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Clippers

By Texas Discovery Gardens | May 5, 2018

In our butterfly house, we can have up to 40 different species at a time. A common butterfly to see flying around  is the Clipper. It receives its common name…

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Guide to Butterfly Gardening

By Texas Discovery Gardens | Apr 28, 2018

Butterfly gardens are easy to install in any space. Have a backyard, balcony or even acres of land? You can have a butterfly garden! Need help getting started? We’ve created…

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Fruits of the Butterfly House

By Texas Discovery Gardens | Apr 21, 2018

There’s so much to see in the butterfly house like our emergence chambers and amazing butterflies! A few things that don’t get noticed as often are our fruit trees! Loquat…

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The Great Eggfly

By Texas Discovery Gardens | Apr 18, 2018

Our Butterfly House is a popular destination for visitors. A common butterfly house resident is the Great Eggfly, a brush-footed butterfly found throughout southern Asia over to Australia in various…

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The Spring Plant Sale

By Texas Discovery Gardens | Apr 3, 2018

How to get in, get out, and get planting! Includes new information for returning guests.  General pricing:  Plants purchased Friday and Saturday are tax free! (*If you’re new to the nursery…

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All About Host Plants

By Texas Discovery Gardens | Mar 31, 2018

It’s officially Spring and our Plant Sale is just around the corner on April 7 and 8!  You can choose from more than 600 varieties of native and adapted plants.…

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The Paper Kite Butterfly

By Texas Discovery Gardens | Mar 24, 2018

We’d like to introduce you to one of our favorite butterflies! It’s a tropical one, so you won’t find it in your backyard, but you can see it at Texas Discovery…

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New to Butterfly Gardening? Read This.

By Texas Discovery Gardens | Mar 17, 2018

It’s that time of the year again! Our Spring Plant Sale is coming up on April 7 and 8. You can choose from more than 600 varieties of native and adapted…

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Late Winter Blooms

By Texas Discovery Gardens | Mar 13, 2018

Now that we’ve had a few warm and rainy days you can expect to see some plants bloom! We have several things blooming at Texas Discovery Gardens. Here is what’s…

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Earth Friendly Tips

By Texas Discovery Gardens | Mar 10, 2018

At Texas Discovery Gardens we want our visitors to discover how they can sustain the natural world. And organic gardening is just the tip of the iceberg! Sustaining the natural…

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Our Volunteers!

By Texas Discovery Gardens | Feb 24, 2018

At Texas Discovery Gardens, we couldn’t continue encouraging the community to sustain the natural world without our volunteers! They’re oh-so-important to this mission. Roseann and John in the Greenhouse work…

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Tawny Owl Butterfly (Caligo Memnon)

By Texas Discovery Gardens | Feb 17, 2018

One of the bigger Butterfly House residents is the Tawny Owl. This master of camouflage has a striking feature, it greatly resembles an owl underneath with a pair of very…

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