Texas Garden Club, Inc. - Helpful Links

Here are some links we believe maybe useful or interesting for our members. Scroll down to find TGC Member Clubs.

GARDENS TO VISIT

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Houston - highlight is the exquisite grooming

Beaumont Botanical Gardens
Beaumont - highlight is the oaks trees draped with Spanish moss and other tropicals

Chihuahuan Desert Gardens
El Paso on the UTEP campus - the highlight is the collection of desert plants.

Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute and Botanical Gardens
Ft Davis - highlight is the collection of cacti and succulents

Clark’s Gardens
In Weatherford - highlight is the antique roses

Earle-Harrison House and Gardens
Waco - highlight is the antique rose arbor

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
In the Hill Country, a garden that fits gently into the environment with extensive native plants, rainwater collection and passive solar heating and much more.

Mrs. Lee’s Daffodil Garden
Gladewater highlight is the daffodil collections

Stephen F. Austin Mast Arboretum
In Nacogdoches on the SFA campus; highlight is the Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, largest in Texas.

Texas Discovery Gardens
Located at historic Fair Park in Dallas, Texas Discovery Gardens is a year-round urban oasis filled with natural wonders for visitors of all ages. Ten different themed areas include a butterfly habitat, native wildlife pond, scent garden, shade garden and heirloom garden. The first certified organic public gardens in the state, Texas Discovery Gardens features spectacular native and adapted plants grown using sustainable methods that conserve water and protect the environment.

Valley Nature Center
Weslaco - highlight is the collection of cacti and bog plants native to the Rio Grande Valley

GENERAL GARDENING INFORMATION

Aggie Horticulture
This has a great amount of information on all aspects of gardening.

HortSource

Texas Forest Service

Texas SmartScape
SmartScape utilizes xeriscape principles, but goes beyond the basics by providing design, care, and plant search tools that are “Smart”. This site provides information for gardeners in West Texas and North Central Texas.

NATIONAL GARDEN CLUBS, INC.

National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The national website with information about our national organization and links to to other garden clubs.

PLANT SOCIETIES

American Fern Society

American Gourd Society

American Hermerocallis Society

American Horticultural Society

American Orchid Society

American Rose Society

Bromeliad Society International

Herb Society of American

Ikebana Flower Arranging