If you're in the Austin area this weekend, this is a great festival for the whole family. in addition to a flower show, there's activities for children, lots of live music, and knowledgeable speakers on diverse gardnning subjects.
Some of the spreakers:
John Dromgoole will be motivatiing us to garden organically
Lucinda Hutson will speak about culinary Herbs from round the world
Christopher Krumrey....the diverse world of Bromeliads
Mat Welch....Rock Gardening in TX
Jeff Pavlat..Cacti and succulents for Central TX
Jinji Willingham....Privacy screening with clumping bamboo
Dick Peterson.....Rainwater harvesting
James Dear....Garden Design using organic TX natives
There will be over a hundred vendor selling veggies, pottery, orchids, bromeliads, daylilies, ferns, etc, etc, etc...
Check out all the vendors available on the garden's website: www.zilkergarden. org
Austin...Zilker Garden Festival
