk - Bug Discovery. Many of these bugs are very beneficial and play an important role in the survival of our flowers, vegetables, and other plants.… (Educational - Science & Nature) 214-428-7476.
04/20/10 Organic University - Beneficial Insects. Learn which insects to encourage in your garden and how to attract them. Organic University is a new series that utilizes the w… (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
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Butterfly Gardening Workshop. Learn how to grow your butterfly garden. Get the dirt on host and nectar plants, as well as native butterflies in Dallas. Class… (Educational - Workshop) 214-428-7476.
05/01/10 Butterfly Gardening Workshop for Educators. Special Teachers Edition. Learn how to grow your butterfly garden. Get the dirt on host and nectar plants, as well as native bu… (Educational - Workshop) 214-428-7476.
05/14/10 Butterfly Plant Safari. This pre-sale tour shows you how to incorporate native and adapted plants into your landscape. Learn about proper planting, prun… (Educational - Walking Tour) 214-428-5338.
05/14/10 Members Special Preview - Butterfly Plant Sale. Save 10 percent and gain an extra day to shop! You can buy or renew your membership at the plant sale. (Retail - Plant Sale) 214-428-5338.
05/15/10 Butterfly Plant Sale. Snap up hard-to-find butterfly host and nectar plants. We grow them here, giving you the benefit of organic plants tuned for Da… (Retail - Plant Sale) 214-428-5338.
05/22/10 Garden Walk - Birding for Children. Join Blackland Prairie Master Naturalist Mike Moore on a journey through our gardens to spot and identify birds. Bring binocula… (Kids - Children's Activities) 214-428-5338.
05/29/10 Organic University - Herbs. Herbs have been used for centuries as supplements, antidotes, and culinary spices. Learn how to grow herbs in our climate, when… (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
06/05/10 Butterfly Gardening 101. Gardening for our native butterflies. (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
06/12/10 Winged Jewels - Dragonfly Workshop. Discover the secret life of this amazing insect. Find many of the 75 species found in Dallas during our workshop, which includes… (Educational - Workshop) 214-428-7476.
06/17/10 Garden Walk - Herbs. Tour our raised herb garden and learn about the common and unusual herbs planted throughout our Gardens. Free with garden admis… (Educational - Walking Tour) 214-428-5338.
06/19/10 Garden Walk - Bug Hunt. Discover bugs in their living rooms as we hunt in the soil, under leaves, and on bark. See familiar ones you might find in your… (Educational - Walking Tour) 214-428-5338.
07/24/10 Organic University. Native perennials and shrubs. (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
07/31/10 Fascinating World of Butterflies. Immerse yourself in the world of butterflies with Dale Clark, founder of the Dallas County Lepidopterist Society. The class end… (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
08/07/10 Butterfly Gardening 101. Strays from South Texas and Mexico. (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
08/14/10 Garden Walk - Caterpillar Crawl. Search for caterpillars as we show you creepy crawly wonders! This is a great introduction to the world of butterflies. Free wi… (Educational - Walking Tour) 214-428-5338.
09/04/10 Butterfly Gardening 101. Monarch Migration. (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
09/18/10 Garden Walk - Daffodils. Discover the world of daffodils as Karla McKenzie of the Texas Daffodil Society talks about planting, care, and bulb maintenance… (Educational - Walking Tour) 214-428-5338.
09/18/10 Butterfly Road Rally 2010. Over thirty members of the DFW Smart Car Club will participate in a Road Rally to support Texas Discovery Gardens. All proceeds… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) 214-428-7476.
09/18/10 Dallas Green Festival. An educational event aimed at raising awareness about being eco-friendly with the City of Dallas and featuring the Green Grass G… (Festivals) 214-428-7476.
10/23/10 Organic University - Native Texas Trees and Pruning. Learn where to plant trees and shrubs, which ones are best for North Central Texas, and the best way to prune them. (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
11/06/10 Fall Plant Sale. Enjoy a selection of perennials and annuals as we clear out the greenhouse for the winter. Plants go quickly, so get there earl… (Retail - Plant Sale) 214-428-5338.
11/06/10 Garden Walk - Perennials and Native Trees. Join Horticulture Director Randy Johnson on this annual tour of native trees and perennials. Finish in time to go to the Fall P… (Educational - Walking Tour) 214-428-5338.
11/13/10 Butterfly Gardening 101. What's flying this winter?. (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
11/13/10 Organic University. Design Your Garden. Plan your garden with the help of industry experts. Learn basic design concepts including design/layout, pl… (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
11/20/10 Decorating with Holiday Plants. Discover which native plants that can be used for decorating and are at their peak during the holidays. Make a holiday decorati… (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
01/29/11 "Come to the Tropics" Day. Enjoy a stroll through our tropical butterfly house, get a peak at our new insect displays, enjoy insect and flower crafts, and… (Community) 214-428-7476.
05/08/11 Mother's Day Concert and Butterfly Release!. Featuring The Women's Chorus of Dallas. The concert ends with a butterfly release and a song inside our conservatory. (Arts - Concerts) 214-428-7476.
05/08/11 Native Plant Safari. This pre-sale tour shows you how to incorporate native and adapted plants into your landscape. Learn about proper planting, prun… (Educational - Science & Nature) 214-428-7476.
05/20/11 Members Butterfly Plant Sale Preview. Members save 10% and gain an early day to shop at our biggest event of the year! If you're looking for hard-to-find plants, thi… (Retail - Plant Sale) 214-428-7476.
05/21/11 Butterfly Plant Sale. Snap up hard-to-find butterfly host and nectar plants. We grow them here, giving you the benefit of organic plants tuned for Da… (Retail - Plant Sale) 214-428-7476.
06/18/11 Garden Walk: Birding for Children. Discover local native birds like the colorful cardinal or the sonorous mockingbird. Bring your binoculars and a bird guide if yo… (Kids - Children's Activities) 214-428-7476.
06/18/11 Butterfly Season: Summer. Don't miss the second installment in this new series on butterflies by Dallas County Lepidopterist Society's co-founder Dale Cla… (Community - Lecture) 214-428-7476.
06/21/11 70th Anniversary Discovery in the Garden Lecture Series. This educational series covers gardening and ecological topics of interests. Today we talk about "the other pollinators". Entom… (Community - Lecture) 214-428-7476.
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31st Annual Basically Beethoven Festival. The Basically Beethoven Festival is a series of FREE chamber music concerts every Sunday in July. Each concert opens with a Risi… (Arts - Concert - Classical / Symphony)
08/11/11 Butterfly Tea Party. Enjoy Fancy Nancy educational activities, tea, snacks, and more as we celebrate the fun children's book, 'Bonjour Butterfly,' by… (Kids - Children's Activities)
08/20/11 Bug Safari. It's a bug safari as we hunt for hungry caterpillars throughout the gardens. (Educational - Science & Nature)
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Butterfly House Discovery Tour. Join us for a family friendly guided tour of the butterfly house and get a behind the scenes look at our amazing tropical butter… (Educational - Science & Nature)
03/23/12 Organic in the City Fashion Show. Experience cutting edge sustainable and organic couture fashion and bring it home with you. Texas Discovery Gardens' Organic in… (Retail - Fashion Show / Fair) 214-428-7476.
05/12/12 Butterfly Plant Sale. Snap up hard-to-find butterfly host and nectar plants. Enjoy native and adapted plants that are rare to find in local nurseries!… (Retail - Plant Sale) 214-428-7476.
05/12/12 Plant Safari. This pre-Butterfly Plant Sale tour by Texas Discovery Gardens' experts shows you how to incorporate native and adapted plants in… (Retail - Plant Sale) 214-4287476x230.
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Butterfly Tea Party Featuring Fancy Nancy. Enjoy Fancy Nancy-themed educational activities, tea, snacks, and more as we celebrate the fun children's book, Fancy Nancy, by… (Kids - Children's Activities)
07/14/12 Moths: Tales From The Dark Side. Delve beyond butterflies and learn about one of nature's "other pollinators" - the moth. Learn about fascinating behaviors, ada… (Educational - Science & Nature)
07/28/12 Fascinating World of Butterflies. The class begins at Texas Discovery Gardens and ends with a field trip by caravan to Dale's butterfly farm south of Dallas. The… (Educational - Science & Nature)
08/25/12 Get Bugged!. Learn what makes a bug a bug and why many of the garden critters you see are not. Discover the diverse behavior and habits of t… (Kids - Children's Activities) 214-428-7476.
08/25/12 The Nature of Color. Learn the Full-Spectrum Color Theory with Interior Designer Sara Jane King. See how to use the properties of color to connect in… (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
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Books 'N Bugs. With games, crafts, story telling and meet a beetle up close. The program includes daily butterfly release time. "Books 'N Bugs"… (Kids - Children's Activities)
09/08/12 Butterflies in the Classroom! (Elementary). Spend a day earning SBEC authorized CPE credits while learning techniques to implement the natural world into all areas of your… (Educational - Class)
09/15/12 Butterflies in the Classroom! (Secondary). Spend a day earning SBEC authorized CPE credits while learning techniques to implement the natural world into all areas of your… (Educational - Class)
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09/22/12
Butterflies and Bugs! Annual Family Festival. An annual celebration of insects! Enjoy displays of live and pinned insects, family friendly activities, butterfly house tours,… (Educational - Science & Nature) 214-428-7476.
02/09/13 Biology of Butterflies. Go beyond the Butterfly Basics! Enjoy an advanced look at the world of butterflies: their biology, behavior and adaptations to… (Educational - Class)
02/16/13 Plant Propagation Workshop. Grow your own plants from cuttings and seeds and save money! Learn easy to implement techniques from an expert in plant propagat… (Educational - Class) 214-428-7476.
06/22/13 Fangs! A Family Festival of Herpetological Proportions. See native Texas snakes and other reptiles. Join Director of Horticulture and avid Herpetologist Roger Sanderson for an in depth… (Educational - Science & Nature)
05/11/14 Cantar: Songs to Warm the Heart. Experience the transcendence of nature through music as the chorus sings about the world that surrounds us - in music with a Lat… (Arts - Concerts)

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