Native Texas

In showcasing these very separate plant life communities the Garden captures not just the essence but scale of its home verdure.

Several authentic early Texas homes are also highlighted along the almost two-mile path. All buildings were carefully indexed, dismantled, relocated and reconstructed in an ecologically accurate setting to illustrate the early Texans’ dependence on native vegetation.

The East Texas Pineywoods are located on the edge of the vast pine-hardwood forest that extends over the Southeastern United States.

This hand-hewn post oak log cabin from Fayette County, built in the 1850s, sits at the lake’s edge. With its barn, smokehouse and wellhead from its original site in Park, TX (near La Grange) we get a look into East Texas pioneer life.

Built along "The Divide," the highest point of the Edwards Plateau, this piñon pine log cabin was crafted by the Alexander Kennedy Auld Family. Originally located on the protected base of a 300-foot cliff where a natural spring and fern bank had formed.

Along with a meadow of native grasses and cacti, this area is home to a variety of limestone tolerant plants such as Blanco Crabapple, Eve's Necklace, Uvalde Maples, and Texas Mountain laurel.

Originally built in the 1880s, this adobe structure is a palisado with a split shake roof. Inside, sections of wall space have been left open to display techniques and materials used in typical adobe construction.

More than 200 species of birds have been sighted at the Botanical Garden making it a favorite destination among birders, especially those new to the pastime.