The groundskeepers are very knowledgeable about the names of the hundreds of plants at the Zilker Botanical Gardens in Austin, Texas. Just don't ask anyone inside the giftshop - they'll refer you to the groundskeepers!
You can sit around the koi pond at Zilker Botanical Gardens and let the small fountain in the middle lull you into a zen state. Austin, Texas.
Lavender spiderwort frame the pagoda shelter behind the koi pond at Zilker Botanical Gardens in Austin, Texas.
There is beauty all around as you stroll through the Zilker Botanical Gardens in Austin, Texas. These were blooming in early November!
Standing cypress, Standing-cypress, Texas plume, Ipomopsis rubra
Most walkways in Zilker Botanical Gardens are level or gently sloping and there is a way around these stairs for those not inclined to steep inclines!
Austin's climate necessitates shelter and this rock and bamboo structure within the Japanese Garden portion of Zilker Botanical Gardens allows visitors to rest.
The Frost Bank Tower glistens like a birthday cake and musical instruments glow as Congress Avenue leads traffic toward the capitol in Austin, Texas.
A jogger crosses the Colorado River along a popular foot bridge in downtown Austin, Texas.
Well-known tattoo parlor on Congress Avenue right in the heart of Austin.
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