.png){kind=logo}
TWiG Programs
Talks and Walks in the Garden first Saturdays
Upcoming events and past topics
Upcoming TWiG events taught by AHS
"Make Mini Bouquets"
May 4, 2024 11:00 at ZBG herb garden
Childrens activity making a mini bouquet (Fun Fact: also known as a tussie-mussie), perfect to give mom before Mother's Day!
AHS members will have leafy herbs and flowers for kids to tie up with a pretty doily and a ribbon. We'll even provide a small water container to keep it alive until you get home. Children at heart also welcome, to keep or give your bouquet to anyone you like!
Talks and Walks in the Garden (TWiG) is a monthly workshop presented by one of AAGC’s 25 garden clubs and offers learning opportunities as you walk through Zilker Botanical Gardens with other gardeners.
TWiG is a free program with your paid admission to Zilker Botanical Garden. Admission is free for members of ZBG Conservancy and free for EBT, SNAP, STAR, WIC, CHIP, Medicaid & MAP card holders. Reciprocal free admission for Wildflower Center members and other American Horticultural Society gardens members. Bring your card to show at gate. More details and free parking on site at https://zilkergarden.org/hours-admissions/.
*Please rsvp to attend this TWiG program at theaustinherbsociety@gmail.com to reserve your space and make sure we have enough supplies.
"How to Grow Roses and Use as an Herb"
June 1, 2024 11:00 at ZBG herb garden
We'll walk around the rose and herb gardens to see various roses, and learn how to grow them and care for them in our Central Texas microclimates. You'll see rose herb products and learn which parts of roses can be harvested and used for food, drinks, skin care products, aromatherapy and more.
Talks and Walks in the Garden (TWiG) is a monthly workshop presented by one of AAGC’s 25 garden clubs and offers learning opportunities as you walk through Zilker Botanical Gardens with other gardeners.
TWiG is a free program with your paid admission to Zilker Botanical Garden. Admission is free for members of ZBG Conservancy and free for EBT, SNAP, STAR, WIC, CHIP, Medicaid & MAP card holders. Reciprocal free admission for Wildflower Center members and other American Horticultural Society gardens members. Bring your card to show at gate. More details and free parking on site at https://zilkergarden.org/hours-admissions/.
Past TWiG Topics taught by AHS
March 2, 2024 "Pollinator Friendly Herb Gardening"
Attendees learned all about beneficial insects, caterpillars, butterflies, hummingbirds in the herb garden with Judith Craft. Everyone walked amongst the herbs and flowers with a butterfly poster and handouts to learn which plants attract which pollinators and which pollinators need which plants for food, to lay eggs or attach and grow a chrysalis. You can use this info to decide what to plant in your own yard.
November 4, 2023 “Growing Fall Cool Weather Herbs”
Education & Outreach VP Lucinda Rudin, along with AHS member expert gardeners Judith Craft and Kate Alsobrook, led the program covering favorite cool weather herbs as well as tips on how to plant and grow them successfully. Advice was provided on how to protect your herbs from cold or icy winter weather. Bonnie Orr will led a walk around the herb garden to see the actual plants and answer specific questions.
