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Gardens

Our unique native plant gardens are designed to inspire, to educate and to demonstrate the sustainable use and conservation of native wildflowers, plants and landscapes. The 4.5 acre Ian and Luci Family Garden will combine whimsical features by one of the nation’s leading landscape architects with dramatic native plantings. Under construction now, it will open in Spring 2014.

	Entrance Trail The large Live Oaks along the Entrance Trail invite you to leave your road worries behind and reconnect to the natural world. Learn more
	Entrance Garden A Texas Mountain Laurel greets you in the Rockefeller Entrance Garden as you start your tour of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Learn more
	The Meadows The Meadows are planted with Central Texas wildflowers and are filled with rainbows of colors in the fall and springtime. Learn more
	Wetland Pond Home to native Texas aquatic plants (and animals), the Wetland Pond is one of the many water features you will experience at the Wildflower Center. Learn more
	Courtyard In the Courtyard, shady places created by tree canopies complement open areas in garden designs appropriate for building-dominated spaces. Learn more
	Café Garden The Café Garden features a mid-grass prairie community and other native species in a semi-formal design. Learn more
	Little House Garden A soft carpet of Buffalo grass in the Little House Garden invites you to explore the Little House and its courtyard. Learn more
	Seed Silo Garden The Seed Silo Garden offers a colorful display that complements a clearly defined border . Learn more
	Woodland Garden The Woodland Garden is a perfect place to ponder a garden’s subtleties… enjoy the quiet here, the stream’s gentle flow, and the many textures, colors, and shapes of native trees, shrubs and vines. Learn more
	Erma Lowe Hill Country Stream Sit by the Erma Lowe Hill Country Stream and listen to the musical trickle of the water as it flows over the rocks. Learn more
	Display Gardens Pass through the gateway in the limestone wall to visit the Display Gardens. Here, 23 demonstration beds exhibit just a few of the infinite varieties, uses, and adaptations of plants native to Texas. Learn more
	Texas Mixed Border Homeowner Inspiration Garden English style meets Texas climate in this newest addition to four Homeowner Inspiration Gardens that demonstrate the elegance and beauty of native Texas plants in a variety of landscape styles. Learn more
	Formal Homeowner Inspiration Garden Gardens designed with native plants don’t need to look wild. The Formal Homeowner Inspiration Garden is based on symmetry, clean lines, plant architecture and geometric shapes. Learn more
	Traditional Homeowner Inspiration Garden The Traditional Homeowner Inspiration Garden combines elements of the naturalistic style using free form plants and the formal style with its geometric layout and symmetrical organization. Learn more
	Naturalistic Homeowner Inspiration Garden Diverse plants provide necessary food, shelter and water that attract wildlife and create an ever-changing garden for year-round interest in the Naturalistic Homeowner Inspiration Garden. Learn more
	Ann and O.J. Weber Butterfly Garden Unlike enclosed butterfly "house" displays, the Ann and O.J. Weber Butterfly Garden is an outdoor habitat designed to attract pollinators. Learn more
	Dry Creek Bed The Dry Creek Bed is characteristic of seasonal streams found throughout Central Texas. This type of garden is also often called a ‘rain garden’. Learn more
	West Texas Mountain Collection The mountains of West Texas offer a wide variety of unique and spectacular drought tolerate plants and the West Texas Mountain Collection features a small sampling of what would occur in that arid environment. Learn more
	South Texas Mission Garden The South Texas Mission Garden is inspired by the Spanish missions of South Texas and is complemented by the vegetation that is native to the southern parts of the state. Learn more
	Trailhead Garden The Trailhead Garden leads to the entrance of the John Barr Trail, the Research Trail, and the new Arboretum. Learn more