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Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Life-Sized Dinosaurs Overtake the Gardens and Trails of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
The Beasts are Back! 14 All-New Animatronic Dinosaurs Roam the Grounds of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center through August 17th A sense of scale. Austin, Texas, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fourteen life-sized and life-like animatronic dinosaurs are lurking in the gardens and trails of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center again this summer. Last year's Dinosaurs Around the World exhibition was so popular that the Wildflower Center is bringing in a new Dinos in the Wild exhibit conceptualized and created by Dino Don Lessem, world authority on dinosaurs, advisor to Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, author of multiple books and dinosaur excavator. The dinos are life-size, make noise and scientifically accurate. The limited-time outdoor exhibition features 10 different scenes and 14 different specimens, representing a variety of species from large to small, and including impressive dinosaurs like the ferocious and famed Tyrannosaurus rex, the cute and colorful Parasaurolophus and the fierce and horned Triceratops, among others. This family-friendly immersive exhibit appeals to dinosaur lovers of all ages and launches just in time for summer break and will last throughout summer. 'We're excited to welcome these prehistoric beasts to the Wildflower Center to spend the whole summer with us,' said Lee Clippard, Executive Director of the Wildflower Center. 'It's fun to see our native gardens come to life with amazing creatures that inhabited the planet millions of years ago.' The gardens and trails of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center are currently open for Summer Hours, from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. daily, and the exhibit is included with entry to the Center. #### For press inquiries, contact Scott Simons, Director of Marketing and Communications. Photos and videos: Click to View and Download About The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is the State Botanic Garden & Arboretum of Texas and welcomes more than 275,000 guests annually to its 284 acres of gardens, trails and exhibitions, thus fulfilling its mission of inspiring the conservation of native plants. As a fully self-funded unit of The University of Texas at Austin, the Wildflower Center's investments in science, conservation and education include a native seed bank, a comprehensive database of North American native plants, and research programs in collaboration with the University. The Center is the embodiment of Mrs. Johnson's environmental legacy. 'The environment is where we all meet, where we all have a mutual interest,' she said. 'It is the one thing all of us share. It is not only a mirror of ourselves, but a focusing lens on what we can become.' Attachment A sense of scale. CONTACT: Scott Simons Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center ssimons@ in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Axios
21-03-2025
- Climate
- Axios
Expect a strong bluebonnet season in Houston
It's bluebonnet blooming season, and the Houston area — unlike much of the state — is expected to put on a solid show. Driving the season: We had plenty of rainfall last year, setting the stage for a vibrant early wildflower bloom. But areas like Central Texas and Western Texas that have faced a drier year and ongoing drought conditions will probably have sparser fields of bluebonnets and Texas paintbrushes, according to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. What they're saying:"If predicting the weather is a challenge, then predicting the wildflower bloom for a big state like Texas is even more of a challenge," Andrea DeLong-Amaya, the Wildflower Center's horticulture director, said in this year's wildflower report. "With fluctuations in weather and micro-climate scenarios (where one small geographical area may have received different weather than others), it's sometimes hard to make a big sweeping prediction. This is one of those years." The big picture: Fall's showers lead to spring flowers. Areas like Brenham and College Station will probably have lots of blooms, DeLong-Amaya expects. In Central Texas, early bloomers are a bit sparse this year — but that leaves more room for later spring and summer flowers to thrive. If spring brings more moisture, expect stronger appearances from late bloomers like firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) and purple horsemint (Monarda citriodora). The bottom line: You don't have to drive very far to see the spring pizzazz. Just be mindful to avoid trampling the blooms, so others can enjoy them, too. If you go: Houston Botanic Garden, Buffalo Bayou, Memorial Park and White Oak Bayou inside the loop should have wildflowers popping up soon.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Wildflower Center releases spring flower forecast
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center released its annual spring wildflower forecast Tuesday morning. The wildflower forecast for spring 2025 is rather 'mixed' depending on what part of Texas you live and what level of drought you're dealing with. Here in Central Texas our drought worsened significantly in the fall of last year and continued an overall worsening trend in much of this winter season. Parts of the state that are suffering most from drought may not have the best bloom of wildflowers this year, according to Andrea DeLong-Amaya, the horticulture director at the Wildflower Center. Whereas eastern parts of Texas, where rain has been more plentiful, are already showing signs of a solid spring bloom. She expects that the drought that worsened significantly last fall may limit the number of germinating plants this spring, even though recent rains will help those that did germinate. This potentially impacts the early spring bloomers more so than the later season flowers, which will have more space to flourish later in the season and into summer. According to DeLong-Amaya, 'the late fall drought will likely hinder this year's early-blooming wildflowers such as Texas bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) and Texas paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa) in the western part of the state.' Parts of Central Texas are experiencing similar levels of drought as the western part of the state and may find a similarly underwhelming spring wildflower season. However, some KXAN viewers have reported sightings of the Texas bluebonnets coming late in January before our most recent frozen and wintry weather. Watch KXAN at 4pm today as we welcome Andrea DeLong-Amaya for a live interview. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
