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  • Saturday, November 10 – Sunday, November 11 – What’s Out There Weekend: San Antonio

    San Antonio’s rich landscape legacy includes cultural institutions, places of worship, historic districts, public parks, gardens, and a famed river walk – among many others. Participate in a weekend of free, expert-led tours exploring this vibrant and diverse city, during the celebration of its tricentennial year. The What’s Out There Weekend is sponsored by The Cultural Landscape Foundation.

    An opening reception will take place on Friday evening, November 9, at San Pedro Springs Park (details TBA). Additionally, TCLF will be hosting tours to the following cultural landscapes throughout the weekend:

    – The Alamo
    – San Antonio River Walk
    – The Blue Hole
    – Brackenridge Park (pictured below)
    – Miraflores
    – Confluence Park
    – Hemisfair Park
    – La Villita
    – Main Plaza
    – Military Plaza
    – The Spanish Governor’s Palace
    – Pearl District
    – Phil Hardberger Park
    – San Antonio Botanical Garden
    – San Antonio Missions National Historical Park
    – Trinity University
    – Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower
    – Villa Finale Museum and Gardens
    – Steves Homestead
    – King William Historic District
    – San Pedro Springs Park
    – San Pedro Creek Culture Park
    – San Antonio National Cemetery
    – Chris Park
    – McNay Art Museum

    Tour registration information may be found at https://tclf.org/whats-out-there-weekend-san-antonio?destination=events . An online city guide highlighting the landscapes of San Antonio is forthcoming.

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  • Through Monday, October 26 – American Horticultural Society’s 2015 Online Auction

    The not for profit American Horticultural Society offers one of a kind garden experiences all over the United States on its online auction site, and proceeds support AHS educational programs. This week we highlighted one auction item a day selected from hundreds of options. For the full list visit http://www.ahs.org/online-auction.

    This is our final promotion for AHS’s auction, and this time it’s a trip to the San Antonio Botanical Gardens hosted by Bob Brackman, Executive Director. Your visit for up to four includes a private tour of the Garden’s 38 acres, including its latest expansion project, lunch with Executive Director Bob Brackman at the Carriage House Bistro on site, and admission to the Garden for up to four

    Located in San Antonio’s urban core, the San Antonio Botanical Garden celebrates South Texas – its plantings, its heritage, and its future. Native and adapted plantings give year-round color to the water-saving ethos the Garden exemplifies, from the Texas Native Trail native area to the Desert in Bloom, where cacti and succulents thrive. Designed by Emilio Ambasz, the futuristic Lucile Halsell Conservatory features five glasshouses and will be the focus of the Garden’s new entry plaza. Now underway, expansion plans for the Garden fold an additional eight acres into the Garden’s footprint, with a Family Adventure Garden, and Culinary Garden complete with outdoor kitchen, adding exciting promise to the Garden’s future.

    Executive Director of the Botanical Garden, Bob Brackman oversees the public/private partnership between the City of San Antonio and the San Antonio Botanical Garden Society. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee, with a degree in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design. Prior to coming to San Antonio 10 years ago, Bob was VP and Director of the Cheekwood Botanical Garden, 1993-2006. His botanical garden career began in 1981 at the brand-new Dallas Arboretum. Bob has been awarded the Professional Citation of Merit from the American Public Gardens Association.

    Best times to visit: Spring and fall are the best times to visit the Garden, which is located just north of downtown San Antonio. While in the city, visitors will want to explore the beautiful San Antonio Riverwalk and the historic Spanish missions (five in total, including the Alamo), now designated a UNESCO World Heritage site. Tour to be arranged at a mutually agreeable time subject to host’s availability by October 31, 2016.