Find Serenity in Nature with the Japanese Practice of Forest Bathing
Modern life can be a hectic thing, and it can be difficult to carve out time away from the madness and just … be. That’s what forest bathing offers practitioners.
Modern life can be a hectic thing, and it can be difficult to carve out time away from the madness and just … be. That’s what forest bathing offers practitioners.
Guests arriving at the Native Texas Boardwalk in early April will find the Garden has employed some unusual temporary staff of the four-legged variety. Goats are coming to the Garden.
Horticulturists are hard at work preparing the Backyard Vegetable Garden for upgrades and renovations that will allow the Garden to increase production and begin sharing the harvest with the Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County (UGM-TC). The upgrades are possible thanks to a recent award from the American Public Gardens Association and the United State Botanic Garden as part of their Urban Agriculture Resilience Program.
April 8 promises to be an extraordinary day for Fort Worth residents–a day when the wonders of nature will leave us all breathless.
The total solar eclipse is only days away. Check out these safety tips, family activities and books to make the most of this incredible experience.
Planting a butterfly garden is not only a delightful use of your landscape–it’s also a service for the pollinators of North Texas, who desperately need welcoming spaces. Attract butterflies to your garden with these native plants.
If the first instinct of visitors to Butterflies in the Garden is to gasp in wonder, the second is to pull out a camera. To capture the dazzling butterfly photographs you’ve imagined, sign up for the Garden’s upcoming photography workshop.
Pollinator populations are on the decline around the world. What would life be like without butterflies, bees and hummingbirds?
Butterflies in the Garden has returned to the Garden with more colors, more flutters and more magic! Plan your visit with your family with our Field Guide–then play Pollinator Bingo and learn all about how insects use camouflage to stay safe.
We all struggle now and then. One way to help yourself find peace and happiness is to embrace your creative side—and one great place to do that is in our monthly Drawing in the Garden workshops.
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We respectfully acknowledge that the Fort Worth Botanic Garden is located on traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples. We honor the ancestry, heritage, and gifts of all Indigenous Peoples who were sustained by these lands and give thanks to them. We are grateful that these lands continue to provide enrichment for many people today. [More…]