Lady Bird Johnson died on July 11th of 2007 and to honor her memory, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center offered free admission today. Some Wikipedia wisdom: Lady Bird Johnson and actress Helen Hayes founded the National Wildflower Research Center in 1982 to protect and preserve North America's native plants and natural landscapes. Officially renamed Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in 1998, the mission of the center has been to increase the sustainable use and conservation of native wildflowers, plants and landscapes.
While this is not wildflower season, there was still plenty to see as the center is just beautifully designed and laid out. There's lots of water features, winding paths and the architecture is very nice and natural looking. There was also a nice assortment of reptiles and amphibians which I documented below:
Lady Bird Johnson died on July 11th of 2007 and to honor her memory, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center offered free admission today. Some Wikipedia wisdom: Lady Bird Johnson and actress Helen Hayes founded the National Wildflower Research Center in 1982 to protect and preserve North America's native plants and natural landscapes. Officially renamed Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in 1998, the mission of the center has been to increase the sustainable use and conservation of native wildflowers, plants and landscapes.
While this is not wildflower season, there was still plenty to see as the center is just beautifully designed and laid out. There's lots of water features, winding paths and the architecture is very nice and natural looking. There was also a nice assortment of reptiles and amphibians which I documented below:
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