Austin Nursery Community Involvement

The Great Outdoors is proud of our central Texas roots, and proud to call Austin our hometown. In the spirit of fostering amiable community relations, we present various community activities throughout the year. Check out what we’re up to now!

DinoLand Exhibit at the Zilker Botanical Garden

September 6 – November 30, 2008

Travel back in time, and come face to face with thirty life-like dinosaurs of every shape and size...

Join us at the Zilker Botanical Garden on September 25th for and engaging presentation.

Learn about pre-historic plants and explore the Great Outdoors Pre-Historic plants exhibit inside Dino-Land.

Austin Cactus & Succulent Society

www.AustinCSS.com
602 Terrace Mountain Dr.
Austin, Texas 78746-2839

On Labor Day Weekend August 30, 31, and September 1, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., at the Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden in Zilker Park (2220 Barton Springs Road), the Austin Cactus and Succulent Society will host its Fall Show and Sale. The event is free and open to the general public. The show offers visitors a chance to see rare and beautiful cacti and succulent species from around the world. Vendors from Texas and Oklahoma will sell native and exotic cacti and succulents at reasonable prices. There will be a daily silent auction and hourly plant raffle of rare and collectible cacti and succulents. Educational information, literature, and expert advice will be available. Come and bring a friend.

The Austin Cactus and Succulent Society (ACSS) promotes the interest, study, propagation, conservation and public awareness of cacti and other succulents. ACSS hosts free public monthly meetings on the third Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Austin Area Garden Center at Zilker Botanical Garden. ACSS also maintains a library of books and journals on cacti and succulents, horticulture, and conservation for its members. It publishes a monthly newsletter. For more information about the Austin Cactus & Succulent Society and its programs, please visit www.AustinCSS.com