Friends of Irving Gardens

1. Tell us about yourself and why you are running. I have lived in Irving, Texas my entire life. I have served in the Irving City...

Friends of Irving Gardens, or "FIG", is a relatively new kid on the block when it comes to garden clubs in Irving. We soon discovered...

A test of my resolve to grow more native plants has taken on a new dimension in my garden this month. Behind my vegetable bed, a stand of...

I was looking the other day at a section of my yard that is rather ugly, trying to decide what to do with it, when I noticed a new weed...

Despite chilly weather, the FIG / Interfaith Alliance Earth Day Celebration 2022 at the Butterfly Garden at Birds Fort Trail was a...

The Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program brought together a lively group of local youths to paint messages of inspiration and hope...

by Jennifer Bridgforth When the pandemic gave us more time at home than most of us would have liked, I went a little nuts with an app...

March 5, 2022 The butterfly garden at Bird's Fort Trail has begun to awaken with gorgeous white blooms from the Mexican Plum trees. The...

By Debra Fournerat Here's what is growing this week at the butterfly garden: 1) Goldenrod is growing at the back of the Joe Pye bed. The...

On September 19 of 2021, FIG hosted our very first Monarch Meet event to coincide with the annual migration of monarch butterflies...

My fellow Friends, I have been watching evening events at other gardens on YouTube and came across this structure. I would love to have...

Yarrow plants were first planted at the Butterfly Garden in fall of 2020. The idea was to get a head start on establishing some plants by...