Houston Botanic Gardens
February 2024 Events
Become a Tiny Gardener
February 3 10:00 am - 11: 00 am
Join us for a beginner’s terrarium class with instructors from My DIY Terrarium. Participants will learn how terrariums function a miniature
self-sustaining environments and then craft their own with
soil, pebbles, living moss, and mini figurines.
Gifts of Care for Your Cupid
February 11 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Shop a variety of vendors offering wellness items — from healthy food to
stay after to browse and buy.
Restorative Yoga & Sound Bath Cultivate Self-Care
February 11 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Jessica Garcia of Chandra Yoga will guide participants through a relaxing and luxurious yoga session, while Susie Hernandez of Gongsia Sacred Sound Sessions provides a live soundscape of gongs, crystal singing bowls, and chimes to support a meditative mindstate and relaxed body. The overall experience encourages rejuvenation and stress relief
through stimulation of your body’s natural healing response.
With Park Place Regional Library
February 16 10:30 am - 11:00 am
On the third Friday of each month, our friends at the Park Place Regional Library will present a 30-minute storytime in the Garden at 10:30 a.m. Children of all ages and their parents / care-givers are invited.
Beekeeping for Beginners
February 17 10:00 am - 11:30 am
The Garden’s beekeepers will talk about the lifecycle of a colony of bees over the course of a year, and the different roles bees play during their short lives. They will also discuss what it takes to begin keeping bees in a way that aligns with what bees naturally need to be healthy and productive in Houston’s microclimate from season to season, and how this type of beekeeping aligns us, as well, with the local environment. Learn the pros and cons of different types of hives, hear tips on essential gear and tools, find out how to source your bees, and get a list of resources to get you started.
Achieve Garden Success
February 17 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
In the Achieve Garden Success series, our Garden experts walk you through some basics of home gardening and share their favorite tools and strategies for growing and keeping yours productive.
This month we will discuss the basics of tomato care.
Buzzed Tasting & Trivia
February 17 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Celebrate your honey-boo with — or bring your bestie to — this engaging and informative mixology class. Participants will mix and taste two different cocktail recipes featuring Angel’s Envy bourbon and Houston Botanic Garden-harvested honey and herbs. Between the mixing and tasting, participants will engage in a competitive trivia competition, with swag, bourbon, and
honey on the line. Attendees must be at least 21 years old.
Creative Way to Say "Be(e) My Valentine"
February 17 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Zac Stayton — beekeeper, farmer, educator, and owner of Sweet Wing Gardens LLC — will show participants how to make beautiful, natural,
clean-burning beeswax candles. Unlike most conventionally made
scented candles that can release toxins into the air as they burn,
beeswax candles burn longer and brighter, and can actually de-toxify the air.
Connect With Nature As Self-Love
February 18 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
During the Garden’s third-Sunday micro retreats, we will connect with nature’s beauty, diversity, and wisdom guided by mindful, compassionate, and creative prompts. Each session will include an orientation to the theme of the retreat, an invitation to explore specific aspects of the Garden, and a prompt to capture the essence in creative writing, journaling, or sketching. Participants will have the opportunity to share their experience and
curiosities as a way to harvest the group’s insights and inspirations.
Digestion & Gut Health
February 24 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Come learn about the original medicine, which grows all around us and that you can cultivate in your own garden. Plants! In the this latest session of the Back to the Roots herbalism series, you will learn about foods that support
gut health, and herbs that stimulate, aid, and nourish the digestive system.
Unleash Your Creativity
February 24 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Unleash your creativity and explore biodiversity through the visual arts. Join Houston artist and teacher Roberto Castillo for a cocktail-infused painting party, exploring color and form, based on plants at the HBG. Adults only. No painting experience needed. All art materials provided.
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