Wildflower Center Cafe

December 2023: Luminations is a holiday tradition at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center where interactive art exhibits become fun light displays to enjoy. This year all the exhibits were new except the popular light circular swings. You need to make a reservation to attend and can pay extra to park at the center, but if you get there early then plenty of parking along the street. The place is well organized and nicely decorated where you walk in a big circle on their grounds checking out each display. The gift shop is open and will find two places to get food and snacks where one was the cafe and the other food trucks and pop-up bar. We went on a Sunday night and It was just another great experience to walk around seeing the displays and enjoying some treats. It was not very crowded so can enjoy your romantic stroll. January 2023: The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is located at Circle C Ranch and on this visit Fortlandia 2022-23 was going on. Every years designers create interesting fort designs where kids can enjoy. They are very creative and artistic. It was early January where won't see any wildflowers blooming but will see other plants. The place is loaded with walking trails and a place to bird watch or spot native wildlife. There is a Lucy and Ian Family Garden where kids can play and experience nature. There is free parking, a store and cafe on site.

For clarity's sake of this review I must say that I was attending a special event there in the evening in the auditorium. It was a KUT symposium on landscaping and how we can use that to prevent climate change and adverse effects to our city with the incorporation of more green spaces, green roofs and pocket prairies along with the use of alternatives to lawns. The facility itself is quite impressive and very well kept. It has a wonderful spacious layout and a lot of beautiful yet organic feeling design work. The auditorium itself is quite impressive with its seating and ability to host a large group for the audio-visual movie presentations or for hosting a symposium type situation . The staff that was there was quite friendly and very professional and everything went according to plan and schedule. The gardens in the evening with the Twilight into darkness time was very beautiful to see also. The lighting is pretty and tasteful, yet not overly bright or ostentatious. For this special event hosting, I have to highly recommend the Lady Bird Johnson wildflower center and award them a five-star review.