To conserve, restore, and create healthy landscapes – That’s the mission of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Southwest Austin. Through innovative research, the center focuses on showing the beauty and usefulness of native plants in everyday life. It all started in 1982, when our former first lady, Lady Bird Johnson, started an organization to “protect and preserve North America’s native plants and natural landscapes,” as stated on the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website. In addition to various exhibits of native plants, the Center helps users develop “comprehensive educational materials and consults on landscape development projects of all sizes to capitalize on the ability of native landscapes to improve communities.”
Visiting the Center any time of the year is a paradise for any photographer. There are always plenty of things to photograph. The photos here show Queen butterflies on Gregg’s mistflower.
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Anne Sandler
Beautiful Egidio!
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Anne.
margaret21
This looks like a paradise indeed.
Egidio Leitao
For wildflowers and insects, it is paradise. They are able to have flowering plants throughout the entire summer, even when days are over 40ºC.
margaret21
Paradise for visitors too then.
Tomi Rovira
Wonderful photos !!!
Egidio Leitao
Thanks, Tomi.
Tra Italia e Finlandia
Che bellezza!
Egidio Leitao
Grazie mille.
Toonsarah
Beautiful butterfly photos – this sounds a wonderful place to visit!
Egidio Leitao
Thank you, Sarah. It’s one of the places I enjoy going on a walk because I know I always find beauty there.