Zilker Botanical Garden

     So you’re low on cash (as usual) but you’ve promised your significant other a fun date somewhere new in Austin. And you can’t just take your date just anywhere. You really need to impress them and what better way than going with a romantic environment.

The wonderful bridge to the Zilker Botanical Garden (Zilkergarden.org)

      Zilker Botanical Garden is the place to go if you want to see the most beautiful gardens in Austin, TX. The garden spreads out over 31 acres of land and is located near downtown Austin, right next to the south bank of the Colorado River. More specifically, its located right in between Zilker Park and Lady Bird Johnson Lake, two other great attractions.  Zilker Botanical Garden has nine gardens in total: Cactus and Succulent Garden, Hartman Prehistorica Garden, Herb and Fragrance Garden, I samu Tangiguchi Japanese Garden, Mabel Davis Rose Garde, Doug Blachy Butterfly Trail and Garden, Pioneer Village, and the Children’s Garden. Now, I could tell you about all nine gardens but I figured you would be most interested in ones for your date.

Our favorite butterfly (Zilkergarden.org)

     Doug Blachy Butterfly Trail is my favorite garden out of all the Zilker gardens because it is filled with butterflies. These butterflies are attracted to this particular garden because of its local flowers and plants located inside. Recently, the staff has added new flowers and plant species (both nectar and larval) to the garden to attract even more butterflies. These new plants include sedums, passionflowers, and coneflowers.

     Last weekend, my boyfriend and I went on a date to the Zilker Botanical Garden. We walked around the butterfly trail and found it be amazingly beautiful. This particular garden is very colorful and just filled with every single flower you could ever think of. There were also tons of butterflies flying everywhere. My boyfriend and I saw all different types of species but we preferred the big butterfly (yeah the fake one) located on the trail. The butterfly trail has a certain romantic feel to it and is the perfect date for couples. My boyfriend and I found it nice to have a conversation in a beautiful environment.

     So now that you know about Zilker Botanical Garden, you should take your date there for just $2 a person! Zilker Botanical Garden is located at 2220 Barton Springs Road. The garden is open everyday from 7a.m. to 5p.m. so feel free to go for a morning or afternoon date! You two love birds will love it.

XOXOXO

-Tasha