Where to See Native Plants
These native places are great for seeing what plants have either been planted in attractive combinations / landscaping or how native plants community associations occur by Mother Nature. Take some time to get outside and enjoy nature and native plants!
Legend: “Chapter Demo Gardens” – beds, gardens or Monarch Waystations maintained by Native Plant Society of Texas volunteers from a specific chapter; “Native Plant Gardens” – any natural area where one can see native plants in the wild: park, trail, preserve, grassland, botanical garden, etc.
Chapter Demonstration Gardens
Bergheim Volunteer Fire Department
Overseen by long-time member, Wilt Shaw, the garden at BVFD can easily be seen as you travel along SH46 east toward Bergheim. Vibrant displays of wildflowers are quite the showstopper
Boerne Convention and Visitor Bureau
Members of the Boerne NPSOT chapter, after two years of work to establish a demonstration garden for the PGARP program, finally saw their efforts come to fruition in April 2020.
Butterfly Garden at Knapp Heritage Park
Leads: Josephine Keeney & Jane Oosterhuis Workdays: Monthly Knapp Heritage Park was dedicated in 2004 and managed by the Arlington Historical Society. Geraldine Mills is the Director of this park
Carroll Abbott Garden
Carroll Abbott (1926-1984) was the founder of the Native Plant Society of Texas and one of the early promoters of preserving and gardening with native plants. You can read his
Cibolo Nature Center
The Boerne Chapter maintains two demonstration gardens at Cibolo Nature Center. The larger garden encompasses the main parking lot area, including the central island and raised beds bordering the parking
Conservation Plaza Butterfly Garden
The New Braunfels NPSOT chapter and The Conservation Society planted a garden with both butterfly host plants and nectar plants. The Conservation Society prepared the beds and Gail Groves of
Cross Mountain’s Monarch Garden
Led by the Board of Directors, Cross Mountain, with its Monarch garden, is a new and exciting collaboration between the City of Fredericksburg and our Native Plant Society chapter. A
Forest Park Pool Monarch Waystation
Closed while the park is under construction.
Fort Worth Zoo Pollinator Garden
Lead: Stesha Pasachnik Workdays: 2nd Friday of the month from 9:30 am to 11:30 am unless otherwise noted The Fort Worth Zoo Pollinator Grow Zone located at 1989 Colonial Parkway,
Native Gardens at Southwest Regional Library
Leads: Theresa Kay Thomas and Greg Hubbard Workdays: Second and Fourth Thursday of each month The Southwest Regional / Hulen Library Demo garden is located on the southwest corner of
O.S. Gray Natural Area
Lead: Josephine Keeney Workdays: Second Saturday of each month This Pollinator Garden was started from scratch in 2010 under the Leadership of Kevin Donovan and the sponsorship of the Arlington
Pollinator Garden at Randol Mill Park
Lead: Josephine Keeney Workdays: Fourth Monday of each month The garden was started November 2020 with a great from the Audubon Society and plants were donated by volunteers. Bluebird nest
Parks, Trails, Preserves, and More
Agrilife Extension Office Gardens
Local native plantings to view and study. Visit: https://comalmg.org/gardens/agrilife-extension-office-garden/
Alamo College EcoCentro Bldg. and Community Garden
Alamo College around the EcoCentro Bldg. Check Eco Centro schedule for public meetings on the topic. Enjoy public landscaping of natives! Learn more.
Alamo Heights Community Garden
Facebook page includes photos. Learn more.
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge is home to many native Texas wildlife and plants
Beacon Hill Community Garden
The Beacon Hill Community Garden began in 2008 with a grant from Green Spaces Alliance. With the help of dedicated volunteers, garden beds were built from recycled concrete, soil was
Berry Springs Park and Preserve
Part of Wilco Chapter’s Interpretative Plant Signs program Visit: https://www.wilco.org/Departments/Parks/County-Parks-Trails/Berry-Springs-Park
Blackland Prairie Raptor Center
The Blackland Prairie Raptor Center in Lucas promotes and enhances populations of raptors through rehabilitation, conservation, and education initiatives. In line with their name, the facility has also undertaken large-scale
Brackenridge Park
343 acres of park with gardens and trails. Learn more.
Brodie Wild
About Brodie Wild Project A 4.4-acre water quality protection property at the corner of Slaughter Lane and Brodie Lane, Brodie Wild is a cooperative project between the Austin chapter of
Brushy Creek Trail East
Part of Wilco Chapter’s Interpretative Plant Signs program Visit Park: https://www.wilco.org/Departments/Parks/County-Parks-Trails/Brushy-Creek-Regional-Trail
Brushy Creek Trail West
Part of Wilco Chapter’s Interpretative Plant Signs program. Visit park: https://www.wilco.org/Departments/Parks/County-Parks-Trails/Brushy-Creek-Regional-Trail
Bulverde Oaks Nature Preserve
31-acre patchwork of nature is a sanctuary for local wildlife and native plants. Open to public walking Tours- normal 1st Saturday of the month at 9am. Check Green Space Alliance
Clymer Meadow Preserve
The 1,475 acre preserve in Hunt County contains some of the largest and most diverse remnants of the Blackland Prairie — the Texas version of the tallgrass prairie that once
Confluence Park
Award-winning environmental education park landscaped exclusively with native plants. Contains the 2,500 sq ft North American Friendship Garden. Learn more about the park and the garden.
Connemara Meadow Nature Preserve
The nature preserve, located in Allen, is 72 acres of natural habitat, and rich in floral diversity that is reminiscent of the native tallgrass Blackland Prairie.
Crownridge Canyon Natural Area
Park has about 2 miles of trails, including level 1 trail surfaces to level 4 trails. Coming – soon Native Plants targeted to be tagged. Learn more.
Eisenhower Park
20-acre park, containing excellent examples of Hill Country landscapes. Trail markers identify plants along portions of the Cedar Flats and Shady Creek trails and parts of the natural surfaced sections
Frankford Blackland Prairie
A historic five-acre nature preserve situated in the midst of north Dallas. The site features a rare remnant of the Blackland Prairie once indigenous to the Dallas area, the historic
Friedrich Wilderness Park
600 acres of undeveloped Hill Country terrain, with over 10 miles of paved and unpaved trails including level 1 trail surfaces to level 4 trails. Learn more.
Gillespie County Leadership Class Project
In 2017, area pre-schools and after-school care centers were the recipients of raised vegetable bed and pollinator gardens; built as a project of the current Gillespie County Leadership Class. Our
Good Sam Garden
A Master Gardener project. Ward Miller is the NPSOT point person at the Good Sam garden. As we see so many times among our NPSOT members, the maxim “one person
Government Canyon State Natural Area
8622-acre area / 40 miles of trails Learn more.
Guadalupe River State Park Habiscape
Vitis: https://friendsofgrhc.org/discovery-center/
Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge
The 11,320-acre refuge on Lake Texoma includes shallow marshes, creeks, bottomland hardwoods, forested uplands and grasslands, that provide habitat for more than 300 species of birds and many varieties of wildlife.