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October 2022 Newsletter

Engage  |  Learn  |  Plant  | Garden  |  Research

Engage: With the FWBG | BRIT Community

Japanese Festivals

2024 Japanese Festival Dates: Spring Japanese Festival – April 21Fall Japanese Festival – November 2-3 Presented by Plan to attend a family-friendly event in the Fort Worth Botanic Garden with extensive support from the Fort Worth Japanese Society and presented by

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Plant: The Seeds of an Environmental STEM Education

Autumn leaves on a tree

Girls’ Nature Workshops Share a Love of Nature with the Next Generation of Young Women

Think back to your own childhood: How much time did you spend outside? Now think about how much time the children you know and love spend outside. No matter how much or how little time you enjoyed in nature, it’s likely the kids of today are outside much, much less. The result is an entire generation suffering from what some scholars call “nature deficit disorder.” Education experts at the Garden have been working in partnership with the Fort Worth Garden Club since 2018 to remedy this deficit for as many area girls as possible through the Girls’ Nature Workshop series.

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Garden: What's in Bloom

A row of yellow and red mums

Celebrate Mums, Beloved Flowers of Fall and Plants Rich with History and Tradition

Walk into any garden center or nursery in October and you will be greeted by rows of yellow, red, purple and orange chrysanthemums. Many people treat chrysanthemums, or more simply mums, as annuals. They buy them every year and throw them out when they stop blooming or at the first frost. In fact, mums are hardy perennials that will withstand our winters and summers and come back just as colorful year after year. The Garden loves mums, and special displays of these plants are on view now in the Fuller Garden and Japanese Garden. Learn more about how to grow your own mums for fall color as well as the history of this remarkable plant.

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Research: From Plant to Planet

Avocados are both delicious and botanically fascinating

The Plants that Miss the Mammoths: Curious Cases of Evolutionary Anachronisms

Avocados are one of the most delicious fruits, especially when smashed with some lime and garlic salt. But have you ever really looked at an avocado? Because they are unusual fruits, with a seed too large for any of the animals in its original habitat to swallow. Learn more about avocados, ginkgos and other plants that have outlived their companion animals in this discussion of evolutionary anachronisms.

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Learn: Stay Curious

Balanced rocks with bamboo

Renowned Psychologist to Lead Students in Journey to Healing Through Nature

Consider the following statistics: Roughly one third of Americans report experiencing an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives, according to the National Institutes of Mental Health. Around 40 million Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder every year, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America. Forty-one percent of Americans said in 2021 that their anxiety increased in 2021 over 2020, according to the American Psychiatric Association. Life is just … hard right now, and Americans are suffering the consequences. They are also looking for solutions, and one solution proposed by nationally recognized psychologist G. Frank Lawlis is an increased connection to nature. Lawlis will be presenting three workshops this fall designed to help participants find healing and wholeness through nature.

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