Texas Discovery Gardens

Opening Reception

Echoes of Remembered Gardens, by Susan Lecky, livens up our winter landscape with vibrant, geometric patterns and colors. Working with both acrylic on canvas and colored pencil on paper, Lecky hints at natural patterns and botanic prints.

Opening Reception: Friday, January 27, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free admission for visitors attending the reception. Find details on the show here!

Come to the Tropics! Annual Family Festival

Take a mini vacation to the tropics for a day at Texas Discovery Gardens! Stroll through our tropical butterfly house, which replicates a rainforest. Pick up your special passport at the front desk and “visit” the countries where we get our butterflies (including the Philippines, Costa Rica, Colombia, and more). We’ll stamp your passport at each table as you enjoy tropical and cultural themed activities!

Go eye-to-eye with arthropods at our lobby insect displays, enjoy insect and flower crafts, and dance to island music. Explore tropical cultures and enjoy festive snacks and drinks.

The first 300 visitors get colorful leis, and we encourage tropical dress. Stay for the daily butterfly talk at noon, featuring many colorful tropical butterflies!

When: Saturday, January 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Admission is $8/adults, $6/seniors 60+, and $4/children 3-11. Free for children under 3.

Celebrating the Season

Texas Discovery Gardens thanks you for your support in 2011. Your generosity has made it possible for us to introduce nearly 10,000 school children to nature through math and science. We are grateful to Texas Instruments, which recently awarded us a grant to fund our EarthKeepers programs, and the Woodall Foundation, which has generously helped us with a brand new EarthKeepers program as well as our inaugural garden in our Schoolyard Garden Ecosystem Initiative. If you would like to contribute to these programs, please visit our online donation page.

Membership Special: Just $45 for the Family Level!

Reliant Energy has partnered with Texas Discovery Gardens for our 70th Anniversary Membership Drive! For each new and renewed membership sold by May, 2012, Reliant Energy will donate matching funds of up to $5,000 to the Gardens. See the details here!

Daily Butterfly Release Demonstrations

Join us as we release newly-emerged butterflies each day at noon into the Rosine Smith Sammons Butterfly House & Insectarium.

You'll get to meet knowledgeable staff members who can answer your bug and botany questions!

You can support Texas Discovery Gardens

It's easy to support the Gardens with a membership, by volunteering your time, or by bringing friends and family down to see the butterflies!