What you need to know about exhibitions, tickets

Houstonians can admire beautiful flowers, artistic sculptures and learn about different plants at the Houston Botanical Garden this summer.

Here’s what you need to know about the 132 acres of gardens.

The Houston Botanical Garden has a wide variety of plants and ecosystems in world-class gardens, according to its website. The botanical garden is located at 8210 Park Place Blvd. in Houston.

“It’s easy to discover and connect with the beauty and splendor of nature in the garden’s 132 acres surrounded by Sims Bayou in what was once a public golf course,” describes the Visit Houston website.

The Botanical Garden has several gardens, including the Abendshein Family Fountain, Botanic Lane, Coastal Prairie, Community Garden, Culinary Garden, Global Collection Garden, Park Place Entry, Picnic Grove, Pine Grove, Stormwater Wetlands, Susan Garver Family Discovery Garden, and Woodland Glade . .

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The Houston Botanical Garden is open Sunday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, opening hours are extended until 8 p.m. every summer Saturday between June and August.

The Houston Botanical Garden offers tickets for people planning to visit, but prices vary depending on the day.

Monday to Thursday tickets:

• Adults over 16: $12.50
• Children 3 to 15 years old: $8
• Students: $8

Tickets for Friday-Sunday:

• Adults over 16: $15
• Children aged 3 to 15: $10
• Students: $10

Infants and toddlers under 3 years old can enter the Houston Botanical Garden for free.

To purchase tickets, visit hbg.org/visit.

The Houston Botanical Garden offers several membership options.

• Individual membership: $50
• Double membership: $75
• Family subscription: $100
• Family and friends membership: $125
• Supporter membership: $250
• Patron membership: $500

The Garden also has a limited number of scholarship memberships to provide access to people who might not otherwise be able to visit, according to its website.

For more information on becoming a member, email [email protected].

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The Houston Botanical Garden has rules such as respecting the garden and other participants, staying and keeping others safe, and not bringing pets into the garden unless they are ADA qualified service animals. There are also rules regarding photography and videography sessions. The garden allows participants to take photos from their own devices for personal use.

For more information about the rules, visit hbg.org/visit/garden-rules.

The Houston Botanical Garden hosts many events throughout the year. To view the calendar of events, visit hbg.org/events.

For kids looking for fun this year, the Houston Botanical Garden is offering summer camps for anyone ages 5 to 12.

Summer Botani Camp is a plant-centered nature camp for students in grades K-5 and uses a sensory and inquiry-based curriculum to present many opportunities to go beyond simple observation, according to the Botanical Garden website. The groups are separated by children aged 5 to 6, 7 to 9 and 10 to 12 years old with activities and a program adapted to their age.

Camps take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. The cost is $290 per child for each week of summer camp. Guardians have the opportunity to register their child for a week. Garden members can save $40.

Here are the camp events for each week that guardians can choose from:

• June 17-21: Farms and fields
• June 24-28: Potions and supplies
• July 8-12: Flower Power
• July 15-19: Wet N’ Wild
• July 29-August 2: Insect Investigators
• August 5-9: Ecosystem Adventure

To register your child for Camp Botani, visit hbg.org/learn/summercamp.