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Seniorita Mariposa Storywalk on Pollinator Pathway

Talk a Walk Through a Book on the Garden’s Pollinator Pathway

June 8, 2023

School is out for the summer, and caregivers are always looking for fun activities to keep kids happy, busy–and learning. One suggestion from the Garden’s family education team: go on a StoryWalk®. “In a StoryWalk, the pages of a book are placed along a pathway to propel the reader along,” says Early Childhood Program Manager Cheryl Potemkin. “It makes reading an active experience involving movement, attention and reflection.”

Beauty in Blue: Exploring the Earliest Form of Photography, Cyanotypes

June 8, 2023

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Bring on the Bees, Butterflies and Hummingbirds with these Plants for Pollinators

June 7, 2023

The Garden’s Pollinator Pathway is a-buzz this month with bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators busy collecting nectar from blooming plants. To enjoy this whirl of activity in your own garden–and help support the overall health of our ecosystem–look to summer-blooming native plants.

Beauty Bus an Immediate Hit with Guests Excited to Visit the Garden in Comfort

June 7, 2023

The Garden’s new free shuttle service, the Beauty Bus, has been celebrated as a wonderful addition by guests, who are taking to social media to share their excitement. “Just what the Garden needed!,” wrote one poster on Facebook. “Wonderful!” said another, and “Wow! That’s awesome!” wrote a third poster.

Lightscape Returns with New Displays, New Discounts and New Magical Experiences for the Entire Family

June 7, 2023

The international, sellout sensation Lightscape returns to the Fort Worth Botanic Garden this holiday season to dazzle audiences for a second consecutive year. With an astonishing 80 percent newly designed displays, this year’s reimagined event promises an even more immersive and magical experience for visitors of all ages.

Why All the Latin? Taxonomy, Binomial Nomenclature and Carl Linnaeus

June 6, 2023

When you visit the Fort Worth Botanic Garden, you will notice signs identifying the plants. In the Japanese Garden, for example, you will see signs that read “Acer palmatum (Japanese maple).” Many people know that the part of the name in italics is the formal name of the plant, written in Latin (more or less.) Some people might even know that Acer palmatum is the genus and species of the tree more commonly known as Japanese maple. But why? What is the purpose of giving plants names in a dead language?

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