November 2021 Newsletter

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Entrance to Japanese Garden decorated for the Japanese Festival

For information about 2022 Fall Japanese Festival, visit fwbg.org/events/fall-japanese-festival/. Fall Japanese Festival Celebrates Nature and Culture

November 2, 2021

The Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Botanical Research Institute of Texas (FWBG|BRIT) invites guests to celebrate the beauty of fall in the Japanese Garden while exploring the arts and culture of Japan during the November 13-14 Fall Japanese Festival. Tickets are available at: https://fwbg.org/falljapanesefestival/

Recent Research Publications Reveal the Details of New Plant Species—and Help Uncover the Workings of the Natural World

November 4, 2021

Botany is not a science for those who demand a steady routine. One day researchers might find themselves hiking up mountainsides through dense tropical rain forest or hunting down rare plants in parched deserts. The next day, they will be in the lab, peering through an electron microscope or studying DNA results.
The result of these efforts is usually a scientific paper, published in a peer-reviewed journal. Papers might describe a new species of plant or suggest a new way of approaching a problem. Taken as a whole, they reveal the workings of life on this plant.

For Brilliant Fall Color, Look to the Living Fossil, Ginkgo

November 4, 2021

Every autumn, guests to the Japanese Garden frequently stop and marvel at a magnificent tree located just inside the east entrance. In the fall, the leaves turn bright lemon yellow. The color is so brilliant the leaves almost appear fluorescent, as if a bundle of yellow highlighters had taken root and sprouted. This is one of the Garden’s Ginkgo biloba trees, and it holds a remarkable story. “If you are looking for a tree to add to your landscape, consider the gingko. It is not only a reliable performer and beautiful tree but also a unique horticultural specimen,” says Sr. Horticulturist Steve Huddleston.

Unplug and Unwind by Practicing “Shinrin-Yoku,” aka Forest Bathing

November 4, 2021

Contemporary life is full of millions of stimuli fighting for your attention. We are bombarded with alerts, notifications, pop-ups and announcements. Contrast this type of frantic living with the peaceful experience of being within nature. Trees and flowers demand nothing of you. You are free to notice what you want, or simply to be. This experience has been given a name in Japan. It is called “shinrin-yoku,” which translates to “forest bathing,” using “bathing” to mean immersing yourself within something. The term was introduced in Japan in the 1980s to encourage people to disconnect from technology and spend time outdoors.

School-age kids learning in nature with an adult

Garden Doubles Opportunities for Homeschoolers to Investigate Science and Explore Nature

September 7, 2023

As part of its commitment to advance environmental-STEM education for North Texas-area children, the Garden has doubled the number of Homeschool Day and Homeschool STEM Studio programs offered this school year.

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November 2021 Newsletter

Engage | Research | Garden | Learn | Plant

Engage: With the FWBG | BRIT Community

For information about 2022 Fall Japanese Festival, visit fwbg.org/events/fall-japanese-festival/. Fall Japanese Festival Celebrates Nature and Culture

Research: From Plant to Planet

Garden: What's in Bloom

Learn: Stay Curious

Plant: The Seeds of an Environmental STEM Education

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