Texas Bamboo Society (TBS) meetings are held at Zilker Botanical Garden in Austin, Texas; Mercer Arboretum, Humble, Texas (just north of Houston); and in the Rio Grande Valley (Contact Allen Aleshire(956-793-3381), Regional Coordinator for more information).

Zilker Bamboo Garden Studies start at 10 am in the Taniguchi Oriental Garden on days that are scheduled for TBS meetings and include 'hands on activities' in the bamboo grove, providing an opportunity to learn tips about maintaining, identifying, and grooming bamboo. Come prepared with hand clippers, saws, lopers and gloves.
At 1 pm, we will have a 'bamboo break' and meet inside the garden center for bamboo discussions, show and tell, and sharing of bamboo ideas.

Mercer meetings are scheduled for 9 am - 12 pm. All meetings and garden studies are open to the public. Feel free to bring a sack lunch as our meetings are casual.

Meetings in the Rio Grande Valley are held at individual homes to grow membership, trade bamboo, discuss what works and what doesn't, and just have fun getting together. Meeting dates and times are based on when we can get together.

  • May 21, 2005 Saturday 10 am TBS Bamboo - Hands on Experience - Taniguchi Oriental Garden, Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin, TX

  • May 21 & 22, 2005 Viva Botanica, San Antonio, TX

  • May 28, 2005 Annual TBS Bamboo Festival Mercer Arboretum, Humble, TX
    This is the big annual festival. It is now being held at Mercer Arboretum in Humble, Texas just north of Houston.

  • June 18, 2005 Saturday 10 am TBS Bamboo - Hands on Experience - Taniguchi Oriental Garden, Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin, TX

  • June 25, 2005 Saturday, Mercer Arboretum

  • July 23, 2005 Saturday, Mercer Arboretum

  • July 30, 2005 Saturday, Zilker Botanical Garden

  • August 27, 2005 Regular Mercer Meeting, Humble, TX

  • August 27, 2005 Austin Bamboo Festival, Zilker Botanical Garden, Austin, TX

  • September 24, 2005 Regular Mercer Meeting, Humble, TX

  • October 19, 2005 ABS Board meeting - Mercer Visitor Center (All day), Humble, TX

  • Oct 20-22, 2005 Annual Bamboo Festival of the American Bamboo Society Mercer Arboretum, Humble, TX
    October 20 - preconference tours, Conference - 21, 22.

  • November, 2005 No Meeting at Mercer

  • December, 2005 No Meeting at Mercer

  • Want to add a bamboo event to the calendar listing? send email

  • Click here to see a walking tour of the bamboo in the Taniguchi Oriental Garden in Austin..

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