Across Texas, Native Plant Society of Texas volunteers care for beds, gardens, and Monarch Waystations that showcase the beauty and ecological value of native plants. These living landscapes are created and maintained by local chapters to demonstrate how native plants support pollinators, birds, and other wildlife while thriving in Texas soils and climates.
NPSOT-maintained gardens serve as hands-on examples of sustainable landscaping in action. Whether located at schools, libraries, nature centers, rest stops, or community spaces, these gardens are designed to educate, inspire, and connect people to the native plants of their region. Monarch Waystations in particular highlight the critical role native plants play in supporting monarch butterflies throughout their life cycle.
This page highlights gardens and Waystations maintained by NPSOT volunteers across the state. Use the map and listings below to explore locations near you, learn from real-world examples, and discover ideas you can apply in your own landscape.
This page highlights gardens and Waystations maintained by NPSOT volunteers across the state. Use the map and listings below to explore locations near you, learn from real-world examples, and discover ideas you can apply in your own landscape.
Bergheim Volunteer Fire Department
Overseen by long-time member, Wilt Shaw, the garden at BVFD can easily be seen as you travel along SH46 east toward Bergheim. Vibrant displays of wildflowers are quite the showstopper in both spring and fall.
Boerne Convention and Visitor Bureau
Members of the Boerne NPSOT chapter, after two years of work to establish a demonstration garden for the PGARP program, finally saw their efforts come to fruition in April 2020. Members Terry Lashley, Lorraine Popp, Gary Fest, Veronica Hawk, Rheda Boardman, and Rachel Thompson began planting the garden at the Boerne Convention and Visitors Bureau […]
Butterfly Garden at Knapp Heritage Park
LOCATION: Knapp Heritage Park, Arlington TX Volunteer Workdays: Monthly, please contact us to be added to the volunteer list for this garden. Garden Leaders: Josephine Keeney & Jane Oosterhuis Knapp Heritage Park was dedicated in 2004 and managed by the Arlington Historical Society (AHS). The gardens had been neglected and needed renovation so AHS asked […]
Carroll Abbott Garden
Carroll Abbott (1926-1984) was the founder of the Native Plant Society of Texas and one of the early promoters of preserving and gardening with native plants. You can read his biography on the state NPSOT website. This YouTube video shows an interview with Carroll Abbott discussing his motivation for preserving the Wildflowers of Texas. The […]
Cibolo Nature Center
The Boerne Chapter maintains two demonstration gardens at Cibolo Nature Center. The larger garden encompasses the main parking lot area, including the central island and raised beds bordering the parking area. The second, referred to as Bill’s Garden, in honor of Chapter founder and garden designer, BIll Ward, is located in the shaded area between […]
Conservation Plaza Butterfly Garden
The New Braunfels NPSOT chapter and The Conservation Society planted a garden with both butterfly host plants and nectar plants. The Conservation Society prepared the beds and Gail Groves of the NB chapter planned the garden. The planting began in March 2022 with many volunteers from the NB chapter. Fortunately Joy Rehler Marks and Leanne […]
Container Pollinator Garden at UUMC
LOCATION: 2416 West Berry Street, Fort Worth TX 76110 at University United Methodist Church. Enter the parking lost on Forest Park Blvd, across from Paschal High School. The demonstration garden is on the south side of the parking lot near the door with a purple awning. A Demonstration of Texas Native Plants in Containers Support […]
Cross Mountain’s Monarch Garden
Led by the Board of Directors, Cross Mountain, with its Monarch garden, is a new and exciting collaboration between the City of Fredericksburg and our Native Plant Society chapter. A long-neglected city park, Cross Mountain is experiencing a rebirth under the guidance of the new City Parks Director, Andrea Schmidt. Andrea has embraced the vision […]
Fort Worth Zoo Pollinator Garden
LOCATION: 1989 Colonial Parkway, Fort Worth, TX. Located on the east side of the Fort Worth Zoo’s parking lot. Workdays: 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month from 9:30 am to 11:00 am unless otherwise noted. If you’d like to volunteer at this garden, please contact us to be added to the volunteer list. An […]
Harmony Hills Cabana Club Community Garden
Leads: Teresa Maslonka and Ellen Hagan Workdays: As needed. The San Antonio Chapter of the Native Plant society provided a grant to NPSOT members Ellen Hagan and Teresa Maslonka in 2022 to purchase plants for a native plant demonstration garden at the Harmony Hills Cabana Club. The rest of this garden project – site work, […]
Heritage Museum
For the last 20 years, the museum has been trying to protect and preserve over 200 dinosaur footprints and 28 separate trackways. Made approximately 110 million years ago, the footprints and trackways are part of the early Cretaceous period in the upper Glen Rose Formation. The Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country is a […]
Museum of Handmade Furniture
Located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, the Museum of Texas Handmade Furniture sits on a beautifully wooded 11 acres in historic New Braunfels. It houses a stunning collection of structural and domestic artifacts from some of the first European migrants who settled in the heart of the Lone Star State. The museum […]
Native Gardens at Southwest Regional Library
LOCATION: 4001 Library Ln, Fort Worth, TX 76109 Workdays: Second and Fourth Thursday of the month. If you’d like to volunteer at this garden, please contact us to be added to the volunteer list. Garden Leaders: Theresa Kay Thomas and Greg Hubbard The Southwest Regional (Hulen) Library garden is located on the southwest corner of […]
O.S. Gray Natural Area
LOCATION: O.S. Gray Natural Area, Arlington TX. Volunteer Workdays: Second Saturday of each month. Please contact us if you’d like to be added to the volunteer list for this garden. Garden Leader: Josephine Keeney This Pollinator Garden was started from scratch in 2010 under the Leadership of Kevin Donovan and the sponsorship of the Arlington […]
Park West Pollinator Garden
Pollinatives Native Plant Demonstration Garden
Leads: Haeley Giambalvo and Teresa Maslonka Workdays: As needed. The San Antonio chapter was approached by our new NICE Program Plant Partner Nursery, Pollinatives, in early May 2024, to help install a native plant demonstration garden at the nursery. While Pollinatives exclusively sells native plants, not all of their customers are familiar with these plants. […]
Pollinator Garden at Randol Mill Park
LOCATION: Randol Mill Park, Arlington. Workdays: Fourth Monday of each month, please contact us to be added to the volunteer list for this garden. Garden Leader: Josephine Keeney The garden was started November 2020 with a grant from the Audubon Society, and plants donated by volunteers. Bluebird nest boxes were built and installed with the […]
Pollinator Garden at River Legacy Park
LOCATION: River Legacy Park, Arlington TX. Workdays: Third Monday of each month. If you’d like to volunteer at this garden, please contact us to be added to the volunteer list. Garden Leader: Josephine Keeney In 2019, the Pollinator gardens at River Legacy Park were in need of maintenance and lacked volunteers. That was when the […]
Rainbow Gardens Native Plant Demonstration Garden
Leads: Haeley Giambalvo and Teresa Maslonka Workdays: As needed. The San Antonio chapter was approached in early 2024 by Rainbow Gardens, a local, traditional nursery to create a native plant demonstration garden that would help educate and promote native plants to their customers. We felt this was an unprecedented opportunity to influence local gardeners as […]
Randol Mill Park Pond Triangle Garden
LOCATION: 1901 W. Randol Mill Rd., Arlington, TX 76012. Volunteer Days: The 4th Thursday of the month. If you’d like to volunteer, please contact us to be added to the garden email list. Garden Lead: Carol Marcottee
